Whenever going through a playlist consisting of files with different encodings (.m4a, .mp3, .flac, etc) it seems to me that some m4a files are noticeably quieter than others.
I’ve noticed it happens primarily on whenever I’m using the internal renderer of the app, switching to the system one seems to have solved the issue for me more or less
Well no I mean they really just sound louder when I switch from the internal decoder to the system one with Offload Mode Enabled. Just thought it was worth pointing that out
Offload mode is a special mode, it’s possible that on your device it does decide by itself to do not asked things, it’s really just a get the data and deal with it.
Yeah no I get it, I mean that problem I’ve described above only arises whenever the “Prefer internal decoder” option is on, so I suppose maybe the app itself decodes mp4a-latim files incorrectly or smth like that
Sure, I might’ve not went particularly clear with it but I captured the bug with the Internal Decoder On, and only after that checked with the offload mode.
Spent some time tinkering with various settings and just listening to music in-general until I caught the following behavior
it appears to be that the volume of playback on an m4a encoded track drops significantly after a short period of switching the setting on or off
For the tests, I’ve restarted by phone with the Prefer internal decoder turned on so the volume was lower than it should be on those files the moments I opened the app.
Further tinkering revealed that this does not affect mp3s nor flacs.