Volume Balancer v1.10

Volume Balancer is a shareware utility which adjusts the peak and
average levels of WAV files so that they have the same perceived
loudness. It is a 32 bit program that runs on all versions of Windows
from Windows 98 onwards. It is primarily intended for use as a final
step before burning a compilation CD from a variety of sources. Note
that Volume Balancer works only on CD-format WAV files (ie. 44.1kHz,
16-bit, stereo). It does not work on MP3 files; if you wish to
balance the loudness of these, it is necessary to convert them to WAV
files first.

As many people have found to their frustration, simple normalization
of the peak levels of WAV files does not make them sound equally
loud. Perceived loudness is also influenced by the dynamic range of
the file. To balance the loudness of a set of WAV files requires
experimentation with varying degrees of dynamic range compression,
and this can be very tedious.

Volume Balancer automates this process and is exceptionally easy to
use. It is aimed squarely at the user who prefers not to have to
bother with the intricacies of dynamic range compression and just
wants an easy way to get their files sounding equally loud. Simply
select the set of WAV files in question, choose a reference loudness
level, and press the "Prepare & Balance" button. Volume Balancer then
normalizes the peak levels of all the files and applies the
appropriate amount of amplification and/or dynamic range compression
to each of the files in order to bring their perceived loudness up to
that of the reference. The results are written to new files with a
name derived from the source files. Note: The source files are never
modified.

More advanced features allow the user to set things such as the
maximum allowed dynamic range compression, normalisation level,
correlation between tracks whose relative loudness should not be