AtomicPlayer Features: Volume Leveling and Replay Gain
You probably have many digital music files, and it's likely that they have been encoded by different methods, resulting in different average volumes. If you've ever been surprised when a new song comes on and you rush to the volume control, you know what we mean. The solution for this problem is a technology called Replay Gain, which adjusts the volume automatically based on the average sound level in each file. The averaging can be done on a song-by-song or album-by-album basis, and AtomicPlayer supports either method. Just select Replay Gain from the Options menu to get started.
For replay gain to work, your files need to be analyzed to determine their average volume. Some files may already have tags embedded, but if they don't, you can have AtomicPlayer scan and analyze them to determine the needed information.
To have AtomicPlayer scan files, select the files you want to analyze, and choose Analyze Selected Tracks from the Replay Gain menu. If you're not sure which files have tags and which don't you can turn on the Replay Gain column in the main view (Right click, choose Show Columns, then Replay Gain). Alternatively, you can just select all files (Control-A) and after you invoke the analyzer, choose "Analyze only unanalyzed tracks." The process can take a long time if you have lots of files, but you can use all other features of AtomicPlayer while it is in progress.
Note: AtomicPlayer uses the standard reference level of 89dB for setting replay gain values.
Click here to learn more about Replay Gain.
Registered Version Feature
This feature is only available in the Registered version of AtomicPlayer.
