So before I scrunch the file up into MP3 format I run it through Levelator and everything gets closer to 90dB for a better spoken word earbud listening experience. So, I choose the midway point at about 90dB for the edited wav output but there may be spikes up to 110 or more and dropoffs to 70 or less. There might be static from a passing thunderstorm or other electrical spikes and the bass is real muddy and tends to overmodulate and commercials would sometimes sound twice as loud as the main program (and I kind of like hearing some of the old commercials also) and from segment to segment the recording might get weaker or stronger. I edit some old AM radio recordings of the CBS Radio Mystery Theater. Hopefully the Levelator will save in MP3 format if so, I’ve got all pieces of the puzzle solved.īetter if I provide my usage scenarios maybe.

Therefore, if I use Audio Grabber to produce the WAV files, I could probably then use the Levelator to make the volume levels appropriate. My guess is that the Levelator might be able to tell me how loud the volume will be, without my having to listen to the WAV file. But I don’t know if that is the case for all classes. I have listened to two of the WAV files that I produced using Audio Grabber, and the volume was consistently low in both of the WAV files. I will definitely want to combine the tracks into one MP3 file. I have checked two of the classes so far, and both of them are multi-track for each lecture. We are trying to extract MP3 files from the CDs, so that we will have an MP3 copy of each lecture. Here’s the situation: I work at a school, and many of the lectures have been recorded to CD.

Therefore, MP3Gain would be good for them.

All tracks on the CD have a consistently low volume level.

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