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Is there a function like "automatic gain"?

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JEJ:
I like a range of music from the 70's to the 90's and old CD's tend to sound a lot lower than new ones. This is very annoying because I have to adjust the volume each time a "newer" song plays and then adjust it back when the old songs play again.

Is there a feature in Rockbox to avoid or at least minimize this annoyance?

Febs:
Yes.  Read the section in the manual regarding Replaygain.  It's in the chapter regarding Playback Settings.

yapper:
Note that Rockbox can use information in your music files to achieve the effect you require through ReplayGain, but you will need to use an external (PC-based) program to add the information to your music files first.

There is a description here: http://www.bobulous.org.uk/misc/Replay-Gain.html explaining how to do this. I've not read the article completely, but at a glance it seems to be correct.

JEJ:
Thanks so much. I'll play around with the settings and if I get stuck I'll ask again.

Febs:
You'll see this in the manual, but you'll need to use a program to scan your files and add the Replaygain information.  I use foorbar2000 for this:  http://www.foobar2000.org/

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