what do i use to make 15 songs have equal volume

[1pauper1]

what do i use to make 15 songs have equal volume.

they are all mp3's of original unfinished songs i wrote in logic.

i would just like to stuff them up in my ipod or let 'em roll as a playlist

from itunes from the computer , but they are of course all at different volume

settings from "way back when". i don't want to have to readjust the volume for every

song . i don't need nothing perfect ....just relatively even volumes.

 

is there anything in logic studio that could do a quick and dirty for this ?

 

i also have peak studio pro 6 that i never used (nor do i know how to LOL)

what a waste of a big chunk of change that was.

 

or if none of the above ; any recommendations.

 

i also can use any pc only freebee out there.

[1pauper1]

google was my friend.

its called Mp3Gainexpress

 

http://projects.sappharad.com/mp3gain/

Edited October 15, 2012 by 1pauper1

[David Nahmani]

I was going to say "your ears": no software can judge of the loudness of an audio recording like your ears can. That's how professional mastering engineers make sure all the tracks on an album have the same apparent loudness: by adjusting the volume of the tracks using their ears.

[1pauper1]

i wasn't looking for anything professionally accurate.

just something that will do a quick and dirty volume match to multiple files.

 

so for anyone looking to make all their mp3 files have an equal loudness .....

"equal" being the key word not "maximized" ...........then have a look at the simple little

app i found in the above comment (Mp3Gainexpress) did it in less than a minute.

it analyses the volume of all the tracks and then "re-gains" them to whatever decible level.

you specify . it suggests 89 db as a good setting....but you can go as lo or hi as you like.

and it shows clipping.

 

@David

and , as always , thanx for your time and effort.

[David Nahmani]

i wasn't looking for anything professionally accurate.

just something that will do a quick and dirty volume match to multiple files.

I see!

 

it analyses the volume of all the tracks and then "re-gains" them to whatever decible level.

you specify . it suggests 89 db as a good setting....

dB are a unit of gain, not level. To become a level unit it needs a reference level, then we're talking about dB FS, or dB V or dB SPL etc... so I wonder what kind of level units they're using?

[ski]

You have to use your ears. Levels and perceived volume are two totally different things. For example, say you have two songs. One starts with a bass. The other starts with bells. The ear is much more sensitive to high frequencies (bells) than low frequencies (bass). So if both tracks started at the same numerical level then the bell would sound way louder than the bass.

 

Just use your ears. Yes, it will take you a while to adjust the levels of 15 songs, but no one said that it would be easy.

[Ashermusic]

When doing this by ear, here is a technique I have found helpful: toggle between only two files, each at their loudest point and try to match the perceived volume, then re-bounce them. Do the same with one o them and a third, then a fourth, etc.

 

It takes time, but it works reasonably well.

[tristancalvaire]

Gain everything down by 128dB and they should be roughly the same volume.

[CarlosUnderground]

Haaaaahahahaaaaaa!

[1pauper1]

Gain everything down by 128dB and they should be roughly the same volume.

 

because they are original songs with me singing

and playing all the instruments;

my wife and dog both totally agree with you !!!

 

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