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Is 'prevent clipping' needed?

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Lear:

--- Quote from: DefineByte on August 26, 2007, 05:01:28 AM ---Hmm, maybe I'm not being clear. I am applying ReplayGain.

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"Applying" as in "Scanning with Foobar2000" or as in "Enabling ReplayGain in Rockbox"? :) Oh well, doesn't really matter, as long as you know that ReplayGain must be enabled in Rockbox for the pre-amp to be applied (and then only for files with ReplayGain information).


--- Quote ---It's my understanding that Foobar2000 does this at the scanning stage. It will check the peak and lower the volume below the  target dB if needed (when the option is selected). I just wanted to know if that should be enough to prevent clipping in Rockbox.

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I very much doubt Foobar does that. According to the ReplayGain spec, that is something that should be done during playback, so that the user playing the file can decide if it should be done or not.

Also, if it was done during scanning, why would Foobar have the playback setting "apply gain and prevent clipping according to peak"?

DefineByte:
Argh, somebody shoot me. I forgot which section of foobar's options 'prevent clipping' was in. It is indeed in playback.  :-[

Well that was a thread worth making.  xD :hides:

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