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http://live.pirillo.com/ -Hopefully my volume stays the same during each of my videos. I try to moderate the volume, so it’s always near the same. A community member wonders if there are any good solutions for editing MP3s to equalize their volume.

I threw this out to the community in our live chat room on WyldRyde IRC Network. I knew there were a couple of different programs that can level the volume of all the MP3s in your library. However, none of them were coming to mind. As soon as I asked the question, several people pointed me to MP3Gain. This program is free, and open source. Not only does it equalize the volume on all of the MP3s in your library, it also does some statistical analysis to determine how loud the file actually sounds to the human ear.

Another good program is called the Levelator. This app is found on Gigavox.com. Gigavox is a site run by my good friend (and longtime Gnomedex supporter) Doug Kaye. The Levelator is also free, you just need to register. Anything on this site is something I would definitely trust.

Wicket likes to be soft, I like to be loud. Maybe if we use one of these programs, you won’t have to constantly reach for your volume controls.

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