Problem Batch normalizing MP3's

[vibe666]

can anyone recommend a good app for normalizing a bunch (directory for instance) of MP3's in one go? A decent one. I have tired a couple and they don't do much of a job. sometimes nothing at all.

I want to burn a bunch of tunes from different sources onto a CD without the problem of volume difference. its a pain having to mess around with the volume mid-CD when you're trying to relax.

[phantom713]

If you are burning the music onto CD's in WAV format Nero's normalizing feature has worked good for me.

[vibe666]

I've been using Nero for a while now and have used the normalize feature, but i wanted something to normalize the actual mp3's so they stay that way and i don't need to keep normalizing each time i burn a CD.

but thanks for reminding me its there, i'll use that till i find a better solution.

also does anyone know of a program that will burn mp3's to CD but also allow me to export a tracklist so i can make a cover without having to type all the tracks out manually?

a little trick i have been using at the moment for track lists of custom CD's is to put the tracks in order in nero and then take a screen grab of the track list and save it as a jpeg and import into my cover program. works OK but a tracklist export would look better as it would still be text rather than an image of text (if that makes sense).

[Sickboy]

Try this http://admin.dbpoweramp.com it's a good all-round audio format converter which features batch conversion and volume normalisation.

[pcmech007]

this doesn't really address your problem, but you might want to try compression as well as normalization when you equalize volume levels. I swear by it, especially if you're making a really nice cd. I've only used Audio Grabber because it has a compression feature, and you can do a much better job than you could with normalization alone.

[vibe666]

thanks guys, i'll give it a go.