![]() ![]() It also means the spoken word countdowns in certain software ( *cough*) is at a similar volume. Open the iVolume preferences and select what the master volume should be. Treating them as individual rather than multiplely-grouped songs produces a first part that drops away into a relatively quiet second part because the first part has been raised artificially high in comparison to what is meant to come after it. An example is Tool’s Parabol/Parabola where a whisper-quiet first track becomes a thundering second one. Why would you want to do an entire album rather than just each song individually? Mainly for those situations where songs blend into each other and they have very different sound levels. It may not please the audiophiles but it means far less need to fumble to find the volume control as the track changes. But the loudest overall sound on the acapella one would be changed to being the same apparent loudness as that of the loudest overall sound on the thrash metal one. If there was a quiet one followed by a loud one then that would still remain. If we placed both albums in this group then both albums would keep their same relative loudness between tracks. It will ensure that every song in each set will be adjusted so that the peak volume across all tracks in the set will have the same volume as other sets in the LM multiple group.Īs an example if we had two albums – say a murmuring acapella one and a not so quiet thrash metal one. This will treat the songs from each album as a specific set. ![]() Set them so they appear as in the picture above. Step 4 : The Multiple Group SettingsĬlick on the LM multiple group to see the configuration values appearing just under the logo in the centre of the window title bar. This will ensure that each song in the LM single group will be adjusted so that its peak volume within the track will have the same volume as every other song in the group. Hint: it’s to do with those pesky tracks that blend into each other such as the first three of BODYSTEP, the first two of BODYATTACK, and pretty much everything in the mash-it! versions of BODYJAM.Ĭlick on the LM single group to see the configuration values appearing just under the logo in the centre of the window title bar. The idea of separate ones will become apparent later one. I suggest creating two – LM single and LM multiple. Step 2 : Add GroupsĬlick the little + button at the bottom left of the Groups column to add a group. Yours will probably differ significantly. There’s a lot more shown in the picture because I’ve added them over the years to meet the needs of the way I look at the world. If you’ve just opened it up then only the ‘Default’ group will be listed. You’ll see an area titled ‘Groups’ on the left-hand side. A Windows version is available and I can only assume it works in a similar manner. I have only ever used the Mac version so that’s what will be shown in the examples. It’s something that can be disconcerting when they are placed adjacent in a mix. This seems to be an issue in the area of Les Mills songs where today’s digital downloads appear much quieter than the tracks on CD from a few years back. This ensures that the apparent loudness of songs from very different times sound the same. It nudges the loudness settings on songs to set them to a similar level – and retains that data when the songs are moved on to a device such as an iPhone or iPod touch. I have used it for a number of years and found it to work quite well. Which is fine if you’re listening at home or doing a class from a laptop but not quite workable if you’re using a smaller player.įor that I recommend a product called iVolume. This tries to get all songs to play back at the same apparent volume. ![]() One of the more useful settings that can be located in the Preference panel is the playback option where Sound Check is turned on. Some of them include words that aren’t four letters long. There’s a lot of things to be said about iTunes. This post will hopefully help those people. This is annoying at the best of times but extremely annoying for Group Fitness instructors. This can mean a song mastered in the past can come immediately after one done so with today’s sledgehammer subtlety (see The Loudness War). With the ease of ripping and playing in formats like MP3 and AAC this has meant a person’s collection of music can be played in any order imaginable. That was less of an issue in days past when you would play an entire album in order on CD or LP (ask your grandparents what that was). One of the issues with having a large collection of music is that it has been mastered at different levels. ![]()
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