Dynamic Audio Normalizer

> Note, however, that the Dynamic Audio Normalizer achieves this goal without applying "dynamic range compressing". It will retain 100% of the dynamic range within each "local" region of the audio file.

Something doesn't feel right to me here.

If you are adding or removing gain from a signal in an attempt to "normalize" its amplitude overall, then by the very definition of Dynamic Range Compression has it been applied here. To say that it retains 100% of the dynamic range within each local region of the file is somewhat disingenuous in my view. The entire purpose of this exercise is to adjust the amplitude relative to other sections of the waveform such that in aggregate things sound more consistent to a listener volume-wise over meaningful periods of time. Listeners do not enjoy audio waveforms in 1000 sample window sizes.

I'm pretty sure OP has just designed a look-ahead compressor with a slightly over-engineered response envelope, which in practice will probably respond worse than most existing mastering limiters with lookahead capability on the market.

Nice write-up, but this is not some new, groundbreaking approach :)

Just adding this here for reference:

https://www.producerspot.com/equalize-normalization-compress...

Good write up, but this reads as a naive implementation of a single band compressor with gain compensation, a long look ahead, fast attack and slow release setting.

This feels like a weird compressor. The chart looks good but ìm not sure about the actual result