The Levelator is software that runs on Windows, OS X (universal binary) or Linux that adjusts the audio levels within your podcast or other audio file for variations from one speaker to the next, for example. It's not a compressor, normalizer or limiter although it contains all three. It's much more than those tools, and it's much simpler to use. The UI is dirt-simple: Drag-and-drop any WAV or AIFF file onto The Levelator's application window, and a few moments later you'll find a new version which just sounds better.
Full Specifications
What's new in version 2.1.1
If an .mp4 file was submited it was reported as an .mp3 file. (Neither are accepted by The Levelator.)
Attempts to Levelate compressed files (ie, other than WAV, AIFF, etc.) are now detected and reported in a more friendly manner.
If the source file can't be opened (eg, due to a permissions problem) a better error message is displayed.
"New Version" alerts are now displayed even for minor updates if specified on our servers.
When installing a new version, the program did not always display the "news" file on first startup (OS X only).
There were a variety of problems under OS X:
Version 2.0.3: Audio files could not be processed on PowerPC Macs under OS X 10.4.x. (The visible error message began ""Level reports: dyld:lazy symbol binding failed: Symbol not found")
Version 2.0.3: A permissions error was reported on a variety of OS X versions and configurations.
Version 2.1.0: Failed on PowerPC Macs (all versions of OS X).
When installing a new version, the program did not always display the "news" file on first startup (OS X only).
General
ReleaseFebruary 13, 2010
Date AddedFebruary 13, 2010
Version2.1.1
Operating Systems
Operating SystemsMac OS X 10.4 PPC, Mac OS X 10.5 PPC, Mac OS X 10.5.6 Intel, Mac OS X 10.5, Mac OS X 10.5 Intel, Mac OS X 10.6 Intel, Macintosh, Mac OS X 10.4, Mac OS X 10.6, Mac OS X 10.4 Intel