Making stereo volume louder?

[MaverickNemesis]

Is there any way to make the idrive 2009 volume any louder? Some songs play relatively loud and then when I'm watching a DVD or music video it comes in low sometimes not all of the time. Was just wondering if there is anyway to make it louder. It's te standard not upgraded system.

[Technic]

Originally Posted by MaverickNemesis

Is there any way to make the idrive 2009 volume any louder? Some songs play relatively loud and then when I'm watching a DVD or music video it comes in low sometimes not all of the time. Was just wondering if there is anyway to make it louder. It's te standard not upgraded system.

This is an encoding volume issue, not so much an iDrive volume issue. For example, if the DVD is encoded in Dolby Digital then the iDrive will have to decode it to 2-channel stereo for playback and most of the time that will have a much lower volume than a native stereo encoding.

I would guess that BMW saved a couple of cents per unit by simply not adding a volume normalization feature to the OEM HU/iDrive. Even the Premium (MOST) OEM amp does not normalize the volume of different sources, and that's all digital up to the analog output phase.

You could normalize the volume (making it sound at the same relative level) of all your sources by yourself, but that will involve getting dedicated software for that. At least the iPod have it built in -Sound Check- and MP3 songs can be normalized with MP3Gain, but DVD will have to be copied and then manipulated for you to normalize the volume to match the other source levels.

[MaverickNemesis]

Well what do you recommend? I just want to add more volume... I use to have an audison but sold it

[Technic]

Originally Posted by MaverickNemesis

Well what do you recommend? I just want to add more volume... I use to have an audison but sold it

More volume in DVD movies?

[DiRTyDeLuX]

Turn the volume control knob clockwise.

[MaverickNemesis]

Originally Posted by Technic

More volume in DVD movies?

Yea it's mostly DVD movies causing the issue or do I just rip them off the DVD content and reburn it like u mentioned

[koxal]

Originally Posted by DiRTyDeLuX

Turn the volume control knob clockwise.

[Technic]

Originally Posted by MaverickNemesis

Yea it's mostly DVD movies causing the issue or do I just rip them off the DVD content and reburn it like u mentioned

That's the only way that I can think of... I noticed the same DVD volume issue as well.

[MaverickNemesis]

Yea I just bought a armin van buuren DVD and the volume comes in low but then when I rip content from my pc it comes out fine

[Kiemyster]

ummm.... wait till you get home to watch the dvd?

be glad your watching DVDs in the cabin. Roll the windows up and put the ac on one bar.

otherwise, wait till you put it on the tv?!?!?

[MaverickNemesis]

It's music DVD not movies

[Kiemyster]

Originally Posted by MaverickNemesis

It's music DVD not movies

So is it music video's? because what you can do is download them via dirpy.com straight from youtube. and you can choose your coding.

let me know if this helps