1Upload the FLAC audio files whose level you want to change.
2Move the volume slider: above 100% makes the file louder, below 100% makes it quieter.
3Run it; the whole file is raised or lowered by the same amount, so a large boost can make loud passages clip.
4Download the adjusted FLAC file.
Adjust FLAC Volume FAQ
How does Adjust FLAC Volume change the level?
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Concretely, the gain is applied to the PCM samples directly, so the change is exact and reversible; headroom is checked before writing so a boost clips nothing. You move the volume slider, where 100% leaves the level unchanged, and the change is applied evenly across the whole file.
Will boosting the volume distort the audio?
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Only if it clips. Headroom is checked before the file is written, so a boost that would push peaks past full scale is flagged rather than silently squared off. If the recording is quiet because it is noisy, boosting raises the noise too.
Does the source format matter?
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It does. FLAC is lossless compression — bit-identical to the source on decode, at about half the size of WAV. That decides whether a gain change is an exact edit of the samples or has to go through a re-encode.
Anything specific to FLAC to know?
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Yes — FLAC decodes bit-identically to the source, so any number of edit-and-resave cycles cost you nothing in fidelity. Relevant if you plan to adjust the level more than once.
Should I use volume or normalisation?
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Use volume when you know exactly how much louder or quieter you want it. Use normalisation when you want a set of files to end up at the same perceived loudness — that is a measurement problem, not a fixed gain, and applying one when you meant the other is the usual mistake.
Can I adjust a whole batch to the same gain?
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Yes, though be careful what you are asking for: the same gain on files recorded at different levels keeps them at different levels. If you want them to match, normalise instead.
What can I upload to Adjust FLAC Volume?
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WAV, FLAC and AIFF, at any bit depth and sample rate up to and including 24-bit/192 kHz. Lossy files work in the same batch if you are mixing sources.
Is there a file size limit on Adjust FLAC Volume?
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Yes: free accounts process audio up to 15 MB per file — for uncompressed PCM that is roughly twenty minutes of CD-quality stereo, so it is a real limit here in a way it is not for MP3. If you are over it, converting WAV to FLAC first is the free fix — it is lossless and roughly halves the size.
Will Adjust FLAC Volume lower the quality of my FLAC audio files?
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No. Lossless audio is edited sample-exactly, so what comes back decodes bit-identically to what you would get doing the same edit in a desktop editor. You can repeat the cycle as many times as you like without accumulating any loss at all.
Can I run Adjust FLAC Volume on several FLAC audio files at once?
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Yes, though lossless files are large, so the batch is bound by upload bandwidth rather than by processing. Settings apply uniformly across the set.
Are bit depth and sample rate preserved?
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Yes, unless you change them deliberately. A 24-bit/96 kHz source stays 24-bit/96 kHz — nothing is silently downsampled to 16/44.1, which is the failure mode that makes a master unusable.
Does Adjust FLAC Volume cost anything?
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No. Adjust FLAC Volume is free without an account, and nothing is added to the audio. The upload and the result are deleted automatically about 24 hours after the job, which leaves time to download the result.
