I have a MacBook Pro. I enjoy making cds from my Itunes catalogue for use in my car stereo. Unfortunately, many songs are recorded at quite different volume levels. I make the volume adjustments per song using Itunes' equalizer and burn the cd. The cd plays fine on the MacBook with nice quality external speakers. When I play the cd on the car stereo, unfortunately the volume disparity from song to song is still apparent. Apple technician said he believes that since the original music file is not altered when using their equalizer, this would be the reason the playback on the car stereo does not reflect the adjustment which works fine on the MacBook. He suggested purchasing an audio app to alter the file itself. Is the DPS Itunes plugin the answer? And if so what is the step by step procedure for making the volume adjustments please?
Is your DPS software the answer?
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The reason you are having issues with the CD's not reflecting the iTunes EQ is that the EQ works in "real time". This means that the computer is applying the EQ'd sound to each track as you are listening to it and does not change the actual audio file. When you burn a CD in iTunes only the original audio file is written to the CD. The Digital Power Station Plug-In works in a similar fashion; it dynamically optimizes your music in "real time" for the device you are playing it on. For example, if you have Skull Candy earbuds, you would load a DPS profile for that device and you music will be optimized for those earbuds. Here is a link to answer some more questions: http://www.dpsplugin.com/help/doku.php
The DPS is excellent at smoothing differences in volume between songs and would be a great addition to your MacBook pro. However, you would need DPS in your car to hear the same effect. So look for a very exciting new automotive option for DPS later this year! ;-)
If you would like a step by step procedure to alter your audio files using different software I'm sure we can oblige. It's pretty tricky!
Posted 3 months ago # -
I've done some research into this and I have a conclusion:
Don't alter the original files!
Sorry to go back on my original suggestion but here's why:
1) if there is any DRM (digital rights management) for a song or album you won't be able to easily access those songs without first removing the DRM. This can be done by burning a CD then ripping it again. What a pain!
2) So now you've altered a bunch of songs to sound great on a certain set of speakers. What if those speakers break and you get new ones of a different brand? You better be ready to repeat the whole process with the backups you hopefully made.
3) Changing each song's original data will take a long time.
4) It's not worth the data management nightmare.
5) There are more reasons but why go into it?This is my humble opinion of course! This is why the DPS works in real-time, constantly making adjustments to the audio stream to optimize your audio device based on it's hardware profile. You hear immediate results and nothing is permanent. A much easier solution!
I hope to see our DPS technology appear everywhere that sound is generated so that folks like yourselves are not left in the audio "dark" so to speak. Perhaps you may be able to find a JVC KD-S100 for your car? This radio has our DPS technology inside and will do exactly what you are looking for.
Posted 1 month ago #
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