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Modern volume normalization isn't done based on the highest peak of the track. Instead they normalize based on the average perceived loudness of the whole track
by initplus 4y ago
Modern volume normalization isn't done based on the highest peak of the track. Instead they normalize based on the average perceived loudness of the whole track (to a level below 0 so there is headroom for peaks). It's intentionally designed to avoid the exact issue you describe.
If this was not done users of streaming services would have to be constantly adjusting the volume to deal with perceived volume differences between tracks due to different levels of dynamic range compression.
- _carbyau_ 4y agoI don't have to change the volume between shows. But for a while, every action show required I down volume the noisy bits and up volume the talking bits. I understand dynamic range is a thing and people with reasonable stereos and a place to use them should enjoy. But in an apartment with a sleeping toddler I simply want to hear it without waking my kid. I now run: Windows Loudness Equalisation, Clear Voice on the sound bar, every show is subtitles on.
- PaulDavisThe1st 4y agoSure, peak-to-N-dBFS is not what the streaming services do. But what they do is not normalization. I'm the author of a DAW that allows normalization, compression and loudness control. The first one is more different from the last two than they are from each other.