MP3Gain Usage Guide

[slicky]

iTunes doesn't recognize that MP3Gain has made changes to tags if the files were already in the library. Subsequently it will not automatically update tracks that have been normalized. Syncing manually is the only way to force them onto the iPod and if I remember correctly you first have to remove the tracks from the iPod. Try it and see. Once your whole library is normalized then it's merely a matter of normailzing new additions prior to adding them to the library and syncing as a matter of course.

Hope that makes sense..

~slicky

[Emerson]

Thanks for your help Slicky...I've spent the entire night doing just that...what is the best way to remove tracks from my Ipod, to reset it or some other way that seems, shall we say, less drastic. Thanks a lot, this should all be worth it!

[slicky]

I've never had to do it myself, but setting iPod Options to manual sync and then clearing all of the tracks off of the iPod should do the trick. At that point you can either drag everything back on from the library or automatically sync if that's your preference. Again, you're only having to do all of this because iTunes doesn't see that MP3Gain has changed anything and won't automatically sync them as a result.

~slicky

[Emerson]

Hey, thanks! That seems to have worked. Now, my next snafu is trying to boost the volume of my Ipod a bit. I have been trying Eupod but despite following the instructions on the site, Itunes continues to resync roughly half of my library every time I open it. What do you recommend I do at this point and do I have to undo anything I have done with repeated "resyncing" after playing with Eupod? Thanks a bunch, I can't help but think this might work out someday...

[slicky]

The only thing I've used euPod for is switching the battery indicator to a numerical value. I did the volume boost thing once for about 5 minutes and then thought to myself how terribly useless that was on my non-limited volume iPod. Might try searching the rest of the forums for help with that.

~slicky

[LinkinJunior]

Well it seems my problem has disappear, after reformating the ipod the aac files with mp3gain leveling started to work again.

[Cloysterpeteuk]

I like to aacgain my files at 89db, then run them through vol boost @ 10% inc. I find this to be loud enough for me.

[shabbs]

Originally posted by Cloysterpeteuk
I like to aacgain my files at 89db, then run them through vol boost @ 10% inc. I find this to be loud enough for me.

Why don't you just run aacgain at 97.9db (a 10% gain on 89db is 97.9db)?

[Cloysterpeteuk]

Because the default of 89db on mp3gain must be set low for a reason, anytime I go any higher it gives me nasty Y's all over the place to represent clipping. No idea what clipping is but it doesn't sound good.

And to change all the tracks would take hours.

[Anachronism]

I set my average to 94 DB, this seems closer to what most files are before I run them through mp3 gain. This way if I miss a file (with mp3 gain) chances are I won't get a huge volume increase when that song comes on.

If you use .par files to repair files downloaded from the internet make sure you run the pars before .mp3 gain. QuickPar sees the files as damged after mp3 gain gets through with them.

[aquatika]

Now, my next snafu is trying to boost the volume of my iPod a bit

Just use the volume slider in iTunes "Get Info" section, I use a 30 to 40 % boost.
It's not so fast as EuPod but at least it won't re-sync your whole library every time you connect the iPod.

For a mass volume boost just select all your songs and adjust them at the same time.

[Mike 2The D]

This may be a stupid question to some but do I have to normalize one album at a time or can I just point it to the folder with all my MP3's in it and then do the Album Analysis? and also what is the easiest way to reverse the changes?

Thanks in advance!

[aquatika]

The quickest way to reverse the changes is to select the Undo function found in the Modify Gain menu.

MP3Gain will adjust multiple albums at the same time, I'm not sure if the songs have to be seperated into seperate album folders or not though (mine are). Thats something you'll have to try out for yourself if all your files happen to be in one folder.

To enable MP3Gain to read the sub-folders with-in a main folder, ensure that the Add Sub-folders option is ticked in the Options menu.

[aquatika]

A note about AACGain

A nice gentleman called Dave Lasker has adapted MP3Gain so that it now functions with iTunes AAC files but not iTMS DRM AAC (or, in plain english, iTunes music store files).

To use it, just install MP3Gain as normal then download the most recent version of AACGain from here

Extract the files and you'll find a small .exe file called aacgain this .exe file has to be renamed to mp3gain and then placed into the MP3Gain program folder (replacing the existing mp3gain .exe file).

You can now use MP3Gain to adjust both MP3 and AAC files using the same procedure as before.

Please read this disclaimer from the MP3Gain website

The new AAC part of mp3gain is experimental. It's simply newer, so problems are still being found (and fixed). Use it at your own risk, and I'd suggest backing up your files first.

[musicology]

Hi,
Im new here so be gentle with me!
I have downloaded mp3gain and aacgain but am not sure what to do next.
I extracted the files and there was only a read file and another file which I presume is the aacgain.exe
I then renamed that file as mp3gain.exe and moved it into the mp3gain folder that I created.

I have tried to use mp3gain on my files in the itunes library but it doesnt recognise any of them.

If I use add files the files of type box only shows "MP3 files/lists (*.mp3, *.m3u)" or "All files"
There is no option for AAC

Can someone tell me where Im going wrong??
Please!!!

Thanks