Sound Limiting Program

[A. G. Olphart]

Is there a sound limiting program in the repository?  (searching for limiter here gets 0 hits).  Maybe a volume control program with limiting capabilities built in?

No one rides gain on the internet, so my ears and equipment are regularly blasted... I see hearing problems (maybe even speaker or amplifier damage?) in my future without some sort of fix.

Here's a link to a windows/mac mastering limiter.  Don't know if something like this would work on the output side or not, just here for ideas.

OOps: http://www.voxengo.com/product/elephant/


Thanks!

[blarney]

I'm certainly no expert in the field of audio but I do remember reading about a program within Linux that adjusts volume levels to a standard level. Is this what you were looking for? (Linux Format magazine ran a tutorial on running it sometime back - might need to be a subscriber to access the archive though)

Anyway, this program is in the repos and called 'normalize'. Don't bother looking for it in the menus after installing as its a command line program. And much easier to batch process many files because of that.A search for 'normalize' will also discover other plugins/aids which may also be useful to you.

More info at:-

http://normalize.nongnu.org/README.html
(Obviously, you don't need to run 'make install' as you already have the latest version 0.7.7 in synaptic)

Hope this helps,

Regards,
Blarney

[uncleV]

I have Easymp3gain installed but did not try it so far.
I know there are a few more similar programs but don't remember their names.

[A. G. Olphart]

Thank you, gentlemen.   

Hopefully I'll be able to set up 'normalize' and make it work.  It sounds like a good possibility, esp. with an article to help (I am addicted to GUIs).

Once set, my speakers should be safe no matter what levels come in off the net.


Thanks again!

A. G.

[A. G. Olphart]

After a little reading, it seems that normalize, gnormalize (and others) are file conversion / enhancement tools for creating CD compilations and such. 
That which I seek is a realtime program or plug-in to normalize output levels from the various streams and youtube clips as I play them.

Alternatively, does anyone know of a reasonably priced (Linux compatible) audio card with good AGC-  automatic gain control-   capability? 


Thanks yet again,

A. G.

[nerdful1]

Would be nice for the magazine.

I miss the days of analog audio processing boxes. At least you could see and do stuff in real time.

Where would the Beatles be without the Altec compressor heavily modified by Abbey Road engineers?