Subject:MP3 - INCREASING LEVEL ?

Posted by: MPS

Date:2/26/2004 5:45:21 PM

Dumb question #1:
I'm a newbie, and I have a question. I have converted some old CD's to MP3 files on my computer. The songs are not as loud (full sounding), like the more current CD's that I have. They're not as full sounding, I guess I'll say they are more - weak sounding. What process would make these sound more comparable to current CD's?

Subject:RE: MP3 - INCREASING LEVEL ?

Reply by: BobMarvin

Date:2/27/2004 4:14:33 AM

USe the Wav Hammer (or some other form of compression) in your proccessing. With that tool you can shape the music to sound exactly the way you'd like it to.

Subject:RE: MP3 - INCREASING LEVEL ?

Reply by: Djipy

Date:2/27/2004 4:58:12 AM

In order to keep the mp3 files at the best quality, successive conversions should be avoided. If an mp3 is processed in SoundForge, it must be encoded back to mp3 when the editing is done. This may result in loss of the sound quality.

Use mp3Trim instead. It can perform volume changes and fades in/out directly on the mp3, without any conversions.

However, I sometimes need to process an mp3 in SoundForge, using noise reduction or click removal, for example. In that case, I push the slider to the "highest quality" when saving the mp3. It takes much more processing time but I guess the quality is somewhat preserved.

Subject:RE: MP3 - INCREASING LEVEL ?

Reply by: Chienworks

Date:2/27/2004 5:15:09 AM

Also, if at all possible, go back to the original CDs and rip the songs again, process the newly ripped files, then save as MP3.