I get the idea but was recently delighted when I ripped out the mixer on my music box. There's so many layers of remux that even my old ears notice. Even replay gain sucks, it's a lost cause at this point.
I agree, but like... pitch a third party app if you know one exists. Otherwise it should be treated as an open problem a dev might see and seek to solve.
I would love an open source tool for this but I wouldn't know enough about sound to search for it.
The default Microsoft audio driver has normalization built in. If you uninstall the manufacturer's driver, Windows will use it, but you have to stop Windows from updating it.
The enhancements tab shows for the Microsoft audio driver. That is why you are not seeing it. I recently reinstalled Windows, and the enhancements tab was present before I installed the Realtek driver.
If your driver is from Realtek, you can download the Realtek Audio Console app from the Microsoft Store. For some reason, it does not install automatically during driver installation.
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I would love an open source tool for this but I wouldn't know enough about sound to search for it.
https://github.com/catright/Wale
https://www.fxsound.com/
The default Microsoft audio driver has normalization built in. If you uninstall the manufacturer's driver, Windows will use it, but you have to stop Windows from updating it.