ARC + Android Auto + Volume Leveling

Roon Software Discussion ARC
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Is there a way to get volume leveling in ARC without having the volume much lower than the car radio? When I turn on the car, it plays the radio before AA connects, and the volume is much louder than ARC with Volume Leveling turned on. Startling and unpleasant! I see there is a way to lower ARC’s default volume from -14 lufs but none to raise it, right? Am I missing something?

Maybe different logic for volume leveling is appropriate in the mobile environment from the logic used in Roon itself? The comparison is to boosted FM signals, not vinyl records.

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If a positive gain adjustment would cause some part of a track to clip, the gain adjustment is modified to avoid clipping. This reasoning uses the “true peak” value captured during audio analysis. This is fairly rare since positive gain adjustments are uncommon. In accordance with industry standards, Roon targets a final loudness of -14 LUFS. This is a fairly quiet level, thus Volume Leveling may prompt you to increase volume elsewhere in the system to compensate.