Why do ripped cd music sound quiet on my iPod?

Question

Every cd that I've ripped on my computer and transfered it to my iPod, the music is very quiet compared to downloaded music, and some downloaded songs aren't quite as loud as others as well. It's very irritating when I'm listening to a quieter song and had to turn up the volume, then a louder song comes on and it's a blast of loudness in my ears!

Answer 1

I personally am not running iTunes right now. However, I believe if you right-click on the song, and go to the properties, you can change how loud the song is played. Also, what format are you ripping the songs as? I would always go with a higher bitrate, around 160+.