Volume suddenly drops

mmaster · 1st March 2005, 10:53

When I have an MP3 playing, the first couple of seconds are fine. Then the main riff of whichever track (most of them follow a similar pattern) cuts in, and the volume's suddenly lowered.

It's obviously some sort of volume normalising feature, but how do I turn it off?

-Mm

gaekwad2 · 1st March 2005, 12:19

Do you have any DSP plugin active? (Preferences > Plug-Ins > DSP/Effect)

Or are you using in_mad with clipping prevention?

mmaster · 1st March 2005, 20:11

No DSP Plugins.

I have no idea what "in_mad" is, so I'm not sure how to check for it. (Which is probably a no.)

Previously, I've set it up so that it didn't stop playing a song before the end of the track. I changed a number of settings (as I was advised to) in the process.

Could that be to blame? If so, how do I get both?
-Mm

gaekwad2 · 1st March 2005, 21:05

In_mad is an alternative mp3 input plugin (which isn't recommended).

Did you only change DirectSound settings (as described in the threads JonnyMac linked to), those changes shouldn't affect the volume, in fact Winamp doesn't have any normalizing built in.

Does this only happen in Winamp or also when you play the same file in Windows Media Player? Maybe your sound driver has a built-in normalizer/compressor.

1st March 2005, 10:53	#1
mmaster Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3	Volume suddenly drops When I have an MP3 playing, the first couple of seconds are fine. Then the main riff of whichever track (most of them follow a similar pattern) cuts in, and the volume's suddenly lowered. It's obviously some sort of volume normalising feature, but how do I turn it off? -Mm

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1st March 2005, 12:19	#2
gaekwad2 Foorum King Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: bar2000 Posts: 11,454	Do you have any DSP plugin active? (Preferences > Plug-Ins > DSP/Effect) Or are you using in_mad with clipping prevention?

1st March 2005, 20:11	#3
mmaster Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3	No DSP Plugins. I have no idea what "in_mad" is, so I'm not sure how to check for it. (Which is probably a no.) Previously, I've set it up so that it didn't stop playing a song before the end of the track. I changed a number of settings (as I was advised to) in the process. Could that be to blame? If so, how do I get both? -Mm

1st March 2005, 21:05	#4
gaekwad2 Foorum King Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: bar2000 Posts: 11,454	In_mad is an alternative mp3 input plugin (which isn't recommended). Did you only change DirectSound settings (as described in the threads JonnyMac linked to), those changes shouldn't affect the volume, in fact Winamp doesn't have any normalizing built in. Does this only happen in Winamp or also when you play the same file in Windows Media Player? Maybe your sound driver has a built-in normalizer/compressor.