Volume normalization on all platforms

[ryota5637]

I find that the Spotify TV app lacks the audio normalization feature that apps for other devices have, so the listening experience is nowhere near as good as it could be. Hopefully this lack will be filled.

[Gurrra]

I know this have been asked for for years now, but can we please get volume normalization on all platforms? I'm running a Nvidia Shield on my TV with Spotify Connect to listen to my music through my speaker but I really miss having my music normalized as we have one desktop and mobile. I bet this is a very simple thing for you to implement, so please do 🙂

[Luan]

Updated on 2023-09-14

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[MarcinKrupski]

I'm a Spotify user but also a content creator for TV and social channels for a major company (importantly, but not related, an audio company).
On the one hand, of course, I know how difficult it is to grasp the issues of ‘how loud should the track be’ because many artists would like their tracks to be the loudest and others to simply be heard well and clearly. There are also, of course, artists who would like to achieve a large dynamic range for dramatic effect.
The coolest thing would be to set some sort of common benchmark that would set us a standard level for a song of normal emotional intensity - a starting point of sorts.
But wait... after all, it's already been done!!! There is a standard that defines the level of dialogue around which synchronous effects, non-synchronous effects, etc. are built in a cinema film or TV show. Itd. However, it is the dialogue that sets the starting point.
Can it not be the same with music? Do we need to adjust the receivers from track to track? One reference level and if something rumbles out of our speakers, then... claims on the author. Anyone who has tried to fall asleep to Roger Waters' “Pro and cons for hitchhiking” knows what I am writing about. However, this album was already realised at sound levels that can be considered, close to ideal. Likewise ‘Amused to Death’, which gave room for both whispers, screams, explosions and plenty of music that told the story.
I've tried with a number of playlists and I know it's not an easy task, but I also know it's doable. As anyone who has done a compilation of songs by different artists knows. I was preparing a music library for a new radio station. It wasn't easy, but we achieved the satisfying result of being able to set up a playlist for the night with songs written over a period of 40 years, and these songs kept a level. It can be done (although I sympathise with whoever takes Leprous' “At the Bottom”).
Unfortunately Spotify sues for relative normalisation (I suppose it's a simple peak level limitation that has little to do with volume), but only when using Spotify locally, possibly on a Bluetooth speaker. Playing over a WiFi network (Google Cast, Google Home) is out of the question. Which is a pity, because only then can you achieve a satisfying effect.
What do you think? How about setting requirements/conditions for content providers? Or, if there are any, rethink them? Equalised volume between songs is important to you at all?
Of course, I deliberately used tracks that have a large (and sometimes even cinematically huge) dynamic range as examples, because I don't mean flattening the dynamics. If you put Melody Gardot, Porcupine Tree and Haken in a playlist, then of course there will be volume differences between them. What I mean is that these differences should be intentional and not the result of technical problems (not a good guess). To establish once and for all what is ‘piano’, what is ‘mezzo’ and what is ‘forte’. Now, unfortunately, it sometimes happens that an atmospheric smooth jazz piece can sound louder than a rock song, because the jazz is from this year and the rock band recorded 30 years ago. Or the realisers had their own ideas.
Although I am not at all a declared fan of the sound or compression methods used by this company, I admire Dolby for what they have achieved with the Dolby Volume project. I tested this solution and it really gave satisfying results! Perhaps this is the right direction?
In my opinion, this is needed in general and is needed on the Wi-Fi output. So that Google Cast from the app gets a consistent signal that can be distributed to the home network, and so that the music plays throughout the house at a level that is justified on the merits.
Best regards to all!
Marcin

[Sweethoney269]

This is really horrible on Roku Tv. I have stop using Spotify so much due to it. I love this app and hope it gets fixed soon!

[Pieter8]

Plan Premi

Free/Premium

Country

South africa

Device samsung galaxy phone,Android tv

(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)

Operating System android

(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)

My Question or Issue

I listen to spotify on my android phone and crhomocast to my android tv that also have spotify installed.

My issue there is no volume normalizasion on spotify on my android tv there is no problem with sound qualety only volume diverences between songs. Is there anything that i can do to normalizise the volume betveen songs 

[JoelTheGreat]

I have this problem too when using BluOS, so annoying....

[_O5]

This makes Spotify absolutely unusable with some Smart TV's and the web app on other devices - please add normalisation to every platform, not just the apps (that can't be downloaded to every device).