I know that iTunes sound check on the Mac has album mode, but does sound check on the iPhone have album mode as well?
iPhone – Does Sound Check Have Album Mode
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Best Answer
Answer
Yes, I am pleased to tell you that Sound Check respects both the track gain as well as the album gain (album mode).
How to use it
Go to
Settings > Music > Playback
and enable Sound Check.Please be aware that Sound Check's Album Gain it only works if you
Library > Artist > 'Album Title' > Play
)Library > Artist > 'Album Title'
)Library > Artist > Play
)Library > Artist > Shuffle
)This enables Sound Check's Track Gain:
Validation
To understand the algorithm in iOS' Music.app I have tested it with an iPhone 6s running iOS 10.3.3 and iOS 11 beta 5 and two albums from the iTunes Music Store (iTMS):
SC = Sound Check
Examples:
Led Zeppelin's song Communication Breakdown (track 7)
Library > Artist > 'Album Title' > Play
SC on: Volume is higherLibrary > Artist > 'Album Title' > Shuffle
SC on: Volume is higherLibrary > Playlist> 'SC test LZ' > Play
SC on: Volume is lowerLibrary > Playlist> 'SC test LZ' > Shuffle
SC on: Volume is lowerLibrary > Playlist> 'Sound Check test' > Play
SC on: Volume is lowerLibrary > Playlist> 'Sound Check test' > Shuffle
SC on: Volume is lowerPink Floyd's song Money (track 5)
Library > Artist > 'Album Title' > Play
SC on: Volume is higherLibrary > Artist > 'Album Title' > Shuffle
SC on: Volume is higherLibrary > Playlist> 'SC test LZ' > Play
SC on: Volume is lowerLibrary > Playlist> 'SC test LZ' > Shuffle
SC on: Volume is lowerLibrary > Playlist> 'Sound Check test' > Play
SC on: Volume is lowerLibrary > Playlist> 'Sound Check test' > Shuffle
SC on: Volume is lowerPink Floyd's song Brain Damage (track 8)
Library > Artist > 'Album Title' > Play
SC on: Volume is higherLibrary > Artist > 'Album Title' > Shuffle
SC on: Volume is higherLibrary > Playlist> 'SC test LZ' > Play
SC on: Volume is higherLibrary > Playlist> 'SC test LZ' > Shuffle
SC on: Volume is higherLibrary > Playlist> 'Sound Check test' > Play
SC on: Volume is higherLibrary > Playlist> 'Sound Check test' > Shuffle
SC on: Volume is higherNote:
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