Radio station needs help-normalizing

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Hi,

I own an FM radio station, WZFI-FM 98.5 located very close to
Philadelphia, PA and we need a recommendation.

Currently, we edit numerous audio files every day and need to make
it easier for all of us.

Can someone please advise as to the best way to set a batch of
audio files to peak at 20,000 sample rate (-4.437 decibels).

Currently we normalize each file individually and that is a
dififcult task. Each file need to max out at the sample rate I
described.

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!

Please email your response to lift@lift985.com or call
856 497-4200

Thanks Joe Burke

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On 2 Mar 2005 10:48:41 -0500, Scott Dorsey <kludge@panix.com> wrote:

> joshzz <joebur@jersey.net> wrote:
>>
>> I own an FM radio station, WZFI-FM 98.5 located very close to
>> Philadelphia, PA and we need a recommendation.
>>
>> Currently, we edit numerous audio files every day and need to make
>> it easier for all of us.
>>
>> Can someone please advise as to the best way to set a batch of
>> audio files to peak at 20,000 sample rate (-4.437 decibels).
>>
>> Currently we normalize each file individually and that is a
>> dififcult task. Each file need to max out at the sample rate I
>> described.
>
> What sort of files? What kind of system? Are you running a mac, a PC,
> some sort of Unix box? These are ordinary .wav or .aiff files or
> something different?
>
> There are plenty of batch processor gadgets out there.
> --scott

And do you really need to normalise - or do you simply want to make them
sound like they're the same level? There's a big difference.

If you are anything like hundreds of other stations out there you'll
probably have a copy of Cool Edit or Audition which will batch normalise
these files for you.

Cheers.

James.

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