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easymp3gain

Posted: Mon 29 Sep 2008, 11:17
by aragon
Home: http://sourceforge.net/projects/easymp3gain/
Version: 0.5.0-2
Graphical User Interface (GUI) for MP3Gain, VorbisGain and AACGain (enables you to modify the loudness level of mp3,ogg,mp4 files) / Frontend for MP3Gain
Packaged and tested in Puppy 4.31.

You'll need at least mp3gain.

the gain-tools are all compiled in Dingo (4.00). I've only tested mp3gain because i've only mp3-files.

cheers
aragon

Posted: Thu 26 Mar 2009, 22:04
by bugman
thanks!

:D

Posted: Mon 15 Feb 2010, 16:11
by weffy
I also thank you. Seems to work great. Puppy 4.1.2.

Posted: Mon 15 Feb 2010, 17:30
by DaveS
Aragon, I cant thank you enough for this. I have been looking for such a utility for years. Just dumped in my music collection and went off for a coffee. Result...... perfect. Even the notoriously distant 'Brothers in Arms' now has great volume. Its the kind of utility one does not use often, but is indispensable just the same. Seems rock solid too.................

Posted: Mon 15 Feb 2010, 18:12
by aragon
DaveS wrote:Its the kind of utility one does not use often
:shock: only on every f***ing album

but yes, a wonderful tool... :D

aragon

Posted: Mon 15 Feb 2010, 18:21
by DaveS
aragon wrote:
DaveS wrote:Its the kind of utility one does not use often
:shock: only on every f***ing album

but yes, a wonderful tool... :D

aragon
LOL........... must be three years since I added any music to my collection. Dont know what the heck I have been doing with my time......... :)

Posted: Mon 15 Feb 2010, 20:00
by Flash
Is this program supposed to "normalize" the audio levels of mp3 files? I could really use that. :)

I installed easymp3gain and mp3gain. The GUI opens and seems to do things, but I can't figure out how to use it. :? Where does it put the mp3 files after it operates on them?

Posted: Tue 16 Feb 2010, 08:38
by aragon
Flash wrote:Is this program supposed to "normalize" the audio levels of mp3 files? I could really use that. :)
flash,

in short yes. but please look here for a better explanation of what mp3gain (the mp3-backend) does: http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/faq.php
a more general explanation could be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replay_Gain
I installed easymp3gain and mp3gain. The GUI opens and seems to do things, but I can't figure out how to use it. :?
you go from left to right
1. Add files/folders
2. Analyse (magnifier): choose track for single tracks/album for albums => don't mix
3. gain (gear): apply track/album gain, the "target volume" will be applied (or best to target without clipping).
Where does it put the mp3 files after it operates on them?
it changes the values lossless without reencoding so the files will be "the same"...

hope that helps.

Posted: Tue 16 Feb 2010, 10:48
by bugman
note:

i remember it would ignore files named *.MP3 or *.Mp3 when batch-normalizing

non-standard filenames were problematic too, if i remember correctly - african files [french diacriticals], especially ethiopiques [really weird letters], drove me to distraction

also, mp1 and mp2 files didn't get done

i have a very chaotic collection [mostly reggae, you can guess why] and i've had the occasional headache, though i blame rasta, not aragon

8)

Posted: Tue 16 Feb 2010, 10:59
by DaveS
Last ripped my collection about four years ago. Can you imagine how things have changed? Shoot, my player now has 8G solid state storage instead of 1G. SO. Started again. Just ripped Blue Streak at max poss bitrate and normalised with easymp3gain. What a difference!
Oh man, what a mammoth job in front of me. Just setting up album art and tags alone fills me with dread.
All I need to do is work harder to track down the one album I miss from my collection.... Skin Tight, Ohio Players. Not exactly everyones cup of grog, but at 3.00 am on a sleepless night....................

Posted: Tue 16 Feb 2010, 11:23
by bugman
DaveS wrote:All I need to do is work harder to track down the one album I miss from my collection.... Skin Tight, Ohio Players. Not exactly everyones cup of grog, but at 3.00 am on a sleepless night....................
check your pms

8)

Posted: Tue 16 Feb 2010, 11:31
by DaveS
Thanks. Chose to accept the mission. Original message will self destruct in 10secs

Posted: Tue 16 Feb 2010, 12:18
by DaveS
bugman wrote:
DaveS wrote:All I need to do is work harder to track down the one album I miss from my collection.... Skin Tight, Ohio Players. Not exactly everyones cup of grog, but at 3.00 am on a sleepless night....................
check your pms

Mission accomplished thanks............ just waiting for a 'sleepless night' :)

8)

Posted: Tue 16 Feb 2010, 14:38
by bugman
jive turkey, huh, any 70s 'retro' tv show or movie that doesn't use that expression is missing the boat

of course, saying it with a straight face is the ultimate test of one's acting skills . . .

Posted: Tue 16 Feb 2010, 14:45
by DaveS
bugman wrote:jive turkey, huh, any 70s 'retro' tv show or movie that doesn't use that expression is missing the boat

of course, saying it with a straight face is the ultimate test of one's acting skills . . .
Try singing along with a glass of 'Wild Turkey' in your hand :)

Posted: Tue 16 Feb 2010, 14:47
by DaveS
Can anyone point me to a hopefully Puppy sized/friendly program that I can use to add album art please? Seems to be beyond pmetatagger

Posted: Tue 16 Feb 2010, 15:39
by aragon
@Dave
on linux i use eaystag to tag my collection (with pics). there are some packages around in the forum.
bugman wrote: though i blame rasta, not aragon
puuuuh, thanks a lot :wink:

aragon

Posted: Tue 16 Feb 2010, 15:47
by DaveS
Hmmmmm getting the odd file corruption with this. Wag The Dog/Dire Straits for example. Increasing Volume causes loud clicks at random times. Only problem track I have identified so far, so may be related to some other issue. testing this stuff fully takes ages :)

Posted: Tue 16 Feb 2010, 16:21
by aragon
DaveS wrote:Hmmmmm getting the odd file corruption with this. Wag The Dog/Dire Straits for example. Increasing Volume causes loud clicks at random times. Only problem track I have identified so far, so may be related to some other issue. testing this stuff fully takes ages :)
afterwards it's fast and easy. your problem could be clipping or a 'destroyed' file.
what does clip show for your track after analyzing?

aragon

Posted: Tue 16 Feb 2010, 17:10
by bugman
DaveS wrote:Hmmmmm getting the odd file corruption with this. Wag The Dog/Dire Straits for example. Increasing Volume causes loud clicks at random times. Only problem track I have identified so far, so may be related to some other issue. testing this stuff fully takes ages :)
i have never had that problem, and that's with around 15-20 thousand files run through

as far as i know the only change is made to 'header' data, not the audio part

aragon, is that correct?

so it is probably an artifact that was in there before?

[EDIT] just realized you'd increased volume, yeah, clipping, that might could do it [sorry for the lapse into texan]