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Q: Question about sound check in itunes

I did all my song on intunes with sound check now when i import or add more song will they be the same volume as the other songs or do i have to do something else. After i put my songs on my iphone after doing sound check i go to settings and turn sound check on and my song still have different voulumes but when i turn them on the all sound about the same why is that

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Posted on Nov 15, 2012 12:54 AM

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  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Nov 15, 2012 2:18 AM in response to BonJovi101
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    Nov 15, 2012 2:18 AM in response to BonJovi101

    With Sound Check active you should find that all songs have roughly the same "loudness".

     

    iTunes: About Sound Check

     

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  • by BonJovi101,

    BonJovi101 BonJovi101 Nov 15, 2012 12:17 PM in response to turingtest2
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    Nov 15, 2012 12:17 PM in response to turingtest2

    so when i load songs to itunes they should automatically be the same volume as the ones already on there. When i turn sound check on on my iphone my songs all sound different some really low and some really loud but when i turn sound check off all my songs have about the same volume now why is that

  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Nov 15, 2012 12:37 PM in response to BonJovi101
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    Nov 15, 2012 12:37 PM in response to BonJovi101

    Perhaps the control is back to front on the iPhone, or the iPhone doesn't have the correct normalization data. It's not a feature I've personally tested.

     

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  • by BonJovi101,

    BonJovi101 BonJovi101 Nov 15, 2012 1:14 PM in response to turingtest2
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    Nov 15, 2012 1:14 PM in response to turingtest2

    so when i load songs to itunes they should automatically be the same volume as the ones already on there

  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Nov 15, 2012 1:32 PM in response to BonJovi101
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    Nov 15, 2012 1:32 PM in response to BonJovi101

    In theory. Normallization software should determine the overall "loudness" of each track and store a value which can be used as a correction factor so that quieter tracks are amplified more and louder ones less. This should mean you don't find yourself having to turn up the volume on quiet tracks and then rip the headphones out of your ears when the next one is too loud. How well it works in practice is probably a subjective experience.

     

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  • by BonJovi101,

    BonJovi101 BonJovi101 Nov 15, 2012 11:12 PM in response to turingtest2
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    Nov 15, 2012 11:12 PM in response to turingtest2

    with sound check on on my iphone songs r still louder and softer than other i turn sound check off and most all the song at same volume why is that and does higher the bitrate make the songany louder or not

  • by BonJovi101,

    BonJovi101 BonJovi101 Nov 16, 2012 12:35 AM in response to BonJovi101
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    Nov 16, 2012 12:35 AM in response to BonJovi101

    I have to turn sound check on and off then back on constantly on the iphone for songs to ply same volume why

  • by ed2345,

    ed2345 ed2345 Nov 16, 2012 3:22 PM in response to BonJovi101
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    Nov 16, 2012 3:22 PM in response to BonJovi101

    Bon Jovi,

     

    There are 3 different SoundChecks:  iTunes playback, iTunes burning, and iDevice playback.  None of them work properly.  They never have.

  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Nov 17, 2012 1:58 AM in response to ed2345
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    Nov 17, 2012 1:58 AM in response to ed2345

    It just works

     

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  • by Gary K.,

    Gary K. Gary K. Dec 3, 2012 2:13 PM in response to turingtest2
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    Dec 3, 2012 2:13 PM in response to turingtest2

    I think the suggestion that Sound Check is a subjective experience definitely has merit. I listen to a lot of podcasts and the overall audio volume varies considerably. The dynamic range also varies. One podcast in particular, "Beauty and Da Beast" (note--this is explicit) is very bad this way, with the comedians going from overdriving the mic to whispering.

     

    After applying Sound Check, I judged the podcast to be listenable on my Mac, although it continues to be unlistenable with earbuds. Despite my perception, there is no evidence that Sound Check offers dynamic range compression at all. It could be that it messes with the equalization. I don't know, but I guess I am willing to be humored--at least on my MacBook Pro with built in speakers--with material that I really want to hear despite its production snafus.