MP3Gain

If you’re a music junkie like me and have amassed hundreds of gigabytes of music files, you’ve probably encountered inconsistencies in sound volumes. In a world where mp3 players are as ubiquitous as a cellphone, having your music on the go seems to be the norm. What isn’t the norm is having to manually re-adjust sound volumes from track to track. One minute the volume is all kosher, the next minute you’re scrabbling to adjust the volume because the next track almost blew off your ear drums….lol, did somebody say naija music ?. I bumped into this great tool that analyzes your music files and modifies them so that your music plays at a consistent volume. The tool in question is called MP3Gain. It’s a freeware and pretty intuitive to use. Downloading and installation takes minutes and the best part is that memory footprint is low - It’s not going to hug up on resources on your machine.

What I really like about this tool is it’s flexibility to analyze single file or folder (album). Below is a screen shot of MP3Gain –

By default, MP3Gain volume level is set to 89db, but you can certainly change this if you like in the Target “Normal” Volume box. Click on the Track Analysis tab to analyze your music file and then click on Track Gain tab to save volume changes to file….Voila!, you’re done. Another great worth mentioning is that this tool won’t make any changes to the mp3 encoding …meaning the quality of your audio won’t be compromised. Also, as the name implies, you’d need to convert your audio files to mp3 format first otherwise, the tool won’t recognize it

New Year Same Resolution

I’m never the type that jumps on the bandwagon. I try as much as possible to carve a niche for myself, so this new year I opted for no new resolution. Perennial resolutions are for the weaklings. Real men set goals – lofty ones if I may also add. My goals are the same from last year – work hard to free myself of life’s conundrums, continue in my life-long quest for intellectual advancement and lastly but certainly not the least – reconnect with my families and friends. The latter seems to be of most concern to me as I’ve literally ‘lost touch’ with the world. My introverted persona has somewhat isolated me from reality. I’ve lost precious friends, families have relegated me to the leagues of the unknown. This new year, I’m hell bent on changing all that. I got a calling card and called my childhood friends dispersed around the globe. I called my parents and my siblings and I spent quality time on the phone with them. I felt lighter, happier and very fulfilled. I’m definitely going to continue on that good note.

2006 was definitely a landmark year for me. I accomplished so much and I’m very grateful to God for his eternal mercies. 2006 saw me raking in tens of thousands of frequent flier air miles, ’06 made me realize my potentials in all areas of my life. I grew emotionally, financially and intellectually. In 2006, I lost my precious grandmother but found solace in immortality of the saints. I expanded my horizons in ’06, I found new music genre, read books that aren’t only IT inclined and I became an ardent blogger. I hope I continue on the same path this new year.