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VorbisGain is a utility that uses a psychoacoustic method to correct the
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volume of an Ogg Vorbis file to a predefined standardized loudness.
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It is meant as a replacement for the normalization that is commonly used
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before encoding. Although normalization will ensure that each song has
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the same peak volume, this unfortunately does not say anything about the
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apparent loudness of the music, with the end result being that many
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normalized files still don't sound equally loud. VorbisGain uses
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psychoacoustics to address this deficiency. Moreover, unlike
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normalization, it's a lossless procedure which works by adding tags to
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the file. Additionally, it will add hints that can be used to prevent
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clipping on playback. It is based upon the ReplayGain technology.
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The end result is that the file ends up with superior playback quality
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compared to a non-VorbisGain'ed file.
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It needs player support to work. Non-supporting players will play back
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the files without problems, but you'll miss out on the benefits.
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Nowadays, most good players such as Winamp or Foobar2K are already
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compatible. If your player isn't, consider upgrading to one that is.
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