Have you ever needed to get your MP3 files to a standard level for mixing or to save your ears?

I cannot recommend MP3Gain enough. I have used the Win32 release for a while now but it just takes so damn long and uses up a lot of processor.

However, I recently started using the linux command line version, as I can just leave it running processing my files while I'm not there.

find . -name *mp3 -exec mp3gain -c -r -d 6.0 {} ;

That will find all *mp3 files starting in the current directory and below and will pass them to mp3gain for processing. The options used:

-c ignore clipping warning when applying gain
-r sets the default volume to 89.0dB
-d 6.0 add 6.0dB to the default (ie 95dB in this case)

You will need to experiment with your mp3s and with your audio hardware to find the best level for you.

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