[Flac] Problems with gain

[CE]

	Hails!  The reason this occurs is the default adjust value for mp3gain is stupid.  I always do an mp3gain -g 6 to mine after other adjustments.  Also with a player like XMMS that uses the FLAC plugin you can control the volume the flac play back at.  HTH.


You wrote:

> Hello.
> 
> I have a problem here with replay gain. I use it to be able to hear all
> my music without any difference in volume. But it seems that all players
> I use ignore the gain value stored in my flac files. All flacs are
> louder than the gained mp3s I have.
> 
> $ metaflac --show-tag=REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_GAIN <some>.flac
> REPLAYGAIN_ALBUM_GAIN=-9.96 dB
> $ metaflac --show-tag=REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN <some>.flac
> REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN=-9.96 dB
> 
> The flacs are always louder played as the mp3s and this happens with all
> players I have: mplayer, amarok (using either gestreamer or xine engine)
> and even with mpg123 and flac123.
> 
> The mp3s are simply gained with mp3gain (http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net):
> 
> $ mp3gain -r <some>.mp3
> 
> What can I do about that?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Martin Wegner
>