Spotify 101: How to Disable Volume Normalization
Back in 2009, largely due to the sheer number of users demanding it, Spotify added an amazing little feature — the ability to disable volume normalization. While the feature is nothing more than a toggle on the visual front, the audible difference is far superior and moons apart.According to Spotify, "volume normalization is used to try to keep a consistent volume between tracks." While this is the general gist of it, it's missing some key information. Spotify adds extra limiting which works in conjunction with the volume normalization process. This limiter reduces the dynamic range of the music you're listening to, which is basically the same as reducing the quality of the music.When you consider the loss of quality and the fact that some tracks are supposed to be louder than others, volume normalization can really take away from your overall listening experience. So we recommend that you turn this option off right away — especially if you're a premium user with access to Spotify's "Extreme" music quality setting. You can thank me later, but let's take a look at how to disable this setting.Don't Miss: How to Improve Sound Quality for Streaming & Downloaded Music in Spotify
Method 1: Disabling Volume Normalization on an Android DeviceIf you're an Android user, open Spotify and tap on the "Your Library" icon in the bottom-right corner, then press the settings gear in the upper-right corner. The "Normalize volume" option should be in view if you have a five-inch or larger screen. If your device is on the smaller side, you might have to scroll down just a little bit to find it.Toggle the option off, and that's all there is to it. You'll now be able to enjoy your music with a much fuller dynamic range as intended by musicians and engineers. Don't Miss: How to Enable Waze Integration in Your Spotify App (& Vice Versa)
Method 2: Disabling Volume Normalization on an iOS DeviceIf you have an iOS device, start by tapping on "Your Library" in the bottom-right corner of the Spotify app, then press the settings gear in the top-right corner. Next, select "Playback" from the Settings menu, and then toggle "Enable Audio Normalisation" off.Now all that's left to do is to grab your favorite pair of headphones and start playing an album or song to give your new settings a whirl. The big question is why Spotify has a compressor which drastically reduces the dynamic range of both streaming and downloaded audio. All the volume normalization should be doing is leveling the tracks so that the audio playback is equivalent for all, no matter if a song is mastered louder or lower than others.Users have been complaining about this feature for years, and Spotify has removed the ability to disable this feature a couple of times these past few years. In fact, there was a point in time that developers and hackers found a way to manually modify the Spotify preferences files on Windows, Mac, and Android to disable the volume normalization. Hopefully, it's here to stay for good this time.Don't Miss: Spotify 101 — How to Make Your Music Sound Better by Using an EqualizerFollow Gadget Hacks on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, YouTube, and Instagram Follow WonderHowTo on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Google+
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Audio files are delivered to Spotify from distributors all over the world and are often mixed/mastered at different volume levels. We want to ensure the best listening experience for users, so we apply Loudness Normalization to create a balance. It also levels the playing field between soft and loud masters.
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I have the version number 1..1.988.g8f17a348. I just noticed when I reinstalled Windows and downloaded Spotify, it came as the older version v0.9 something, that there was a way to disable the "Set same level" from the settings and yes, it sounded just as good as it sounded before this 1.0 update.
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Spotify Loudness problem. Spotify Music not playing loud. audio.normalize_v2=false (to disable it). Re-start Spotify That's it ! Once again, volume normalisation will now be enable or
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Spotify PSA: Reminder to disable loudness normalization (self.audiophile) submitted 3 years ago * by Umlautica Hear, hear! Loudness normalization reduces the dynamic range of the music but fortunately can be disabled in Spotify.
Pro Tip: Turn OFF Spotify's "Normalize Volume" Setting
Typically, loud songs are lowered in volume (to the normalization level), while quieter songs are left alone. Loudness normalization is now used by all of the major online streaming services: Spotify, YouTube, iTunes and Tidal. It's a two-step process. First, songs are analyzed to determine their loudness level.
Spotify Loudness problem. Spotify Music not playing loud
Spotify 101: How to Disable Volume Normalization
Because I compared some Spotify songs with songs I own that I have tagged with ReplayGain tags and 89.0 dB target volume. These pretty much have the same volume as their Spotify counterparts with Spotify normalization enabled. But I think my local MP3s sound a little better than the 320 kBit Spotify streams, in general.
Why Spotify's 'set the same volume level for all tracks
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For casual "shuffle" listening, you can enable Spotify's 'set the same volume level for all tracks' option - and put up with some pretty crass limiting on more dynamic material, unfortunately. If you want to listen to a whole album with the internal dynamics intact and no extra limiting, you can disable it.
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Set a baseline volume level for all songs for a more consistent listening experience, or disable it to hear the songs at the level they were originally recorded. Desktop. Click the arrow in the top-right corner and select Settings. Under Music Quality, switch Normalize volume on, or off .
Spotify Version: 5.0.0.956. Description: Hi! I can't disable volume normalization. I tryed uninstall the app and install again but doesn't work. Obviously, i tried to disable with the configuration option but doesn't works. To reproduce: 1. Start app. 2. Reproduce some music. 3. Disable volume normaliaztion -> doesn't have any effect
Spotify PSA: Reminder to disable loudness normalization
Back in 2009, largely due to the sheer number of users demanding it, Spotify added an amazing little feature — the ability to disable volume normalization. While the feature is nothing more than a toggle on the visual front, the audible difference is far superior and moons apart. According to
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