When I rip cd’s using WMP V11 to mp3 (256K) I do not get very much volume. Plenty of volume when playing the cd but not nearly as much in the mp3 file. I see no gain control in WMP. Do other rip programs have gain control?
Thanks
You can use MP3GAIN to boost and or equalize the volume level. The default is 89db, but you can set it for whatever level you want. I set mine at 94db. Truth is, most modern CD’s are recorded at such a high volume level that there is usually some degree of clipping, so MP3Gain lowers it more often than not.
As tapeworm mentioned, you can alter the gain after the fact using a variety of tools; but a ripper doesn’t alter the gain during the ripping process. It’s just simply “lifting” the information from the CD and putting into another format.
Gain, with modern-day recordings shouldn’t be an issue; in fact, the opposite is more often a problem. On occasion, I have to boost the level of a recording (after the fact), using an audio editor on a few older CDs to get a good operational level.
Ripping, if done properly by the software, should not add nor subtract from the program material. If it does, I would be looking for a new ripper ASAP!
Message Edited by fuze_owner-GB on 08-15-2009 05:23 PM
I used Winamp to create a WAV file (don’t have the Pro version) and it’s volume was the same as that on the CD. It’s only WMP that is ripping the cd to mp3 with a volume that is to low. I wonder if it might be using the system volume setting?
I have Audacity and that mp3Tag program. I’d rather do it on one pass though.
I don’t use WMP for ripping/encoding, but I did find a setting in WMP 10 that may be your problem (if it is also in WMP 11).
Rip>Tools>Options>Devices(select your drive)>Properties>Quality>Volume Leveling(uncheck box).
This seems to be at burning, but who knows! The other thing I would hunt around for in WMP would be something called Normalizing, which will set all volume levels equal to a fixed level. It does seem that “Volume Leveling” is the MS term for what other programs call “Normalizing”.
@mikeinkaty wrote:
I used Winamp to create a WAV file (don’t have the Pro version) and it’s volume was the same as that on the CD. It’s only WMP that is ripping the cd to mp3 with a volume that is to low. I wonder if it might be using the system volume setting?
I have Audacity and that mp3Tag program. I’d rather do it on one pass though.
If WMP is giving you problems, why do you continue to use it? There are plenty of free encoders out there that do the job without problems. I’m no MS basher, as I’m a former employee, but WMP is a joke. A good all around ripper encoder that is free is called Bonc-Enc. Download a copy and I bet your problems will be solved.
Could you possible suggest a good free one? WMP and Winamp are all that I have but the free version of Winamp will not do mp3’s.
@mikeinkaty wrote:
Could you possible suggest a good free one? WMP and Winamp are all that I have but the free version of Winamp will not do mp3’s.
I still prefer Winamp, and $20 is pretty cheap for such a great program…BUT…I often use this program. It does the job and it’s free:
Message Edited by fuze_owner-GB on 08-16-2009 02:12 PM
