On Nov 1, 2018, at 10:56, Rob Landry <41001...@interpring.com> wrote:

> My understanding of "normalize" is that it means multiplying every sample in 
> a file by some coefficient calculated to set the largest sample in the file, 
> i.e. the peak amplitude, to a specific point, such as -13 dBfs.
> 
> However, lately I've seen "normalize" used to mean adjusting the *average* 
> amplitude, which involves more complicated calculations and runs the risk of 
> peak clipping or worse. So it's important to establish which sense of 
> "normlize" we are speaking of.

Correct. For the record, *all* tools in Rivendell (as of v2.19.3) use *peak* 
normalization.

Cheers!


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