TL;DR — It's -16. They should be at -16. For a long time, digital news segments were something of an afterthought. The process was simple: cut them from a broadcast, turn them into an MP3, get them up ...

The author is senior technologist at NPR Labs. A new form of audio measurement is poised to invade North American control rooms and studios: loudness-based metering. It is one of the most fundamental ...

The loudness unit measured with a LUFS meter has become an essential fixture in contemporary audio production, replacing the antiquated notion that “max‑level” alone defines sonic quality. Rooted in ...