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Topic: CD TimeCode Utility(Use if your timecode is to loud)

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Seeing as a lot of people have needed to make a new TimeCode file using the -13dB fix, I've made a wrapper to do it automatically without requiring the download for Audacity. Eventually I may expand the application to support CD-Burning so you can do everything with the one utility. At the moment the program lets you browse for its required files (i.e. the VirtualDJ TimeCode file and BeSweet) but if you don't have these on your machine, you can easily download them through the program.

Here are some screenshots:












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Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 required.
 
Posted Sat 21 Jul 07 @ 4:06 am
nice work , definately a sticky
 
Nice one Andrew ;)
 
 
Does it only lower the gain at -13db?

I don't wont be be a bad and dehonest someone's work, but
using MP3gain, that should be free, you can change the "volume" of mp3 in 1,5dB steps without reencoding. therefore you can have -12 or -13,5.

Maybe it would be easier and faster for the endusers to if the webteam will add this modified timecode mp3 to the timecode download links and have there both versions.

Anyway thanx for the tool and keep the beat running :-)
 
You can change the db to whatever you want, positive and negative. And whilst you can use mp3gain, the whole point in the tool is for cd decks, not playback in software. Do cd decks actually understand how to read and perform gain settings set by mp3gain?
 
I understand. but mp3 consists of blocks. each block of mp3 has it's own volume. It is not mp3gain specific/proprietary thing but a standard.
Mp3gain simply analyses the song and instead of repacking it from mp3 to wav, raising the volume and packing it back to mp3, it just changes the volume setting for each mp3 block. So after your software player, or audio cd burner tries to convert/play mp3 to wav or audio cd it will be louder.

It does in no way change the fact, the you provided a great tool designer for one thing, that enables also the basic users to do what they want without deeper understanding and downloading bunch of weird tools. Sorry if it sounded in way i do not appreciate your work ;-)

One things I learned in my work is "keep it simple" - and that's exactly what you did.

With direct audio cd burning it will really rock!!!

 
 
That is a good feature Simon ;)
 
lopez453 wrote :
I understand. but mp3 consists of blocks. each block of mp3 has it's own volume. It is not mp3gain specific/proprietary thing but a standard.
Mp3gain simply analyses the song and instead of repacking it from mp3 to wav, raising the volume and packing it back to mp3, it just changes the volume setting for each mp3 block. So after your software player, or audio cd burner tries to convert/play mp3 to wav or audio cd it will be louder.

It does in no way change the fact, the you provided a great tool designer for one thing, that enables also the basic users to do what they want without deeper understanding and downloading bunch of weird tools. Sorry if it sounded in way i do not appreciate your work ;-)

One things I learned in my work is "keep it simple" - and that's exactly what you did.

With direct audio cd burning it will really rock!!!



I was under the impression that mp3gain sets an id3tag (itunes does the same thing but calls it soundcheck) and sets an integer value in this tag. This value tells the complete file how many decibals the mp3 needs to be boosted or lessened - you need software support for this method. Which is why playing a file with mp3gain in itunes or even on an ipod will do nothing.

Thanks for the postive comments, I didn't take what you said negatively - was just making comments up mp3gain. It's a great tool but not as widely supported as it should be.

However, good to see that a -13db file has now been uploaded to the website.
 
The link for the pro grade is not working.
 
This Lowered Gain thing doesnt work. I burned the original to cd, then played it in a regular cd walkman into the soundcard and lowered the volume, the amplitude of the timecode did lower however i still dont get anything above 0%Timecode quality. Ive also lowered the gain and played it straight out of my CDJ800, still no luck, the timecode starts playing but the quality is 0 so it doesnt work correctly. can someone help me before i buy serato, by the way im using the bcd2000 as the asio card, but i hear alot of ppl have good luck with it except for me :0(
 
sup guys,
i want to know what type of time codes do i need for my stanton c.324 to use on VDJ ??? can yah plz tell me
 


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