I don't think that this is uncommon, though. The article is dated this past March, ( 2015) so perhaps things may have changed a bit in the course of 7 months, ( I've been reading lately that this has been lowered down to -16 LUFS, but like you, Sean, ( and Marco) I seem to be finding that the data is all over the place). Here's another link, to an article he wrote specifically about YouTube and what they're doing. He's a strong proponent for these newer LUFS/RMS standards and I've personally learned quite a bit from reading his articles. He does do a paid/subscription instructional course, but he also provides a great deal of very useful information for free, too. Here's a link to a white paper published by Thomas Lund of TC Electronics that you might find useful:Īnother good source - if you're a fan of preservation of dynamics - is Ian Sheppard. As far as I know, the current R128 ( EBU) Standard for radio and television broadcast is -23. The LUFS criteria are really more for broadcast. The last time I checked, YouTube and iTunes were both starting to lower to -16 if anything hotter than that was uploaded.

When I sent the original final mixes to him, the LUFS was around -23. But, I had specifically asked him to do his best to give us a nice open dynamic range ( of which he had no objections to whatsoever).

When Tom Bethel mastered the Love CD for me, I think it turned out to be about around -12. There are commercial Metal, Hip Hop and EDM albums out there that sit at around -10, and Jazz albums that are closer to -16. I think it's really about what sounds good to you. But, there's no real 'standard' for CD's, either (obviously there's not a standard because there are albums out there on CD with DR levels of -3db).

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