# Playback Volume Leveling **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [September 24, 2014, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-volume-leveling/77316 "2014-09-24T15:21:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![seanfilidis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/seanfilidis/32/9604_2.png) [@seanfilidis](https://forums.plex.tv/u/seanfilidis)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2014, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-volume-leveling/77316/1 "2014-09-24T15:21:58Z")
I feel sure this must have been requested before, but if so I can't find the thread.   Now that playlists for music work (somewhat), and music can be shuffled, Playback Leveling is a pretty intuitive and important next step. Many tracks from different albums are recorded (or encoded) at very different volumes, and when shuffling that can mean sudden volume differences and constantly fumbling for the remote.   On-the-fly playback leveling based on file volume analysis would be ideal, but even if Plex could just check if playback volume meta data already exists in files (as all my music does), and uses that to adjust volume, that would be good too. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-volume-leveling/77316/2 "2014-09-24T15:47:25Z")
Yes please! First step would be to use already embedded [replaygain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReplayGain) values in the audio files. Next step would be to add them on 'analyze' if not present. ---
**Author:** ![slipstreams](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/slipstreams/32/645_2.png) [@slipstreams](https://forums.plex.tv/u/slipstreams)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2014, 10:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-volume-leveling/77316/3 "2014-09-24T22:33:11Z")
Check out this thread to see if it helps: [https://forums.plex.tv/topic/95371-how-to-enable-replaygain/?hl=replaygain](https://forums.plex.tv/topic/95371-how-to-enable-replaygain/?hl=replaygain) ---
**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:** [September 24, 2014, 10:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-volume-leveling/77316/4 "2014-09-24T22:49:57Z")
> Check out this thread to see if it helps: > > [https://forums.plex.tv/topic/95371-how-to-enable-replaygain/?hl=replaygain](https://forums.plex.tv/topic/95371-how-to-enable-replaygain/?hl=replaygain) It applies only to PHT, not all the other clients. Plus, the original poster never reported if he got it to work succesfully. ---
**Author:** ![slipstreams](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/slipstreams/32/645_2.png) [@slipstreams](https://forums.plex.tv/u/slipstreams)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2014, 11:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-volume-leveling/77316/5 "2014-09-24T23:01:13Z")
> It applies only to PHT, not all the other clients. Plus, the original poster never reported if he got it to work succesfully. By the way clients work it depends by the player provided by the framework. This is not really in the hands of Plex. An example: Plex/web on Chrome. It depends on what the player in the browser (and used by Plex) supports. ---
**Author:** ![slipstreams](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/slipstreams/32/645_2.png) [@slipstreams](https://forums.plex.tv/u/slipstreams)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2014, 3:43am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-volume-leveling/77316/6 "2014-09-30T03:43:58Z")
Just a quick addition regarding PHT and Replaygain settings: After some digging AFIK this feature doesn't appear to be supported by PHT and changing settings in guisetting.xml has no effect. A working alternative would be to use PLEXbmc as client which includes also Replaygain support. ---
**Author:** ![seanfilidis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/seanfilidis/32/9604_2.png) [@seanfilidis](https://forums.plex.tv/u/seanfilidis)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2015, 6:55am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-volume-leveling/77316/7 "2015-05-05T06:55:29Z")
This has become all the more essential with the introduction of Plex mixes and Mood mixes. ---
**Author:** ![xabba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ee59a6/32.png) [@xabba](https://forums.plex.tv/u/xabba)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2015, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-volume-leveling/77316/8 "2015-06-06T17:17:13Z")
I know adding ReplayGain and/or volume leveling support is more of an advanced feature. As others have stated, when shuffling music with varying levels of loudness, this feature becomes essential to ensure a smooth listening experience. Most users probably don't even realize the importance of this, but I'm sure most would appreciate it if it's implemented. To make it more user-friendly, why not have Plex analyze the volume normalization information for each track/album when music is imported into the library? This way, even if users have no idea what ReplayGain is, the data is already present in the Plex database. At that point, the user would just need to enable the option in their Plex client's settings. There would be no need to worry if ReplayGain tags already exist in their music files. The R128 algortithm ([http://r128gain.sourceforge.net](http://r128gain.sourceforge.net)) is widely adopted and used by many other popular music players. Adding this feature would be a huge win for users who use Plex for music listening. I can only say that Plex just keeps getting better every day! Thank you for all that you do!! ---
**Author:** ![Tylast](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tylast/32/94852_2.png) [@Tylast](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Tylast)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-volume-leveling/77316/9 "2016-04-10T18:44:59Z")
How about ReplayGain for the audio in videos too? ---
**Author:** ![SkipCool33](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/skipcool33/32/95216_2.png) [@SkipCool33](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SkipCool33)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2016, 8:33am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-volume-leveling/77316/10 "2016-11-11T08:33:17Z")
Yep, I would like some Replaygain, R128 or Apple Sound Check equivalent in plex. That was really a pain in the \*ss when listening music sync on my mobile during my last journey. ---
**Author:** ![christopherru](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/christopherru/32/92493_2.png) [@christopherru](https://forums.plex.tv/u/christopherru)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2016, 2:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-volume-leveling/77316/11 "2016-12-05T14:56:42Z")
Yes Replay Gain support please ---
**Author:** ![murdercity](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/murdercity/32/5501_2.png) [@murdercity](https://forums.plex.tv/u/murdercity)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 2:38am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-volume-leveling/77316/12 "2016-12-07T02:38:55Z")
I would definitely like this. I have play lists with many TV shows and always have to adjust the volume between episodes. Especially when we adjust it for a low volume episode and then the next episode is really loud, it can be defening. I would like it for Android TV (Sheild Pro) and Roku’s. ---
**Author:** ![mlawlor26\_icloud.com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@mlawlor26\_icloud.com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mlawlor26_icloud.com)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2017, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-volume-leveling/77316/13 "2017-01-29T19:25:16Z")
Another vote ---
**Author:** ![iFredOS](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ifredos/32/3712_2.png) [@iFredOS](https://forums.plex.tv/u/iFredOS)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2017, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-volume-leveling/77316/14 "2017-03-05T21:21:52Z")
We needs this feature or the music support is useless. Not fun to be in my car and adjust the sound volume for nearly every songs I have, while I’m driving! ---
**Author:** ![MinnMoto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/minnmoto/32/92425_2.png) [@MinnMoto](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MinnMoto)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-volume-leveling/77316/15 "2017-04-12T18:43:56Z")
I’m interested in this too. Pretty large catalog. I have run MP3Gain against my whole library. ---
**Author:** ![mlawlor26\_icloud.com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@mlawlor26\_icloud.com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mlawlor26_icloud.com)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2017, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-volume-leveling/77316/16 "2017-06-09T14:21:28Z")
I’ll put in yet another vote for this feature. Essential for Plex Mixes especially. On a related note, there are a lot of good feature requests here that rarely get any response from Plex. Is there any way to increase transparency between the dedicated, passionate (and often paying) user base and the developers? ---
**Author:** ![apastuszak](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/apastuszak/32/4547_2.png) [@apastuszak](https://forums.plex.tv/u/apastuszak)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-volume-leveling/77316/17 "2017-07-31T17:12:56Z")
Adding my vote for this essential feature. Having used it on iTunes now and my Subsonic client, I can’t switch to Plex full time without it. ---
**Author:** ![Fips2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@Fips2000](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Fips2000)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2017, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-volume-leveling/77316/18 "2017-09-01T17:57:33Z")
Adding my vote for this feature too. Please up-vote by ticking “Like This” the FIRST post ---
**Author:** ![emilo-p](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ab097/32.png) [@emilo-p](https://forums.plex.tv/u/emilo-p)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2017, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-volume-leveling/77316/19 "2017-09-16T10:43:35Z")
Very much needed. It has my vote ---
**Author:** ![RandomNinjaAtk02](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/randomninjaatk02/32/82009_2.png) [@RandomNinjaAtk02](https://forums.plex.tv/u/RandomNinjaAtk02)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2017, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-volume-leveling/77316/20 "2017-10-01T17:34:27Z")
+1 this would be awesome, along with android auto/carplay support [Next page](https://forums.plex.tv/t/playback-volume-leveling/77316.md?page=2)