# Loudness leveling option

**URL:** <http://support.symfonium.app/t/loudness-leveling-option/600>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Tags:** implemented\
**Created:** [July 25, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](http://support.symfonium.app/t/loudness-leveling-option/600 "2022-07-25T19:00:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![enl](http://support.symfonium.app/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/cc9497/32.png) [@enl](http://support.symfonium.app/u/enl)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](http://support.symfonium.app/t/loudness-leveling-option/600/1 "2022-07-25T19:00:20Z")

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I’m not sure if this is possible, but since it is a Feature I’ve utilized and enjoy with Plexamp I am making the request.

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**Author:** ![Tolriq](http://support.symfonium.app/user_avatar/support.symfonium.app/tolriq/32/726_2.png) [@Tolriq](http://support.symfonium.app/u/Tolriq)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2022, 7:19pm UTC](http://support.symfonium.app/t/loudness-leveling-option/600/2 "2022-07-25T19:19:43Z")

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What would that do ?

There’s replay gain support maybe that’s what you mean and just need to enable it?

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**Author:** ![enl](http://support.symfonium.app/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/cc9497/32.png) [@enl](http://support.symfonium.app/u/enl)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2022, 2:14am UTC](http://support.symfonium.app/t/loudness-leveling-option/600/3 "2022-07-26T02:14:27Z")

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I’ll need to research this.

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**Author:** ![enl](http://support.symfonium.app/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/cc9497/32.png) [@enl](http://support.symfonium.app/u/enl)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](http://support.symfonium.app/t/loudness-leveling-option/600/4 "2022-07-29T15:54:23Z")

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So the way I understand loudness leveling to function in Plexamp is that the listening volume will be boosted or lowered so that when changing from track to track the volume level change won’t be jarring. Is this what the replay gain does?

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**Author:** ![Tolriq](http://support.symfonium.app/user_avatar/support.symfonium.app/tolriq/32/726_2.png) [@Tolriq](http://support.symfonium.app/u/Tolriq)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 4:05pm UTC](http://support.symfonium.app/t/loudness-leveling-option/600/5 "2022-07-29T16:05:23Z")

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Yes replay gain adjust each track / album volume based on the values present in the tags.

> **[ReplayGain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReplayGain)**
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> ReplayGain is a proposed technical standard published by David Robinson in 2001 to measure and normalize the perceived loudness of audio in computer audio formats such as MP3 and Ogg Vorbis. It allows media players to normalize loudness for individual tracks or albums. This avoids the common problem of having to manually adjust volume levels between tracks when playing audio files from albums that have been mastered at different loudness levels.
> Although this de facto standard is now formally kn...

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**Author:** ![Tolriq](http://support.symfonium.app/user_avatar/support.symfonium.app/tolriq/32/726_2.png) [@Tolriq](http://support.symfonium.app/u/Tolriq)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](http://support.symfonium.app/t/loudness-leveling-option/600/6 "2022-08-11T18:07:35Z")

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So does this fit your need or is there something missing ?

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**Author:** ![enl](http://support.symfonium.app/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/cc9497/32.png) [@enl](http://support.symfonium.app/u/enl)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](http://support.symfonium.app/t/loudness-leveling-option/600/7 "2022-08-11T18:08:37Z")

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Yes, it resolves. Thanks.