[LAU] EQing headerless raw audio

Simon Williams simon at systemparadox.co.uk
Mon Mar 17 07:46:27 EDT 2008


Mark Knecht wrote:
>    Keeping the audio at maximum values as far as you can through the
> audio chain is best for signal-to-noise, etc., and the audio at the
> start of your pipe is doing that. EQing is now a subjective step you
> are adding, presumably for good reason. To do this you cut the other
> EQ bands so as to allow the band you want to be more promenent to come
> through. You might just do this with a volume control at the front end
> of your EQ unit, or you might adjust each of the unwanted bands. The
> two options may have different sonic characteristics. Play with it and
> hear for yourself.

Right. The question now is how do I control the overall volume? Is there 
anything in the header which says how loud the track is? Not that that 
will help here- I think my only option is to tell the mplayer at the end 
of the pipe to turn it up a bit.




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