Best MP3 normalising / editing / cleaning software?

Participant · 8 May 2007 at 21:44

I've tried MP3 Gain and I'm looking into MP3 Doctor, but I was wondering what you all thought was the best one? I want a program that normalises MP3 files not by butchering them and changing their coding but, like MP3 Gain, leaves the original information intact but for the gain information.

Jofujofu · 8 May 2007 at 22:02

I think (!!) iTunes can do this when you import a library. Don't know if it's any good, but hopefully someone else will be able to confirm or deny it!

Not much help, but hey.

Paul

Participant · 11 May 2007 at 20:16

Thanks for the reply. Must be loads of people normalising MP3s on here...anyone with good / bad experiences of programs?

Thanks

Clarkey · 11 May 2007 at 20:20

why would you want to do that, eughh :/

squiffy · 11 May 2007 at 20:35

Don't use MP3Gain, use Replygain instead. It doesn't effect the gain on the mp3 itself.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replaygain

I've ripped/encoded my entire collection as flac, I haven't normalized it but scanned & updated with replaygain. Far superior to normalizing the file.

Participant · 11 May 2007 at 20:37

Because I mostly listen to MP3s on my car stereo and it's annoying having to constantly adjust the volume for MP3s encoded at different levels.

The process I gather with a good normaliser doesn't in fact butcher the MP3. Apparently it adjusts (reversibly) items that decide the level of signal amplitude. Or something.

Anyway, agree or disagree with MP3 normalisation, are there any recommendations? Thanks

squiffy · 11 May 2007 at 20:40

ah right I doubt CDP supports replygain, both of my music playback devices do (winamp/squeezebox)

Participant · 11 May 2007 at 20:42

Does this mean replaygain might not even work on my car stereo?

squiffy · 11 May 2007 at 20:46

Probably not, but what's the make/model? Like I said Replaygain is far superior method of getting even track/album loudness, without effecting the gain of the track itself. It's non destructive. Just disable replaygain in winamp and it'll go back to original values (difference in volume between albums)

MP3gain is destructive, once you've applied gain that's it.

RetiredGreyFox · 11 May 2007 at 22:46

Do what I do.
Copy the MP3's you want for your car into another directory and MP3Gain them.