Re: Trying to normalize each wav before encoding, with no effect.

On 2007-04-07, Todd Zullinger wrote:

> Which field do you mean?  I have grip 3.3.1 and there is a Wav filter
> and a Disc filter on the Config -> Rip -> Options tab.

Oops, I forgot there are two.  I meant the "Wav filter command" box.

The help file for this box says "This allows you to specify a program
(full path to executable, followed by the command-line) to run after a
file has been ripped, but before it is encoded. This is useful for
such tasks as normalization. The list of available switches can be
found in Section Configuration (%) switches."


> Someone else asked about this[1] a month or so ago and it doesn't seem
> to have been worked out.

I can't get your [1] link to work, but I think you're talking about
the person who wanted to normalize in batch mode (to preserve the
relative volumes of the tracks) the set of *.wav files before
encoding; I'm specifically interested in "mix mode", and it doesn't
matter whether you do this to one track at a time or to the set.  (It
seems more time-efficient to do it for each track.)


> I use the encode filter successfully.

If you don't mind, I'd appreciate it if you could post exactly what
you have in your "Encoder file format" and "Encode filter command"
box, so I can see what %stuff you're using.


> Something I found useful when I was setting up my encode filter
> command was creating a shell script that just echoed its input to a
> file.  Then you could set the wav or disc filter to something like:
>
> /path/to/your/script %w

That's a good tip; I'll try it.


> Not sure if I've been of any help, but hopefully something I've said
> may help you out.

Probably!  Thanks.


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