by Leawildcat » Tue Aug 17, 2021 7:31 pm
Thank you. One other observation I made today that is annoying is that if you remove a file, say a duplicate file or convert it from mp4 to mp3, or use auto organize outside of the playlist (in the parent folder) then it gets dropped from the playlist and you have to use something like listfix, to fix the path and then load then restart and rescan for the play list to update.
The other question I have is I have a playlist that has downloaded music, ripped cd music, music converted from other formats, and even some files that were recorded via winamp from vinyl 78s and are played from a jump drive into a radio for my grandmother. I realize the cds and vinyl records should have had the volume leveling done at the time of ripping/recording, but since that is an ardous process, is it better to level the playlist by album or by track? Most of these tracks contain golden age music, so take for example Bing Crosby. The tracks I have from the 78s are louder than the cd I ripped, and the cd tracks are substantially lower than the itunes converted to mp3 tracks. When I analyze the individual albums, I don't get much in the way of leveling, by track or by album, but now that they are all in one playlist I am constantly adjusting the volume. Playing through mmw is okay because I have the volume leveling set by track but is killer playing through anything else or the jump drive. I tried leveling one of the cds but it now has a scratchy/static sound on high points like cymbals or tophats. I have tried 83, 89, and 95 db setting, but just don't understand this enough to get everything a nice smooth volume. Plus I use My Media for Alexa to play my music through the echo dots around the house and it doesn't have volume leveling. And this is why I need to fix it on the mp3 level instead of the tag level.
Thank you. One other observation I made today that is annoying is that if you remove a file, say a duplicate file or convert it from mp4 to mp3, or use auto organize outside of the playlist (in the parent folder) then it gets dropped from the playlist and you have to use something like listfix, to fix the path and then load then restart and rescan for the play list to update.
The other question I have is I have a playlist that has downloaded music, ripped cd music, music converted from other formats, and even some files that were recorded via winamp from vinyl 78s and are played from a jump drive into a radio for my grandmother. I realize the cds and vinyl records should have had the volume leveling done at the time of ripping/recording, but since that is an ardous process, is it better to level the playlist by album or by track? Most of these tracks contain golden age music, so take for example Bing Crosby. The tracks I have from the 78s are louder than the cd I ripped, and the cd tracks are substantially lower than the itunes converted to mp3 tracks. When I analyze the individual albums, I don't get much in the way of leveling, by track or by album, but now that they are all in one playlist I am constantly adjusting the volume. Playing through mmw is okay because I have the volume leveling set by track but is killer playing through anything else or the jump drive. I tried leveling one of the cds but it now has a scratchy/static sound on high points like cymbals or tophats. I have tried 83, 89, and 95 db setting, but just don't understand this enough to get everything a nice smooth volume. Plus I use My Media for Alexa to play my music through the echo dots around the house and it doesn't have volume leveling. And this is why I need to fix it on the mp3 level instead of the tag level.