Volume Logic

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Volume Logic


Developed by	Plantronics (formerly Octiv)
Latest release	1.4 (Windows Only)
OS	Windows / Mac
Development status	Discontinued
Genre	Audio Enhancement Plug-In
Website	VolumeLogic.com

Volume Logic was commercial software which added audio enhancement features to media players. Originally released by Octiv Inc. in 2004, it was the first plug-in for Apple's iTunes for Mac and PC. In April 2005, the Octiv corporation was acquired by Plantronics [1].

Volume Logic was available for these media players: RealPlayer, Windows Media Player, Winamp and Musicmatch. The final version of Volume Logic added long-waited iTunes 7 for Windows support.

1 Features
2 Volume Logic Technology
3 Volume Logic v1.3
4 Closing Night & Volume Logic v1.4
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Features

Designed to subjectively improve the listening experience by increasing loudness of soft passages, controlling loudness of loud passages without audible distortion, emphasizes loudness of bass separately, etc.
Automatically corrects volume shifts between songs
Volume Control. Corrects a problem with RealPlayer and the system's wave volume control.^[1]^[2] Volume Logic disables RealPlayer's volume control and uses its own.
Presets. Stored settings for the amount of each kind of processing to be applied: automatic gain control, limiting, bass boost, etc. Presets cannot be added.
Drive
Bass Boost
Spectrum Analyzer

[edit] Volume Logic Technology

Volume Logic for Mac iTunes

The Volume Logic plug-in incorporates multi-band dynamics processing technology, solving common audio problems such as speaker distortion and volume shifting.

[edit] Volume Logic v1.3

In late 2005, Volume Logic 1.3 was released as the most stable version to date. This new version has been recognized in Softpedia, MacUpdate, and Brothersoft. As of 2006, the company is evaluating a beta of a Universal Binary upgrade for iTunes.

[edit] Closing Night & Volume Logic v1.4

Having compatibility issues with Apple's new Mac OS X v10.5, Plantronics has ceased further development with Volume Logic, while leaving windows users with a v1.4, which is compatible with iTunes 7. The main inventor Leif Claesson left the company in April 2005 which closed the door to any improvements.

[edit] See also

Plantronics

For those that have issues with VolumeLogic on the latest iTunes and Leopard, please refer to this blog for some workarounds http://veerle.duoh.com/blog/comments/no_more_volume_logic_update/ .

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