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Topic: Warning: dbPowerAmp Volume Normalisation (*) RG seems bust (Read 4978 times) previous topic - next topic
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Warning: dbPowerAmp Volume Normalisation (*) RG seems bust

Here (using Batch Converter) music tracks come out -8dB relative to the ReplayGain Proposed Stadnard reference ref-pink.

(No version number under Help | About, but the main .exe DMCFileSelector.exe shows a file version number of 13.3.0.2.
EDIT: Configuration shows none for Batch Converter but does show:

dBpoweramp Music Converter:  Registered Reference
Release 13.3
)

Workaround: use the apps Replay Gain and Replay Gain (apply) effects instead.

Warning: dbPowerAmp Volume Normalisation (*) RG seems bust

Reply #1 –
Version numbers are shown in 'dBpoweramp Configuration'

"By use Apps" you mean DSP effects? The DSP effects would calculate the same values as the utility codec '[ReplayGain]'

Warning: dbPowerAmp Volume Normalisation (*) RG seems bust

Reply #2 –
Quote from: spoon on
Version numbers are shown in 'dBpoweramp Configuration'
Not for the exe I launch. Nevertheless, I have recorded the nearst relevent version number in the report. Thanks!

Quote from: spoon on
"By use Apps" you mean DSP effects?


Yup.

Quote from: spoon on
The DSP effects would calculate the same values as the utility codec '[ReplayGain]'
Maybe so. But nevertheless the DSP effect Volume Normalisation gives very different results from teh DSP effects ReplayGain/ReplayGain(Apply).

Warning: dbPowerAmp Volume Normalisation (*) RG seems bust

Reply #3 –
Quote from: chrisjj on
Workaround: use the apps Replay Gain and Replay Gain (apply) effects instead.
Whoops, that leaves inaccurate RG tags in the files. Workarpound: removed them with the ID Tag Processing effect:

Warning: dbPowerAmp Volume Normalisation (*) RG seems bust

Reply #5 –
Quote from: spoon on
Tested exact files an posted results in this thread:

http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index....mp;#entry722474

Many thanks.

Quote from: spoon on
(is working as should).

Let's be clear here - the "working as should" you are referring is NOT working as reasonably expected given the actions pictured. Despite the ReplayGain calculation action preceeding the ReplayGain (Apply) action, the calculated values are never passed to the Apply. (regardless of 'Calculate Missing ReplayGain Values')

I take your "working as should" to mean the non-passage of calculated values to Apply is intentional. Well, that seems very undesirable behaviour to me. But accepting this is as intended, then the problem is regerdless of "working as designed", this is is not "working as documented". Because - please tell me if I am wrong - this fatal non-passage of calculated values to be passed to Apply is not documented anywhere. I suggest this be remedied.

Warning: dbPowerAmp Volume Normalisation (*) RG seems bust

Reply #6 –
You have mentioned that Volume Normalize using 'ReplayGain' was not working either, so it seems a little odd that 4 seperate replaygain calculation / applications are not working...when in reality if any were not working in the 2 years they have been out we would have heard sooner.

To apply replaygain to a file whilst converting (with or without RG tags) you would use Volume Normalize. There should be no RG tags after conversion.
 

Warning: dbPowerAmp Volume Normalisation (*) RG seems bust

Reply #7 –
Quote from: spoon on
in reality if any were not working in the 2 years they have been out we would have heard sooner.

Clearly in reality you have heard sooner about the Replay Gain (Apply) action sequences I reported - you said that you'd expect neither to succeed in calculating and applying ReplayGain. I think the non-passing of values from a calculation action to apply action should be openly declared - in the docs.

Quote from: spoon on
You have mentioned that Volume Normalize using 'ReplayGain' was not working

That is indeed unexplained so I shall investigate further. Thanks.

Warning: dbPowerAmp Volume Normalisation (*) RG seems bust

Reply #8 –
Having moved from the UI to command-line and a different audio format, I no longer see that failure, so I retract it as a false alarm. Apologies.