Tech: *.Wav Normalization

Subject: Tech: *.Wav Normalization
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 29 Jun 04 - 11:09 AM

So, I'll start this thread while I wade through the million go-zillion hits that google gives me...

I have a ton of .wavs on my PC... and I wanna batch normalize 'em...

Any software suggestions?

Subject: RE: Tech: *.Wav Normalization
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Jun 04 - 11:11 AM

audacity

Subject: RE: Tech: *.Wav Normalization
From: Mark Clark
Date: 29 Jun 04 - 11:17 AM

If by “normalize” you mean volume leveling, I think MusicMatch Plus has that ability.

      - Mark

Subject: RE: Tech: *.Wav Normalization
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 29 Jun 04 - 11:25 AM

Yes... volume leveling...

Will MM+ do it in batches though? I wanna change 'em all at once, like MP3Gain does with MP3s...

Will Audacity for that matter?

Subject: RE: Tech: *.Wav Normalization
From: mack/misophist
Date: 29 Jun 04 - 01:02 PM

I know audacity only through linux. A quick look at the manual implies that it will do what you want but it specifically says that batch jobs should be run with sox (the swiss army knife of audio processors).

Subject: RE: Tech: *.Wav Normalization
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 29 Jun 04 - 01:15 PM

Nevermind... My copy of Jet-Audio converted them to MP3s... I ran 'em through Mp3Gain, and then converted 'em back to WAvs...

Clunky, but it got the job done...

If anyone finds a program like MP3Gain, but fer wavs, lemme know

:-)

Subject: RE: Tech: *.Wav Normalization
From: treewind
Date: 29 Jun 04 - 02:28 PM

normalize *.wav

Audacity's "Amplify" effect with the default "Amplification" value also does the job.

Anahata

Subject: RE: Tech: *.Wav Normalization
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 29 Jun 04 - 03:19 PM

Sorry... but it appears that Audacity only does this one track at a time...

And with 650 +wav files, that's not an option....

And well, glancing over the FAQ, and manuals for Audacity... it looks like you get what you pay for...

So thanks but no...

Subject: RE: Tech: *.Wav Normalization
From: treewind
Date: 29 Jun 04 - 05:06 PM

In that case you do want normalize, and it seems there's a Windows port:

Normalize home page

Or just download
http://www1.cs.columbia.edu/~cvaill/normalize/normalize-0.7.6-cygwin.zip (I haven't tried this, but I'm familiar with the Linux version)

If it's like the Linux utility (most likely) you just open a MSDOS command line in the directory where all the files are - like I said earlier:

C:\PATH\TO\MY\WAV\FILES\> normalize *.WAV

There won't be a faster way!

Anahata