But that is exactly how both Replay Gain and EBU R128 behave.
Initial set of conditions:
- we want music to have uniform volume
- we want louder parts be slightly louder
- we want quieter parts be slightly quieter
In the end, over compressed songs are penalized. Songs that are recorded too quiet are pumped up. But it is a per song setting, leaving song to song progression on same level.
> In the end, over compressed songs are penalized.
OK, that's what I'm saying though. You can attach 'loudness scores' to songs all you want, but eventually you have to pump it through a fixed-range DAC and have to make some tradeoffs :).
Initial set of conditions:
In the end, over compressed songs are penalized. Songs that are recorded too quiet are pumped up. But it is a per song setting, leaving song to song progression on same level.Here is a discussion on comparing how Replay Gain and EBU R128 algorithms http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=8642...