Posted by dadiOH on 12/28/06 15:33

unarmedsquid@gmail.com wrote:
> I have some MP3s of a speaker who is fairly loud during various
> parts of the file and very quiet through most of the file. This
> causes me to turn my car stereo way up during the quiet parts and
> lunge for the volume when the speaker gets closer to the mic or
> shouts.
>
> I'm trying to find a way to generally equalize the overall file
> volume, kind of like normalizing the file using a 10-second sliding
> window. The output doesn't have to be perfect, just "good enough"
> where I don't have to keep adjusting the volume within the one
> 45-minute MP3.

Various ways to do it, simplest involves Winamp + plug in +
re-encoding

1. You need a DSP type "steady volume" plug-in such as Compressor &
Wider or RockSteady. Plug-ins of this type are compressors...they
raise low volumes, reduce high ones. The amount of compression is
configurable from within the plug-in.

2. Load the MP3 in Winamp and change the output plug-in to whatever
one you have that will send Winamp's output to a wave file. Be sure
the "steady" plug-in is active and that Winamp is *NOT* set to repeat.
Configure the wave writter plug-in. Play the MP3.

3. Re-encode the resultant wave file to MP3.


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