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Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:36 am
by KJ
DVD Audio Extractor 3.3.3 copes with 24 bit as well as 16 bit LCPM tracks. And with a 30 day fully working trial.
I'm listening to a wav of the Meltdown "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" Parts 1-x as I write this.
And now a question of my own
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 11:07 am
by KJ
If the DVD audio track is quiet compared to a CD, the guidance notes for various packages suggest using normalisation and setting it at 98% or thereabouts to boost the volume.
If you do that across a range of tracks, does that mean that the peak for each track will now be the same in decibel terms? So that the loudest part of a quiet song will be the same volume as the loudest part of a very loud song, even if it wasn't the case when they were performed?
If so, the trick presumably is to extract the DVD audio to one long wave file, apply normalisation on that and then split the file manually using Cool Edit or a similar wave editor.
Re: And now a question of my own
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 11:17 am
by Jacques
Yes - you are increasing (or decreasing) the amplitude (volume) of the recording to its maximum level without introducing any distortion into the recording (which is usually around 95% and 98% of full volume) on each track. So one long wav file would be better if you are going to use normalisation.
But is it worth that much hassle?