What Do “Mastered for iTunes” and “Sound Check” Do To Music Listening?

[present]

I think iVolume is much better

[Greg Reierson]

The author seems pretty confused.

Regarding Sound Check specifically: it's a great first step but there are more sophisticated levelers.

I can't see how anyone who understands how it works could argue that it's ruining music. If anything, it's saving us from ourselves by putting sound quality before loudness.

[present]

Originally Posted by Greg Reierson

The author seems pretty confused.

Regarding Sound Check specifically: iIt's a great first step but there are more sophisticated levelers.

I can't see how anyone who understands how it works could argue that it's ruining music. If anything, it's saving us from ourselves by putting sound quality before loudness.

I agree.

[musicl]

You'd think apple would turn it on by default if it makes life easier.

[Greg Reierson]

Originally Posted by musicl

You'd think apple would turn it on by default if it makes life easier.

The problem is that it does not work across an entire album. The Mastered for iTunes literature says it does, so maybe it's in the works. At least I can't find that option on my system.

[IIIrd]

Sound check does through up some oddites every now and again, but for me it seems to work ok.