Audacity (free, GPL Win, Linux, Mac) to Normalize the audio if the m4b audiobook volume is too low. This is very rare that you'll encounter such a case.
First export from freac. In General Settings under Output filenames put
Filename pattern: <title>
Each chapter will be encoded and output to matching the chapter name. Uncheck Encode to a single file Encoder choose opus 32kbps or as high as the original bitrate as these files need to be re-encode three times in total.
1) in Audacity import all chapter files at once. Select All (Ctrl-A) then Effect | Normalize.
2) For that rare chapter if the wavelength doesn't go up like the rest double click on the track to highlight both tracks then Effect | Amplify and choose an Amplification (db) of whatever kind of matches the height of the other track waveforms.
3) File | Export | Export Multiple and choose mp3 or ogg. Don't lower the bitrate lower than the original.
Using Audacity seems a tad quicker to use for normalization than Ocenaudio next post.
Audacity (free, GPL Win, Linux, Mac) to Normalize the audio if the m4b audiobook volume is too low. This is very rare that you'll encounter such a case.
First export from freac. In General Settings under Output filenames put
Filename pattern: <title>
Each chapter will be encoded and output to matching the chapter name. Uncheck Encode to a single file Encoder choose opus 32kbps or as high as the original bitrate as these files need to be re-encode three times in total.
1) in Audacity import all chapter files at once. Select All (Ctrl-A) then Effect | Normalize.
2) For that rare chapter if the wavelength doesn't go up like the rest double click on the track to highlight both tracks then Effect | Amplify and choose an Amplification (db) of whatever kind of matches the height of the other track waveforms.
3) File | Export | Export Multiple and choose mp3 or ogg. Don't lower the bitrate lower than the original.
Using Audacity seems a tad quicker to use for normalization than Ocenaudio next post.
Telegram hopes to raise $1bn with a convertible bond private placement
The super secure UAE-based Telegram messenger service, developed by Russian-born software icon Pavel Durov, is looking to raise $1bn through a bond placement to a limited number of investors from Russia, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, the Kommersant daily reported citing unnamed sources on February 18, 2021.The issue reportedly comprises exchange bonds that could be converted into equity in the messaging service that is currently 100% owned by Durov and his brother Nikolai.Kommersant reports that the price of the conversion would be at a 10% discount to a potential IPO should it happen within five years.The minimum bond placement is said to be set at $50mn, but could be lowered to $10mn. Five-year bonds could carry an annual coupon of 7-8%.
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