Technical Information on Replay GainReplay Gain
Media Center can analyze your audio files so that you can play them back at the same volume. Media Center stores the information in the database and in the file itself, so that playing the file with any player will play it back at the volume set here.
Use the functionality of Smartlists to tell you which files still have to be analyzed. There is an automatic Smartlist in the tree (under Playlists) called “Task – needs audio analysis”.
It’s a two-step process. First, Media Center analyzes your files and adjusts the gain levels. Second, you select to playback your files using those levels.
Step 1: Analyze Audio Files
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Select files to be analyzed.
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To analyze all files, select files using one of the following methods then go to Tools | More Tools | Analyze Audio:
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Go to Media Library in the tree, then select all files in the content pane (Ctrl + A)
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Go to Audio scheme in the tree, then select all files in the content pane (Ctrl + A)
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Go to Playlists | Auto Smartlists (music) and select “Task – needs audio analysis” then select all files in the content pane (Ctrl + A)”
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To analyze a few files, select the files in the content pane, right-click and select Library Tools | Analyze Audio.
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The Audio Analysis screen shows the files selected. Make sure that “Skip analyzed files” is checked, and select “Analyze”.
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Wait for the analysis to be complete. This could take a while, depending on the number of files it is analyzing. If you have many files (over 5,000) perhaps you can do this overnight.
*If you have selected Media Library in the tree, you may get a message indicating that only audio files can be analyzed. Just select “OK” and Media Center will automatically select only your audio files.
Step 2: Set your Playback Mode to Read the Replay Gain Values
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Select the Player Settings icon then select DSP Studio.
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Place a check mark in the box next to Replay Gain in the tree.
Auto Analyze during Rip
You can set Media Center to automatically analyze files when you rip them from a CD to your computer. This setting is enabled to default. For information on how to disable this setting see Device Settings.
Note: DSP functions are only available during the playback of an Audio CD if you have "Use Digital Playback" selected under Tools | Options | Device Settings. Some CD drives do not recognize digital playback. If you have a problem playing Audio CDs, try disabling this option.
For more information about replay gain see Replay Gain - A Proposed Standard.
Technical Information on Replay Gain