Subject:Volume on mp3 conversion

Posted by: abrassell

Date:2/2/2001 12:05:00 PM

I am trying to save a srereo .wav file as an mp3. The
settings I am using are:

quality slider - max up
12b bit
convert to mono

Upon doing a "save as" I see (and hear) that the amplitude
of the resulting mp3 file is very clipped. When saving
a .wav file as an mp3, how do you keep these amplitudes at
their original levels?

Thanks,

Al Brassell

Subject:RE: Volume on mp3 conversion

Reply by: garrigus

Date:3/3/2001 11:25:05 AM

Hi Al,

Before you convert your audio file to mp3, try using Sound
Forge's Normalize function to level out and limit the
amplitude of the data. Try Peak Normalizing to about -3dB.
This should help to keep it from clipping during the
conversion process.

Best,
Scott

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