How to I get rid of clipping in my MP3's

P4raDoXx · Mar 25, 2009, 03:12 AM

i've found MP3Gain... but i dont know if it will do what i want it to do. im not sure what that program does actually...

i want all my songs to have the same relative volume, in relation to one another, as they had before. so i want quiet songs to stay quiet and loud ones to stay loud. but ive been getting clipping on almost all my files, so i want to crank down the gain on all of them.

album mode seems to be right... but ive read some stuff that sugguests it doesnt work exactly as it should...

RoyBatty · Mar 25, 2009, 06:15 PM

HERE you can find what Replay gain actually is and if it will do what you want to do

Yes, the album mode is what you're after. What player do you use? In foobar2000 there is a "apply replay gain and prevent clipping according to peak" playback mode. You can also easily scan your files and add replay gain info to them using foobar, so you don't need any external program.

GigaWatt · Mar 25, 2009, 11:09 PM

what kind of player are you using? if it's Winamp, then then you need a compressor/expander (usually people just call them compressors) plugin for Winamp. here is a review on some compressor plugins for Winamp...

P4raDoXx · Mar 26, 2009, 01:52 AM

well, i HATE itunes with passion, but i have to use it to sync my ipod... i would like to use something else...

now i read somewhere that album mode, when applyed to my 6000 odd song library, would pretty much make them all the same volume... and i dont want to do through album by album... that would take forever

and from my experience, doesnt a compresser effectively "clip" the sound to get rid of volume spikes? i run a sound booth for several church/theatre/live band situations and i really dont like the compresser, it sounds like crap

GigaWatt · Mar 26, 2009, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by P4raDoXx

and from my experience, doesnt a compresser effectively "clip" the sound to get rid of volume spikes? i run a sound booth for several church/theatre/live band situations and i really dont like the compresser, it sounds like crap

well, actually, all that the compressor does is attenuate the peaks of the signal (nowerdays compressors have even more complexed options, like attack, release, etc.). but sometimes, if you add "hard core" compression to the signal, it does sound (as you put it) c*appy (if you have ever heard Benny Bennasi's Satisfaction, well that is how a "hard core" compressed track sounds like... it's not pretty...

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sorry, if you're using iTunes, i really have no idea how to make your albums "clip free"... i'm not an iPod user...

P4raDoXx · Mar 26, 2009, 03:36 AM

mmm. well, i guess what im asking then is for a 3rd party program (like mp3gain) and how to use it. i think mp3gain is right, i just dont want to screw up my volumes

Mar 25, 2009, 03:12 AM	#1
P4raDoXx DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada Posts: 65 Rep Power: 0	How to I get rid of clipping in my MP3's i've found MP3Gain... but i dont know if it will do what i want it to do. im not sure what that program does actually... i want all my songs to have the same relative volume, in relation to one another, as they had before. so i want quiet songs to stay quiet and loud ones to stay loud. but ive been getting clipping on almost all my files, so i want to crank down the gain on all of them. album mode seems to be right... but ive read some stuff that sugguests it doesnt work exactly as it should... __________________ P4RADOXX: Intel Core Quad Q6600 @ 2.40Ghz \| BFG nVidia GTX 260 OCX \| eVGA nVidia nForce 680i \| 2GB DDR2 800Mhz Mushkin XP2 \| 80GB Seagate 7800.10 (System Drive) \| 500GB Seagate 7800.10 (Storage Drive) \| PC Power and Cooling 600 \| Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer \| Antec P-182 SE \| Windows Vista Home Premium (x64) \| Acer AL2223W 22" Widescreen \| Logitech G9 Mouse \| Logitech G15 Keyboard PCMARK06: 10,035

Mar 25, 2009, 06:15 PM	#2
RoyBatty HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,941 Rep Power: 122 System Specs	Re: How to I get rid of clipping in my MP3's HERE you can find what Replay gain actually is and if it will do what you want to do Yes, the album mode is what you're after. What player do you use? In foobar2000 there is a "apply replay gain and prevent clipping according to peak" playback mode. You can also easily scan your files and add replay gain info to them using foobar, so you don't need any external program.

Mar 25, 2009, 11:09 PM	#3
GigaWatt Now In Color :D Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Macedonia, Skopje Posts: 2,116 Rep Power: 81 System Specs	Re: How to I get rid of clipping in my MP3's what kind of player are you using? if it's Winamp, then then you need a compressor/expander (usually people just call them compressors) plugin for Winamp. here is a review on some compressor plugins for Winamp... __________________ It's not schisophrenia... it's just a voice in my head...

Mar 26, 2009, 01:52 AM	Thread Starter #4
P4raDoXx DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada Posts: 65 Rep Power: 0	Re: How to I get rid of clipping in my MP3's well, i HATE itunes with passion, but i have to use it to sync my ipod... i would like to use something else... now i read somewhere that album mode, when applyed to my 6000 odd song library, would pretty much make them all the same volume... and i dont want to do through album by album... that would take forever and from my experience, doesnt a compresser effectively "clip" the sound to get rid of volume spikes? i run a sound booth for several church/theatre/live band situations and i really dont like the compresser, it sounds like crap __________________ P4RADOXX: Intel Core Quad Q6600 @ 2.40Ghz \| BFG nVidia GTX 260 OCX \| eVGA nVidia nForce 680i \| 2GB DDR2 800Mhz Mushkin XP2 \| 80GB Seagate 7800.10 (System Drive) \| 500GB Seagate 7800.10 (Storage Drive) \| PC Power and Cooling 600 \| Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer \| Antec P-182 SE \| Windows Vista Home Premium (x64) \| Acer AL2223W 22" Widescreen \| Logitech G9 Mouse \| Logitech G15 Keyboard PCMARK06: 10,035

Mar 26, 2009, 03:36 AM	Thread Starter #6
P4raDoXx DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada Posts: 65 Rep Power: 0	Re: How to I get rid of clipping in my MP3's mmm. well, i guess what im asking then is for a 3rd party program (like mp3gain) and how to use it. i think mp3gain is right, i just dont want to screw up my volumes __________________ P4RADOXX: Intel Core Quad Q6600 @ 2.40Ghz \| BFG nVidia GTX 260 OCX \| eVGA nVidia nForce 680i \| 2GB DDR2 800Mhz Mushkin XP2 \| 80GB Seagate 7800.10 (System Drive) \| 500GB Seagate 7800.10 (Storage Drive) \| PC Power and Cooling 600 \| Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer \| Antec P-182 SE \| Windows Vista Home Premium (x64) \| Acer AL2223W 22" Widescreen \| Logitech G9 Mouse \| Logitech G15 Keyboard PCMARK06: 10,035