Hello fellow DJs & Producers! It's my first post here.
I was wondering if anyone could recommend any good batch normalization software that is non-destructive to files and compatible with mp3 & m4a formats. By good i mean stable, reliable, quick, easy to use and effective.
I'd prefer it to be on OSX but I do have boot camp if absolutely necessary.
Here's What I've Come Across In My Searches:
1) Platinum notes but that is destructive to lossy files & expensive
2) There seems to be a port of mp3gain - seems unreliable and doesn't do m4a
3) iVolume - Read reviews that it doesn't work - relatively expensive
4) Smartgain - Read reviews that I doesn't work
5) Mp3 Gain - Mp3 only - Mac port seems basic.
Do many of you bother normalizing your files especially Ableton live DJs as Traktor has auto-gain? I've heard arguments against batch normalization such as:
"Normalization takes only peak level into account. Our ears on the other hand, hear more in terms of average level. Making two files peak at the same level (say at zero) in no way says those files will sound equal in level when you listen to them. "Normalization" in my view, is an inappropriate term, ab-normalization being closer to the truth."
Is it a good idea? I see constant levels as quite critical to ensuring there's isn't an anti-climatic drop in the mix but obviously this can be done manually too.
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