Batch processing

[laknox]

I'm a very new Audacity user. I'm using 1.3.12 for my fairly basic needs. I am mostly ripping CDs and what LPs I can't find on-line as a torrent; converting flac, ogg or ape files to mp3 format. The biggest problem that I'm having is that nearly everything I rip or convert ends up being at different volumes; some very soft and some loud enough to clip. I've been going through every file after copying it to my work space and manually using the Amplify function to adjust them, either up or down. Is there a way to use Chains to automate this as you can use it for format conversion? I'm about 1/3 of the way through my several hundred album collection and it's really getting old. Any help or tips are appreciated.

Lyle

[kozikowski]

Whatever Batch or Chain commands you've been able to find is it. It's not a process of sweeping a bunch of existing tools into the Chain container and go home. Each tool has to be carefully written to work within Chains and not break anything else.

And yes, even though this is posted in the Audacity 1.2 forum, Chains is only available in Audacity 1.3.

Koz

[kozikowski]

Normalize is available in Chains. Normalize affects Left and Right individually. Amplify affects Left and Right together.

Koz

[laknox]

Whatever Batch or Chain commands you've been able to find is it. It's not a process of sweeping a bunch of existing tools into the Chain container and go home. Each tool has to be carefully written to work within Chains and not break anything else.

And yes, even though this is posted in the Audacity 1.2 forum, Chains is only available in Audacity 1.3.

Koz

Sorry for the mis-post. I'll ask over there.

Lyle