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WaveGain or ReplayGain?

I'm in the process of coverting my CD's to flac but I'm not sure what the best way to apply gain correction is.

I rip to wav using EAC then,

1. Process w/wavegain, convert & tag to flac or
2. Convert to flac/tag add replaygain using the Flac FrontEnd?

I'm not really concerned about album gain.

Thanks,
Chris

WaveGain or ReplayGain?

Reply #1 –
FLAC and --replay-gain
It's lossless, if you don't want it you don't have to use it.
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WaveGain or ReplayGain?

Reply #2 –
If I wanna change the volume of wavs before burning them to Audio CD,
what should I do? Is it ok to use WaveGain for this purpose or can it
harm the audio quality?
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WaveGain or ReplayGain?

Reply #3 –
Quote
If I wanna change the volume of wavs before burning them to Audio CD,
what should I do? Is it ok to use WaveGain for this purpose or can it
harm the audio quality?

I suggest you test a couple of files and determine for yourself whether you think there is a problem. Personally, I do it all the time and am very happy with the results, but then I'd be bound to say that wouldn't I?

WaveGain or ReplayGain?

Reply #4 –
According to David Robinson (ReplayGain creator), WaveGain harms Wav file quality, but it's much, much less than the harm created by, say, mpc -q 10

So it shouldn't be a concern, really... 

WaveGain or ReplayGain?

Reply #5 –
John 33, do u use dithering? If yes, which mode? (I'm talking about the WaveGain frontend)
I've been reading about how WaveGain isn't lossless and all, but should that worry me if
I use it solely for normalizing a compilation of wavs before burning?
Is there a better way to do this? Perhaps using replaygain and the diskwriter in foobar2000?
BTW, couldn't WaveGain display volume levels just like MP3Gain? I mean, WaveGain calculates
a gain without taking anything else into account, whereas MP3Gain compares the volume
with the user-defined desired volume...
Wanna buy a monkey?

WaveGain or ReplayGain?

Reply #6 –
Ok, so quality loss is not a big issue then...
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