Mac CD burn wth Level control - help

[Damien]

what software is around that burns cd's on a mac and lets me change the level of each track?

i want to burn mixes and make each track roughly the same level (not mastering, not plugins/comp etc)....just a quick balance

does toast/jam do this (toast doesnt)..

i have read about waveburner (now dead or bundled with logic)
and bias peak. but both cost more than my need..

is there another way....on OS9 or X...

i can do this on a pc with software i already have, but dont really want to add another computer to the control room unless i have to.

thanks,

Damien

[Chris H]

Jam will do it for you.

[Kurt]

There is a wavgain (wav implementation of replaygain) port for mac: http://www.rarewares.org/files/others/wavegain_osx.zip

You can read about replaygain here: www.replaygain.org

[Kris]

Waveburner works well.

[chris p]

Toast will do it.

[Damien]

does toast do it? i cant find where (i have toast, not jam)

how/where do i get Waveburner from? i dont have logic (i believe its bundeled) and i cant find anywhere to buy it........waveburner not logic..

damien

[Kurt]

Almost all cd burning software can normalise peak levels, I don't know of any that use loudness rather than peak volume.

wavgain psycho-acoustically analyzes them so they have the same perceived loudness, not peak values.


Edit: It's freeware and it's fast.

[Chris H]

Toast will do it.

News to me. What version? I'm using Toast Titanium 7.0.1 and can't find any gain adjustment . I have never found it in toast, but it's in Jam along with crossfade settings etc

Also i think waveburner is only available bundled with Logic and not as a stand alone app as it uses the Logic Dongle. There is most likley a freeware app that will do basic gain adjustments for burning
Try soundhack http://www.soundhack.com/freeware.php
Or......
Do a search of freeware for OSX.
http://www.versiontracker.com/macosx/
http://www.cornstalker.com/freeware/x.html
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/mac/2003/04 ... eware.html

Ask or search here..http://www.bigbluelounge.com/forums/index.php

[chris p]

Yeah, OK - its actually in the CD Spin Doctor program, which is part of the Toast suite, rather than in Toast itself. The are some filters in there as well, but I do NOT recommend them.

[toadmark]

There is also a setting in Nero for PC which will allow you to make them all the same volume.

[smash]

Believe it or not...

iTunes has the ability to specify track volumes, as well as having a feature which will ensure everything is of the same average level...

... not sure how usable it is but it's free. I use waveburner personally, but it might be worth having a play.

[chris p]

You're right, of course, Smash, but my understanding (notoriously fallible at the best of times) is that iTunes stores the volume adjustment as a parameter with the file, rather than scaling the waveform itself. This means it may not help when Damien burns the file to a CD.

When I have time (like mid-2008) I might play with this and see if your suggestions works.

[Damien]

does anyone have waveburner as a stand alone app. or is it only with logic?

i have downloaded wavgain, and will try spin doctor etc and see what happens.

thanks to all so far....