Audio Amplitude

On Sunday 05 October 2003 04:47 pm, Bryce C wrote:
> Does anyone know how I could increase the volume of a particular audio
> file? It recorded very softly so I have to turn up the volume to hear
> and then other things blast. Ok, I didn't explain this very clearly,
> which is ironic because I was trying to be extremely so.
> Is there a good program (for linux) that will allow me to import, say a
> wav file and, quite simply, make it louder?

Audacity should do it just fine. I will say that I've increased the volume of
a number of audio files (and mostly, audio parts of video files) in the past
and I've tended to prefer just turning up the player volume while listening.
Increasing the file's internal volume tends to distort the sound too much.
You start hearing muddy bass and irritatingly squeeky highs.