[tfarney]

Can you tell I'm on a roll this morning? I'm sitting here letting iTunes roll through the entire hard drive at random, and the volume shifts from cut to cut are getting annoying. I've turned Soundcheck off and on, then equalized the volume as quckly as possible and listened. I think I'm hearing a bit of edginess with Soundcheck on, but I'm as capable of imagining things as anyone. Is it supposed to have any effect other than volume?

Tim

 

[Jaska]

It only affects volume. However, if the clipping limiter has to kick in, sound quality can be adversely affected.

If you want to "normalize" your files on a Mac, MacMP3Gain is a much better alternative as long as you're sure to set the program's parameters properly (since changes are irreversible).

 

[feverfive]

...or maybe also take a look at iVolume...

 

[bigshot]

Clipping would not be subtle. It would be an obvious sort of clicking thud sound. I use iVolume.

See ya
Steve

 

[poo]

replay gain?

 

[Oliver :)]

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Originally Posted by bigshot /img/forum/go_quote.gif Clipping would not be subtle. It would be an obvious sort of clicking thud sound. I use iVolume. See ya Steve

Seconded. I remember how I felt that iTunes' Sound Check would make everything sound mushy when it first came out. It might have been improved since then, but iVolume is still the number one choice on a Mac. Replay Gain on Windows. Better, more accurate algorithm, if slower though. Zero impact on sound, unless you are of the "less loud = less good" fraction.

 

[The Monkey]

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Originally Posted by bigshot /img/forum/go_quote.gif Clipping would not be subtle. It would be an obvious sort of clicking thud sound. I use iVolume. See ya Steve

Steve,

What exactly does iVolume do?

Thanks!

 

[Jaska]

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Originally Posted by The Monkey /img/forum/go_quote.gif What exactly does iVolume do?

It's a front end for ReplayGain. It replaces the normalization tag values created by iTunes Sound Check with ReplayGain values, and allows iTunes to use those values when Sound Check is enabled. Pretty clever.