![]() ![]() At this point you will be able to open the mp3 in iTunes, Windows Media Player, and most importantly in Traktor, and your new album art will be there. Your image has now been added to the file as the ablum art. Then pick the image of your choice, leave the settings at their default, and click “Ok”. ![]() Go to the “Album Art” tab and click “add”. Right click the track and select “Properties”. Just add the desired mp3 into the “now playing” area of the player. Using this software is fairly easy as well. The free version of this software will allow us to take any mp3 file and embed any image of our choice into the file as the album art. It is strongly recommended you make a backup of your music library before you run the software with your files. ![]() This means that, unlike the PC version, once you make a volume change, it is permanent. WARNING FOR MAC USERS: The current version of mp3gain available for the MAC OS is unable to make a non-destructive change to the audio file. If done in “album gain” mode, then the software will assume each track has the same volume level and will apply the same amount of gain to the entire collection, not what we are looking for. This mode makes the software find how far each track is from the desired volume and applies a different amount of gain to each track. HINT: Be sure to use the “Track Gain” method of volume adjustment. I chose 96db because in Traktor, this is where the auto-gain seems to think the mp3 is closest to the desired volume and will apply less than 1db of adjustment. Just add files or your entire folder, analyze the tracks, choose a target volume, and apply the “track gain” to the files. This way the change is completely nondestructive to the file and all changes are completely reversible if you don’t like the outcome. How will this affect the sound quality? Unlike other music analysis programs out there, MP3Gain does not decode and re-encode the mp3 to change its volume. It automatically adjusts mp3s so that they all have the same volume. MP3Gain is an easy to use piece of freeware that clears up the issue of different mp3’s from different sources having different volume levels. What you see below are some solutions for each of these issues and the freeware I have found to work best for each application. Lastly, although some djs have sprung to pay for key recognition software, those of us who are strapped for cash are left with poor options for getting organized by key. Secondly, not all of my album covers are being recognized. Because of this plethora of music sources, I noticed a few issues when using Traktor Pro with my mp3 files.įirst off, even with the auto-gain feature turned on, some tracks still tend to be noticeably louder or softer than other tracks. Releases from different online music stores, promo releases from different labels, and even some essential vinyl rips have made it onto my hard drive. Like every other digital DJ out there, I have music files that are from all over the place. After the jump I will discuss three methods in which we can better our music collection and the freeware available to do the job. Take it a step further and there are still many things that you can do besides basic organization that will keep your digital music collection in top shape and wont cost you a penny. The most obvious forms of organization involve play lists and smart tagging which have been previously covered in depth here and here. ![]() Fortunately, these tracks will remain in digital form and everyone has the option of re-organizing them with relative ease. A random mess of scattered songs, from different places and times, each being a small surprise every time they were played. If my digital music collection were to suddenly manifest itself into some kind of physical media, I’m sure it would look something like this picture. ![]()
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