[ale] Normalize DVD audio on the fly?

[Joe Bayes]

Hi folks,

Does anybody know of a tool that I can use to compress the range of
DVD audio on the fly? Specifically, I want to make the quiet sounds
louder, and the loud sounds quieter. As it is, I have to turn up the
audio so I can understand the conversation, then quickly turn it down
so I don't deafen the neighbors when an "action" scene starts.

I know I can do this by ripping the tracks and then re-burning them. I
don't want to do that; I just want to put in the DVD and play it. 

I usually use kaffeine or mplayer to watch the dvd's, but I'd be
willing to switch to something else if necessary. This is for a Fedora
9 system. 

Thanks!

Joe
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