Inconsistent playback volume

I'm a Jazzercise instructor. The majority of instructors use iPods, though some use other types of MP3 players to teach classes. At this time, and it's becoming more of a problem, most of us with iPods are having difficulty keeping the volume consistent throughout a 15-17 song set. We're talking major differences between many songs. For the most part, we have different sets set up in individual playlists. Every 2-3 months Jazzercise, Inc. sets up a new iMix for instructors to buy from iTunes store, and this is the "official" music we are to use to coincide with a DVD they send of new routines for us to teach. This difficulty keeping the music volume consistent forces us to stop/start each routine to adjust the volume. It makes for a sloppy class Jazz.Inc. is very strict about any "interruption of the class flow". If it were just me, well... but we're talking dozens of people, all with different types of computers, different types of iPods, different sound equipment, etc. I've even resorted to buying a docking station with a tiny remote control in order to cut down on the stop/start thing. Sound check box is checked in iTunes, and I've tried working around the equalizer, the volume limit option, you name it. May possibly be an iTunes problem? Any ideas?

There is a feature in iTunes and on iPods that adjusts the volume of all songs for consistency. It's called +Sound Check+.
You can turn it ON in iTunes preferences Playback tab. Here's more information.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2425
On the iPod, go to settings and turn it ON. It has to be turned on in iTunes AND on the iPod.
Now, the volume of songs played on the iPod should be about the same for all songs.

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