22-11-2015, 02:27 PM
hi,
the Dynamic Range Meter has no value these days, for technical reasons. check out Loudness Units and EBU R128, for example. there are free meters; the ToneBoosters vst is pretty good. read the paperwork and it will let you know what the various readings correspond to.
typical targets, as a guide:
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-14LUFS "Integrated Loudness", give or take a couple of LU's.
aim for a loudness range (LRA) of about +7 (pop songs are generally less than this, classical more).
True Peak shouldn't really be above -1.
radio stations for example, increasingly have to meet legal loudness obligations. iTunes also penalises over-compressed material if the user has the leveller engaged (don't quote me, but the last time i looked iTunes uses -16LUFS, but i stand to be corrected because it was a while ago i researched it). google the subject and it will provide a lot of information....so please don't stop at my overly brief post!
spread the word
the Dynamic Range Meter has no value these days, for technical reasons. check out Loudness Units and EBU R128, for example. there are free meters; the ToneBoosters vst is pretty good. read the paperwork and it will let you know what the various readings correspond to.
typical targets, as a guide:
---------------------------------
-14LUFS "Integrated Loudness", give or take a couple of LU's.
aim for a loudness range (LRA) of about +7 (pop songs are generally less than this, classical more).
True Peak shouldn't really be above -1.
radio stations for example, increasingly have to meet legal loudness obligations. iTunes also penalises over-compressed material if the user has the leveller engaged (don't quote me, but the last time i looked iTunes uses -16LUFS, but i stand to be corrected because it was a while ago i researched it). google the subject and it will provide a lot of information....so please don't stop at my overly brief post!
spread the word
Beware...........Cognitive Dissonance!