Convert files with RG effect added (not tags)

[RonM]

I'm creating a set of playlists for use in my car. They come from different albums with different volume levels. I'd like to use ReplayGain to make them a bit more similar in volume level. I'll play them from a flash drive in the car.

However, my car player cannot deal with RG tags. The source files are a mix of flac, mp3 and m4a. A set will be assembled and then converted to mp3-320. It would be great if the RG effect could be applied to the converted files, so that the exported files have the adjustment included -- not tags, the actual file modified.

Is there a way to do this?

I did browse the topics, but couldn't find this one. Sorry if I missed it.

Ron

[Dat Ei]

There is DSP Replay Gain Apply.


Dat Ei

[RonM]

Great. I see that the DSP Volume Normalize might be better for me, since I might only use the effect in the car, don't use RG on my home systems.

Am I correct in understanding that when invoked during a conversion, the effect will be applied to the newly converted files (in whatever target folder), rather than to the source files?

R.

[Spoon]

Yes, as long as your naming is set to not overwrite the originals.

[RonM]

I just used Volume Normalize with a batch of a couple of hundred files for a playlist. I first converted the files from a variety of formats (flac, mp3, m4a, wma, etc) to MP3-320. Then I converted again to the same format but with Volume Normalize invoked. The progress visualization showed Volume Normalize being implemented.

However, I don't actually hear any difference in volume levels, although there is clearly some across the tracks. And there seems to be absolutely no change to the file sizes. This probably means a good thing, that re-converting the files had no impact, the files were just passed on, but I'm surprised that Volume Normalize seems to have had no effect on filesize at all.

Am I missing something here?

R.

[RonM]

I used Volume Normalize with the Replay Gain method. I did it again with the Peak method. No difference.