# \[Feature Request\] Audio Optimization

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-audio-optimization/226120>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [February 19, 2018, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-audio-optimization/226120 "2018-02-19T12:26:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![corinbishop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71c47a/32.png) [@corinbishop](https://forums.plex.tv/u/corinbishop)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2018, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-audio-optimization/226120/1 "2018-02-19T12:26:54Z")

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I’m sure we all know that some audio tracks on movies, probably due to different encoding, can be very quiet. I understand that changing the volume on the fly means processing on the fly for the stream. So for most plex environments, it’s tricky to fix. However, I do think there should be an option (under the optimized versions), to apply a normalize/compression option. So, if we have a movie with low audio, we could optimize it for a better sound. That can then be streamed with encoding on the fly.

I also think that there should be audio compression on web clients, android, apple clients. Chromecast can’t do that, I know, but that’s where the optimize option would be useful. Or even, have a re-encode on the fly option on the server - but only if the hardware supports it (i.e. at user risk).

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**Author:** ![xtrap225](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/xtrap225/32/88921_2.png) [@xtrap225](https://forums.plex.tv/u/xtrap225)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2019, 3:08am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-audio-optimization/226120/2 "2019-01-01T03:08:14Z")

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i would love an option to purposely transcode & compress the audio stream. I use a chromecast ultra with some huge speakers being powered by a cheap amp and when people are asleep i have to be handy on the volume.

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2019, 4:41am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-audio-optimization/226120/3 "2019-01-01T04:41:31Z")

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A request for the same feature exists already, and it has more votes.

> [@Add support for dynamic range compression](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-support-for-dynamic-range-compression/21701/1):
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> As someone who watches movies with two small children sleeping in the next room, this would be a godsend. It’s particularly evident when watching 5.0 movies downmixed to 2.0. Low volume parts such as talking are barely audible whereas loud parts such as explosions and gunfire are deafening. Adding customizable dynamic range compression would help. Something like this (VLC) would be awesome: [http://imgur.com/C8lNK](http://imgur.com/C8lNK) Cheers, Rickard

Therefore this one is closed.  
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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2019, 4:41am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-audio-optimization/226120/4 "2019-01-01T04:41:34Z")

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