Tags: Genre, Music Genre, Topical Concept.
Audio normalization is the application of a constant amount of gain to an audio recording to bring the average or peak amplitude to a target level (the norm). Because the same amount of gain is applied across the given range the signal-to-noise ratio and relative dynamics are generally unchanged. Normalization differs from dynamic range compression which applies varying levels of gain over a recording to fit the level within a minimum and maximum range.