Vinyl vs. CD audio level
On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 09:50:13 -0800, Richard Crowley wrote:
"Steven Liburd" wrote ...
I am experimenting with converting my vinyl collection to CD. Perhaps it is
my equipment, but it seems that the volume level of my vinyl is somewhat
lower than my CDs. Is it me, my equipment, or is there a standard gain that
I should apply to files converted from analog to digital before I burn them
to CD?
1. Use an appropriate recording level to begin with.
It should be easy enough to estimate where the "loudest" parts
of the tracks are by visual inspection. Set the recording level
to 3dB below the playback peak (to allow for surprises).
Make sure the stylus drop wasn't recorded (cut it out if necessary),
and run a declick filter before normalizing. There's little point in
reserving 10db of dynamic range for the clicks and pops.
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