New Option: Normalize Waveform
A small toggle in settings, and your waveform shows you how loud your music really is.
Waveform without normalization: quiet passages stay quiet, loud peaks stand out
Small feature update, big effect: Ampado's settings now include a "Normalize Waveform" option. It's enabled by default, so the waveform looks the way you're used to.
When you turn it off, Ampado draws the waveform based on the absolute levels in the track.
Normalized vs. Absolute
A normalized waveform scales the display so the loudest part fills the full height. It looks tidy, but it hides how loud a track actually is. Every file ends up looking about the same size.
With normalization turned off, Ampado draws the waveform based on the absolute levels in the track. A quiet intro stays visually quiet, a loud chorus towers above it, exactly the way it sounds from your speakers.
Why is that useful?
- • Compare loudness: See at a glance whether one track really is quieter than another, or just feels that way
- • Spot dynamics: Heavily compressed tracks show a constantly high level, while dynamic recordings visibly breathe
- • Sanity check mastering: Catch clipping candidates, tracks that are too quiet, or uneven transitions in a playlist
Where to find it
Open Ampado's settings and switch "Normalize Waveform" off to enable the absolute view. One click does it. Try it with two tracks of different loudness back to back.