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Tech: *.Wav Normalization

29 Jun 04 - 11:09 AM (#1216264)
Subject: Tech: *.Wav Normalization
From: Clinton Hammond

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?


29 Jun 04 - 11:11 AM (#1216267)
Subject: RE: Tech: *.Wav Normalization
From: GUEST

audacity


29 Jun 04 - 11:17 AM (#1216275)
Subject: RE: Tech: *.Wav Normalization
From: Mark Clark

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

      - Mark


29 Jun 04 - 11:25 AM (#1216278)
Subject: RE: Tech: *.Wav Normalization
From: Clinton Hammond

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?


29 Jun 04 - 01:02 PM (#1216350)
Subject: RE: Tech: *.Wav Normalization
From: mack/misophist

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).


29 Jun 04 - 01:15 PM (#1216363)
Subject: RE: Tech: *.Wav Normalization
From: Clinton Hammond

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

:-)


29 Jun 04 - 02:28 PM (#1216424)
Subject: RE: Tech: *.Wav Normalization
From: treewind

normalize *.wav

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

Anahata


29 Jun 04 - 03:19 PM (#1216468)
Subject: RE: Tech: *.Wav Normalization
From: Clinton Hammond

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...


29 Jun 04 - 05:06 PM (#1216529)
Subject: RE: Tech: *.Wav Normalization
From: treewind

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