With loudness normalization the whole file is measured using the aforementioned set of algorithms and noise gates to determine the average or Integrated Loudness of the whole file.
The gunshot nearly clips at -1 dBFS (i.e., the waveform nearly reaches 0dBFS) so peak normalizing the track will only raise the whole file by 1dB to 0dBFS, and leave the gain of the two characters talking perceptually unchanged - remember, raising gain by 1dB is barely perceptible to the human ear. Here’s a plastic example you have an audio file in which two characters are talking, and they are interrupted by loud gunshot. With Peak Normalization an audio file’s total gain is raised to specified amount (usually to 0 dBFS), but only based on the highest measured peak in the audio. This Integrated level is then used to determine the overall loudness of the material and the levels of the whole program are turned up or down to comply with the various loudness standards mentioned above.įurthermore, don’t confuse Loudness Normalization with Peak Normalization. Loudness Normalization uses EQ curves (designated K weighting) that closely resemble how the human ear perceives loudness, it then measures the average peak to trough difference of the entire “program material”, ignoring levels below a certain threshold, and then calculates a value called an integrated loudness level. (See Myth #5 and Conclusion.) Myth #4 Loudness Normalization will add more processing to my track and change it.įact #4: The loudness algorithms measure audio and adjust overall gain accordingly, they don’t process it. Radio has yet to get on board with the standards, but when it does, the need for any musician, bedroom producer, mix engineer or mastering engineer to maximize loudness via brickwall limiting, or mix to arbitrary peak levels will come to an end. On an EBU R128 compliant loudness meter, a stereo -18dBFS sine tone at 1kHz measures -18 LUFS. Here’s a bonus myth debunk: LU’s are NOT louder than dBs! The Loudness Unit (LU) is equivalent to 1dB-that is, an increase (or decrease) of one LU is the same as raising or lowering by 1dB. As of 2016, LKFS and LUFS are exactly the same thing.
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Myth #2: LU, LKFS & LUFS Measure Different Things.įACT #2: LUFS and LKFS are terms which mean Loudness Units referenced to Digital Full Scale (dBFS) with K-weighting. LUFS and LKFS are a new reference unit of loudness measurement, but they are not the standard itself.
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It’s like saying decibels are the same as the manual explaining them. So, EBU R128 is not equivalent to LUFS or LKFS. The ATSC A/85 in the US, and the TR-B32 in Japan are similar documents/standards and are all in close compliance with ITU-R BS.1770-4, with minor differences. The EBU R128 is a document (among several others) outlining the European response to that recommendation. The title of the paper is literally “ Algorithms to measure audio program loudness and true-peak audio level”.
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Myth #1: Loudness is Measured Using a Standard Called LKFS, LUFS and R128.įact #1: LUFS and LKFS are reference units: R128 is a standard.Īs of this writing, the current loudness standards are based on a document called the ITU-R BS.1770-4 which is a recommendation by the International Telecommunications Union on the implementation of a series of algorithms that measure perceived loudness and true peak levels.
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