input file : active soundfile
output file : active soundfile
processing mode : local or global
Maximization of a soundfile is equivalent to scaling it with the maximum gain which does not result in clipping. You can maximize the entire signal or its selected part. Local maximization may be preferable for some classes of audio signals, e.g., for speech recordings. Since different phrases may significantly differ in loudness, maximization performed phrase by phrase may be a way of internal 'balancing' of the entire signal.