RayP
Distinguished Member
In the last update of their firmware Bluesound added a new option - Replay Gain. After some investigation I found a Windows program - foobar2000 - which can scan tracks and store TrackGain or AlbumGain against each track. This is stored as extra metadata leaving the original recording untouched.
The reason I've investigated this is because of large volume differences between my vinyl albums (recorded onto DAT 30 years ago and subsequently re-recorded as WAV before being saved as FLAC) and my ripped CDs.
Analysing a couple of albums it showed a -8dB reduction required on a Hi-Res album but a +8dB adjustment required on some vinyl recordings. No wonder I was diving for the volume control when listening to different music.
I've scanned a couple of albums and applied the metadata to each and the results are a great improvement. It looks like modern CDs are recorded to a higher volume level than in earlier days which makes this Replay Gain option so useful.
I've chosen Album Gain and set it in the BlueSound Audio menu. Has anyone else tried this?
The reason I've investigated this is because of large volume differences between my vinyl albums (recorded onto DAT 30 years ago and subsequently re-recorded as WAV before being saved as FLAC) and my ripped CDs.
Analysing a couple of albums it showed a -8dB reduction required on a Hi-Res album but a +8dB adjustment required on some vinyl recordings. No wonder I was diving for the volume control when listening to different music.
I've scanned a couple of albums and applied the metadata to each and the results are a great improvement. It looks like modern CDs are recorded to a higher volume level than in earlier days which makes this Replay Gain option so useful.
I've chosen Album Gain and set it in the BlueSound Audio menu. Has anyone else tried this?