Can you adjust volume in MP3/CD Audio under 2007 (or 2006)

JBailey742 · 10-08-2006, 01:01 AM

I want to be able to burn from various CD's into MP3, then back onto one CD. The burning and all, is fine. The only issue is that some CD's have a higher volume settings than others, and I have some songs that are extra quiet, and one that is extra loud.
I'd like to get them balanced a bit more if possible.

I'm using both Mandriva 2006 & 2007; both are also the Powerpack edition, DVD x86_64, under the KDe workstation

David the H. · 10-08-2006, 01:20 AM

There are various programs that will normalize audio. Perhaps the best for your purposes is a command-line program called normalize-audio (or just normalize). K3B can use as a plugin during it's ripping process. Or it can be used on it's own, of course.

BTW, if you're just going to burn the songs to a new cd, don't rip to mp3. rip to .wav instead. Not only will it result in better audio quality (mp3 is a lossy format, wav is lossless), but most normalization programs only work on .wav files anyway.

JBailey742 · 10-08-2006, 06:10 PM

i dont see anything, nothing with this normalize thing, no file or proper command, nothing in "add software", see no plugins for mp3 or wav to balance the volume.