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Would it be better for Replay Gain to be off by default?

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torne:
I had a look at the code and it looks like clipping prevention is "free", as it just uses the RG tag's recorded peak level to determine whether the level of gain specified will cause clipping and caps it if so. Unless I've misinterpreted the implementation the only downside will be that music with a positive gain adjustment will sometimes sound quieter than other tracks (and if clipping prevention is not turned on there, it *may* have produced audible clipping instead).

Let's just turn clipping prevention on by default as well.

Julian67:

--- Quote from: torne on October 10, 2012, 09:47:14 AM ---... music with a positive gain adjustment will sometimes sound quieter than other tracks (and if clipping prevention is not turned on there, it *may* have produced audible clipping instead).

--- End quote ---

As far as I can tell this is indeed the result of running RG with clip prevention.  The upside is no more potential for clipping or harmonic distortion, while the downside is that adjacent tracks on some albums will have different relative loudness than on the CD (or other source).  This is odd and defnitely not an effect anyone might seek out, but it's usually not going to be easily apparent like clipping or harmonic distortion and will usually require great familiarity with a  recording, or side by side CD vs File playback comparison, to identify it.  It's hard to see "a fault that will occasionally occur but probably not be noticed" as an ideal default when it's equally easy to achieve unmanipulated playback, but it's a huge improvement on current release default.

Old farts with beards talk about "a wire with gain" but I shaved this morning.

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