Does the XDJ-RX read the ReplayGain tag?

I do not know, but I highly doubt it.

Anyways, did you only analyze the files or did you also apply changes to them? If changed, the tracks are really altered and play at the same perceived volume on any player.

I ran my whole collection through (Mac)MP3Gain. No issue so far.

I haven't used anything on the files yet. I wasn't sure if altering the files was the best option or just using a ReplayGain tag on the audio file.

By the sounds of it actually altering the file would be my best option.

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@Paul Middleton

Thanks for sharing your opinion.

Paul, what kind of DJ are you? I'm of the belief there are different kinds. I consider myself a mobile DJ. The majority of my gigs are weddings which means I'm 50% DJ and 50% Entertainer. I cannot spend half my night looking down at my controller tweaking the settings and getting things right  for the next song. I need some things automated because I'm also the event organizer of the entire night. Dollar Dance, Garter Auction, Bouquet Toss, Shoe Game, First Dances, Etc. I might even spend less than half my time DJing with the way brides want me actively involved in everything. Sometimes I need to hit play on a song run out to the dance floor and since this thing doesn't have automix. I need to do what I need to do fast and run back so I can get the next song on in time. That doesn't leave much time for fast forwarding to the loudest part of the song to adjust gain levels.

I'm going to assume you are what I consider a performance DJ. You're there to DJ and only DJ. You can spend 90% of your night looking down at your controller. The other 10% is spent fist pumping. And your set is probably already pre-planned and practiced?

Of course if I was a "Real DJ" I'd just say screw all this technology. Buy real vinyl (not timecodes) and some turntables! **Sarcasm** But I run a business and my goal is to provide the best show possible to the Brides and Grooms that are paying me. I've been doing this full time as my sole source of income for almost 10 years. I know what I need from the technology I buy to make my shows better. Auto gain is it. Because I don't like to throw a track on quick and have it be noticeably louder than the previous track. I'm pretty sure this is a feature every DJ software has.

@Brian > And this is not software, but hardware, with a physical channel gain/trim knob. While we do have all these wonderful extras at our fingertips (quantize / sync / etc), the level control is still up to us. Sorry!

@Paul > Please watch your attitude as the forums are a place of sharing and learning, not criticizing and belittling.

Hey Pulse

I like to think of it as more of a hybrid ;) I don't expect it to have the full functionality of real DJ software. It is quite a step up from standard hardware though! Of course I realize it's designed more with Club DJ's and Bedroom DJ's in mind. But I still gotta offer my suggestions to make the standard mobile DJ's life a little easier :) Don't worry tho even without the auto gain or the ability to read ReplayGain I'll still be adding 5 more of these to our inventory this spring. I've already begun selling off our old controllers. I just hope the XDJ line continues to get improvements as new models get released.

If worse comes to worse I can just buy software to normalize my tracks so they all have roughly the same volume. I was just hoping it wouldn't come to modifying my files.

It's something I've tested in past, but found even within software, supposedly capable of auto-normalization / auto-gain, the apparent loudness of two different songs can be much greater than the software realizes, so I still prefer to do it manually and eschew the possible time savings.