Audacity normalize

1. What is normalize in audacity?
2. Is it good to normalize audio?
3. What does loudness normalization do on audacity?

What is normalize in audacity?

From Audacity Development Manual. Use the Normalize effect to set the peak amplitude of a single track, make multiple tracks have the same peak amplitude and equalize the balance of left and right channels of stereo tracks. Optionally you can remove any DC offset from the tracks.

Is it good to normalize audio?

Audio should be normalized for two reasons: 1. to get the maximum volume, and 2. for matching volumes of different songs or program segments. Peak normalization to 0 dBFS is a bad idea for any components to be used in a multi-track recording. As soon as extra processing or play tracks are added, the audio may overload.

What does loudness normalization do on audacity?

Use the Loudness Normalization to change the level of the audio (normally reduce it to recommended limits). It is based on EBU R 128 recommendations on limiting the loudness of audio signals.