Feature description:
Technically, Symfonium is doing things right, that’s why I wrote this as a feature request and not an issue.
It’s well known that the R128 standard is 5dB quieter than the most common replay gain implementation.
It’s explained by various websites but I think it’s best explaiened here: GitHub - complexlogic/rsgain: A simple, but powerful ReplayGain 2.0 tagging utility
A lot of players, to make the experience consistent, add artificially loudness to opus files so their perceived loudness matches other file types. I think it’s best explained here:
Auxio on Android just added it: Releases · OxygenCobalt/Auxio · GitHub
Foobar has always done it and it’s discussed here: Opus 'output gain' seems to be set incorrectly , among other threads
Could you change Symfonium to make loudness even? Or at least add a toggle for it? Switching from an opus file to a mp3 file is really painful ATM.
If you agree to add this feature, let me know if you want sample files.
Problem solved:
Problem is that all songs don’t have the same loudness if they are in different formats, which completely defeats the purpose of Replay Gain.
Brought benefits:
The perceived loudness will be the same for every file
Other application solutions:
Auxio: music: fix opus replaygain interpretation · OxygenCobalt/Auxio@07a9802 · GitHub
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