Volume of podcasts

Hi,
I'm creating some podcasts which are housed on my job's server. The volume on the podcasts is fine when I listen to them on my computer. When I access them through iTunes, the volume is so low I can barely hear the podcast. Why is this? I'm trying to make the files smaller as they're just huge-- would this affect how they're heard through iTunes? Please help-- I'm doing this for my job. I have no equipment and no training and I'm just at a loss!
Thank you!

iTunes has an option to adjust the volume of an audio file on import. It's in Preferences > Playback, the checkbox labeled "Sound Check". If you turn this on, and then import your podcast audio file it may adjust the level (you can see this in the Get Info window for the file: the Summary pane will show you a Volume level, and the Options pane shows a Volume Adjustment slider).
I think it's probably a good idea to import the file to iTunes for volume adjustment before uploading it - my understanding is that this volume adjustment is part of the metadata and will be honored when downloaded by other listeners.
Don't know your workflow, but if you are using an audio program (Audacity, GarageBand) to edit your podcast it would be good to run a Normalize filter over the file before exporting the compressed version for podcasting.
Greg

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