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David McIntyre <plugh_at_mudbarn.com> writes:

> http://www.micronas.com/products/documentation/consumer/mas3587f/downloads/mas3587f_2pd.pdf
> Shows that the automatic volume adjustment feature is built into the MAS chip.
> Why bother re-writing it?

Because:
1) Even with the shortest implemented decay time of 2s that feature
results in noticable volume-pumping which I consider very annoying. If
the chip has shorter decay times availiable it might be better, but I
don't have a PDF reader here to check.

2) The chip can't see into the future, offline pre-processing like
replaygain can. This can preserve intended differences in dynamics
across a track that would be reduced or killed by the MAS-limiter.

BTW, just for the record: I prefer not to modify my MP3s, my main index
is based on an MD5 of the file.

-ik

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