Re: [SoX-users] Sox on windows - getting started

[Fmiser <fm...@gm...>]

> Paul Martin wrote:

> Next on to normalize with the link you suggested.  One
> question, do you believe there will be any loss in audio
> quality doing the normalize?  Thanks again.

Strickly speaking, there will be rounding errors anytime a
file is manipulated, so there will be "loss" when the level is
changed.  But here in the real world, the loss is so tiny I
generally just ignore it. *smiles*

But a question.  Do you want it normalized so each of the
various files sound to a listener to be similar volume?  

Or are you wanting maximum signal level in the file?

For the first, I recommend using replay-gain processing to
calculate the amount of gain change.  There is a tool called
"wavegain" that can calculate only or calculate and change a
WAV file.  I don't know if it's available for MS Windows.

For the second, SoX works quite well.

--     Philip