I'm a newbie and don't really understand how to use command line programs.
Could someone please walk me thru how to apply Volumax to wave files?
I need info from start to finish. Please Help.
Thank You.
Full Version: Some Help For A Newbie With Volumax
If you rename the exe to wavegain.exe, you can use speek's wavegain frontend.
QUOTE (dreamliner77 @ Nov 20 2004, 03:49 PM)
If you rename the exe to wavegain.exe, you can use speek's wavegain frontend.
I tried this, But I would very much like to know how to do it without the frontend.
I would like to raise the gain to Max Gain - No Clipping, but don't see option for this with frontend. But thanks so much for the reply.
From the command prompt in the folder that you have placed Volumax:
By default, you will get the max no clipping level.
CODE
F:\Testdir>volumax -h
Volumax v0.3 - Compiled Mar 9 2003. Copyright (c) 2002 John Edwards
Usage: volumax [options] input.wav [...]
OPTIONS
-h, --help Prints this help information.
-a, --album Use Album volume setting, or
-t, --title Use Track volume setting(DEFAULT).
-c, --calculate Calculates and prints proposed volume adjustments, but
DOES NOT APPLY THEM. This is the DEFAULT.
-y, --apply Calculates and APPLIES proposed volume adjustments.
-l, --level X Apply reduction to maximum non-clipping volume in dB, where
X = any floating point number between 0.0 and -12.0(DEFAULT 0.0)
FORMAT OPTIONS (One option ONLY may be used)
-b, --bits X Set output sample format, where X =
1 for 8 bit PCM data.
2 for 16 bit PCM data(DEFAULT).
3 for 24 bit PCM data.
4 for 32 bit PCM data.
5 for 32 bit floats.
INPUT FILES
Volumax input files may be 8, 16, 24 or 32 bit integer, or floating
point wave files with 1 or 2 channels and a sample rate of 48000Hz,
44100Hz, 32000Hz, 24000Hz, 22050Hz, 16000Hz, 12000Hz, 11025Hz or 8000Hz.
Wildcards (?, *) can be used in the filename.
F:\Testdir>
Volumax v0.3 - Compiled Mar 9 2003. Copyright (c) 2002 John Edwards
Usage: volumax [options] input.wav [...]
OPTIONS
-h, --help Prints this help information.
-a, --album Use Album volume setting, or
-t, --title Use Track volume setting(DEFAULT).
-c, --calculate Calculates and prints proposed volume adjustments, but
DOES NOT APPLY THEM. This is the DEFAULT.
-y, --apply Calculates and APPLIES proposed volume adjustments.
-l, --level X Apply reduction to maximum non-clipping volume in dB, where
X = any floating point number between 0.0 and -12.0(DEFAULT 0.0)
FORMAT OPTIONS (One option ONLY may be used)
-b, --bits X Set output sample format, where X =
1 for 8 bit PCM data.
2 for 16 bit PCM data(DEFAULT).
3 for 24 bit PCM data.
4 for 32 bit PCM data.
5 for 32 bit floats.
INPUT FILES
Volumax input files may be 8, 16, 24 or 32 bit integer, or floating
point wave files with 1 or 2 channels and a sample rate of 48000Hz,
44100Hz, 32000Hz, 24000Hz, 22050Hz, 16000Hz, 12000Hz, 11025Hz or 8000Hz.
Wildcards (?, *) can be used in the filename.
F:\Testdir>
By default, you will get the max no clipping level.
QUOTE (john33 @ Nov 20 2004, 04:36 PM)
From the command prompt in the folder that you have placed Volumax:
By default, you will get the max no clipping level.
CODE
F:\Testdir>volumax -h
Volumax v0.3 - Compiled Mar 9 2003. Copyright (c) 2002 John Edwards
Usage: volumax [options] input.wav [...]
OPTIONS
-h, --help Prints this help information.
-a, --album Use Album volume setting, or
-t, --title Use Track volume setting(DEFAULT).
-c, --calculate Calculates and prints proposed volume adjustments, but
DOES NOT APPLY THEM. This is the DEFAULT.
-y, --apply Calculates and APPLIES proposed volume adjustments.
-l, --level X Apply reduction to maximum non-clipping volume in dB, where
X = any floating point number between 0.0 and -12.0(DEFAULT 0.0)
FORMAT OPTIONS (One option ONLY may be used)
-b, --bits X Set output sample format, where X =
1 for 8 bit PCM data.
2 for 16 bit PCM data(DEFAULT).
3 for 24 bit PCM data.
4 for 32 bit PCM data.
5 for 32 bit floats.
INPUT FILES
Volumax input files may be 8, 16, 24 or 32 bit integer, or floating
point wave files with 1 or 2 channels and a sample rate of 48000Hz,
44100Hz, 32000Hz, 24000Hz, 22050Hz, 16000Hz, 12000Hz, 11025Hz or 8000Hz.
Wildcards (?, *) can be used in the filename.
F:\Testdir>
Volumax v0.3 - Compiled Mar 9 2003. Copyright (c) 2002 John Edwards
Usage: volumax [options] input.wav [...]
OPTIONS
-h, --help Prints this help information.
-a, --album Use Album volume setting, or
-t, --title Use Track volume setting(DEFAULT).
-c, --calculate Calculates and prints proposed volume adjustments, but
DOES NOT APPLY THEM. This is the DEFAULT.
-y, --apply Calculates and APPLIES proposed volume adjustments.
-l, --level X Apply reduction to maximum non-clipping volume in dB, where
X = any floating point number between 0.0 and -12.0(DEFAULT 0.0)
FORMAT OPTIONS (One option ONLY may be used)
-b, --bits X Set output sample format, where X =
1 for 8 bit PCM data.
2 for 16 bit PCM data(DEFAULT).
3 for 24 bit PCM data.
4 for 32 bit PCM data.
5 for 32 bit floats.
INPUT FILES
Volumax input files may be 8, 16, 24 or 32 bit integer, or floating
point wave files with 1 or 2 channels and a sample rate of 48000Hz,
44100Hz, 32000Hz, 24000Hz, 22050Hz, 16000Hz, 12000Hz, 11025Hz or 8000Hz.
Wildcards (?, *) can be used in the filename.
F:\Testdir>
By default, you will get the max no clipping level.
Thank you john33
one more question tho...Do you have to type all the filenames in or will it apply to all files in the folder?
Also, how do you get the command prompt within the folder?
I guess that's 2 questions....sorry for being such a dummy
QUOTE (flashback50 @ Nov 20 2004, 04:40 PM)
Thank you john33
one more question tho...Do you have to type all the filenames in or will it apply to all files in the folder?
Also, how do you get the command prompt within the folder?
I guess that's 2 questions....sorry for being such a dummy
one more question tho...Do you have to type all the filenames in or will it apply to all files in the folder?
Also, how do you get the command prompt within the folder?
I guess that's 2 questions....sorry for being such a dummy
Open the Command Prompt and type:
cd\folder name\folder name..... providing the path to the folder. If any of the folder names within the path contains a space character, then wrap the path after the 'cd' in "...". Then:
volumax -y *.wav
will process all the .wav files in that folder.
QUOTE (john33 @ Nov 20 2004, 05:43 PM)
QUOTE (flashback50 @ Nov 20 2004, 04:40 PM)
Thank you john33
one more question tho...Do you have to type all the filenames in or will it apply to all files in the folder?
Also, how do you get the command prompt within the folder?
I guess that's 2 questions....sorry for being such a dummy
one more question tho...Do you have to type all the filenames in or will it apply to all files in the folder?
Also, how do you get the command prompt within the folder?
I guess that's 2 questions....sorry for being such a dummy
Open the Command Prompt and type:
cd\folder name\folder name..... providing the path to the folder. If any of the folder names within the path contains a space character, then wrap the path after the 'cd' in "...". Then:
volumax -y *.wav
will process all the .wav files in that folder.
Thank You so much john33, I really appreciate your patience and help..because of guys like you, someday I might just get the hang of things,
Thanks again
I'm gonna get this yet..
here's my problem now.
I open command prompt, Then I type in
C:\temp\test\volumax -y *.wav
I have placed the waves I want to work with in this folder along with the volumax.exe,
I get an error saying:
C:\>Temp\test\volumax -a -y * .wav
Could not find '.wav': The system cannot find the file specified.
do I have to list all filenames or is the cmd: volumax -y *.wav supposed to process all the .wav files that are in the folder?
here's my problem now.
I open command prompt, Then I type in
C:\temp\test\volumax -y *.wav
I have placed the waves I want to work with in this folder along with the volumax.exe,
I get an error saying:
C:\>Temp\test\volumax -a -y * .wav
Could not find '.wav': The system cannot find the file specified.
do I have to list all filenames or is the cmd: volumax -y *.wav supposed to process all the .wav files that are in the folder?
QUOTE (flashback50 @ Nov 20 2004, 01:09 PM)
I'm gonna get this yet..
here's my problem now.
I open command prompt, Then I type in
C:\temp\test\volumax -y *.wav
I have placed the waves I want to work with in this folder along with the volumax.exe,
I get an error saying:
C:\>Temp\test\volumax -a -y * .wav
Could not find '.wav': The system cannot find the file specified.
do I have to list all filenames or is the cmd: volumax -y *.wav supposed to process all the .wav files that are in the folder?
here's my problem now.
I open command prompt, Then I type in
C:\temp\test\volumax -y *.wav
I have placed the waves I want to work with in this folder along with the volumax.exe,
I get an error saying:
C:\>Temp\test\volumax -a -y * .wav
Could not find '.wav': The system cannot find the file specified.
do I have to list all filenames or is the cmd: volumax -y *.wav supposed to process all the .wav files that are in the folder?
Please note that in your second command line example, the one with the error message, there is a space after the * character that shouldn't be there.
Try it with C:\temp\test\volumax -a -y *.wav and see if that helps.
Regards,
Madrigal
QUOTE (Madrigal @ Nov 20 2004, 06:54 PM)
QUOTE (flashback50 @ Nov 20 2004, 01:09 PM)
I'm gonna get this yet..
here's my problem now.
I open command prompt, Then I type in
C:\temp\test\volumax -y *.wav
I have placed the waves I want to work with in this folder along with the volumax.exe,
I get an error saying:
C:\>Temp\test\volumax -a -y * .wav
Could not find '.wav': The system cannot find the file specified.
do I have to list all filenames or is the cmd: volumax -y *.wav supposed to process all the .wav files that are in the folder?
here's my problem now.
I open command prompt, Then I type in
C:\temp\test\volumax -y *.wav
I have placed the waves I want to work with in this folder along with the volumax.exe,
I get an error saying:
C:\>Temp\test\volumax -a -y * .wav
Could not find '.wav': The system cannot find the file specified.
do I have to list all filenames or is the cmd: volumax -y *.wav supposed to process all the .wav files that are in the folder?
Please note that in your second command line example, the one with the error message, there is a space after the * character that shouldn't be there.
Try it with C:\>Temp\test\volumax -a -y *.wav and see if that helps.
Regards,
Madrigal
I removed the space and still get the same error..
thanks for the input tho
QUOTE
I removed the space and still get the same error..
thanks for the input tho
thanks for the input tho
Try this, then:
At the command prompt, type cd c:\temp\test
Then, after you are inside the c:\temp\test directory, type volumax -a -y *.wav
Regards,
Madrigal
QUOTE (Madrigal @ Nov 20 2004, 07:24 PM)
QUOTE
I removed the space and still get the same error..
thanks for the input tho
thanks for the input tho
Try this, then:
At the command prompt, type cd c:\temp\test
Then, after you are inside the c:\temp\test directory, type volumax -a -y *.wav
Regards,
Madrigal
That did the trick..
Thank you so much..
Off topic:
I want to know 1 thing... I thought that volumax is a some kind of normalization program and now it seems that it is connected rather with ReplayGain...
Can you please clear it up for me?
I want to know 1 thing... I thought that volumax is a some kind of normalization program and now it seems that it is connected rather with ReplayGain...
Can you please clear it up for me?
You're right, it is a 'normalization' program; it is not connected with ReplayGain at all.
Hi John. Thanks for your work on this. I use it when making compilation cds together with wavegain.
Have a question though. This is slightly OT, but is there a similar program for mp3? or is there a way to maximize the nonclipping volume with mp3gain? TIA.
Have a question though. This is slightly OT, but is there a similar program for mp3? or is there a way to maximize the nonclipping volume with mp3gain? TIA.
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