Posted by NRen2k5 on 11/16/97 11:53

stuart_noble@ntlworld.com wrote:
> I've been using MP3Gain to up the db level for an mp3 player connected
> up to a small digital radio. I know the quality isn't going to be
> great, but with the db level at 95 it's nearly as good as the radio.
> My questions are, how far can I push the db level, and is there a way
> to rip from a cd to mp3 so that the volume is higher to start with?
> I'm currently using Media Player but maybe another program would be
> better.
> I suspect the basic problem is with the mp3 player because it sounds
> pretty quiet on my powered pc speakers too, but I'd like to get it as
> good as I can.
> Thanks for any info.

MP3Gain -> Options -> Advanced -> "Enable "maximizing" features"

Now MP3Gain will have a column called "Max no-clip gain". This is how
many more dB an MP3 can be amplified before clipping.

You'll find MP3's ripped from most modern CD's are already clipping,
actually.

The best way to get higher volume while still having good sound quality
would probably be to get a louder MP3 player.

Then again, that small radio is probably not such great quality so it's
probably pretty forgiving.

Still, I wouldn't really recommend going anywhere over 95dB. I think 6dB
above clipping is about the most you can get away with before it really
starts to distort. Go ahead and experiment - the distortion goes away
when you lower the gain again, because MP3Gain's operations are lossless
and the clipping isn't really present in the MP3, it's just present on
playback.

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