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Boost audio volume online: make a quiet recording louder.

Pick +6, +12 or +18 dB, download a louder MP3. Runs in your browser; the file never leaves your device.

+6 / +12 / +18 dB · MP3 out · 50 MB browser cap · No signup
Drop audio here or click to pick a file
MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, OGG, FLAC, Opus, WebM · up to 50MB
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How it works

Three steps. Zero uploads. The entire pipeline runs in your browser tab.

1

Drop the file

Click the drop zone or drag a file in. We read it locally — no network call is made to open it.

2

Boost in your browser

FFmpeg's volume filter runs inside a Web Worker via WebAssembly. No server round-trip, no queue.

3

Download

Grab the new file with one click. Everything stays local until you choose where it goes.

Frequently asked

Boost vs normalize — which do I want?

Boost applies one flat gain increase — simple and predictable. Loudness normalization measures the file and adjusts to a target, better for uneven recordings. When in doubt, normalize.

Can boosting cause distortion?

Yes — boosting past 0 dBFS clips. Start with +6 dB; if the recording is still faint, step up. The normalizer avoids this by design.

What do I get back?

An MP3 at 128 kbps named <name>-boosted.mp3, raised by the amount you picked. Boosting past full scale clips, so start at +6 dB.

Do my files get uploaded?

No — the boost runs via ffmpeg-wasm in your browser.

Why does it take 10 to 15 seconds the first time?

The first click loads a 32 MB WebAssembly build of FFmpeg. Your browser caches it, so later runs in the same tab start at once.

What is the file size limit?

50 MB per file, because the work happens in your browser's memory. A longer recording does not need this step to be transcribed: WhipScribe takes one file up to 10 hours or 5 GB as it is.

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