Are you providing content to broadcasters, mixing a TV show for Netflix, or simply interested in optimising your audio for various platforms? Are you not sure what spec you should be working to? There is an excellent resource listing the most up to date details on the latest delivery standards with regard to audio loudness specifications.
Leq(m) Loudness - What Is It And When Is It Used?
Following our article, Loudness - Everything You Need To Know, we received a request to explain how Leq(m) fits into the Loudness scene. In this article loudness guru Mike Thornton explains what Leq(m) is and what it is used for.
Free Plug-in - dpMeter5 From TBProAudio
This week's Free Plug-in features dpMeter5 From TBProAudio, a precise digital audio multi channel meter, which can measure in LUFS up to 5.1 channel widths.
Loudness - Everything You Need To Know
Not sure what all this loudness stuff is about and how it affects you? Confused about the difference between LKFS and LUFS? In this article loudness expert Mike Thornton answers all these questions and many more, including what loudness is and how it relates to both music production and audio post-production workflows.
What Happens To My TV Mix After Delivery And Does It Matter?
Have you ever wondered what happens once you have delivered your mix to the broadcaster or OTT publisher? Do you know? Should you care? In this article, Damian Kearns asks Michael Nunan, Senior Manager for Broadcast Audio and Post Production Operations at Bell Media to explain what happens next and why we should care.
Nugen Audio VisLM Loudness Meter - An Introduction
In this 5-minute free video tutorial, Paul Maunder gives an overview of NUGEN’s VisLM loudness meter plugin. This tutorial is aimed at new users or anyone considering transitioning from another loudness meter to VisLM.
How To Use FabFilter Pro-L 2 To Set Loudness For Streaming Platforms
In this video Julian Rodgers demonstrates how easy it is to set up Pro L 2 for streaming platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music.
Netflix Loudness And Dynamic Range Developments Update
Netflix continues its work to improve the experience for its subscribers across a variety of devices. In this article, drawn, with permission, from a post on the Netflix Technology Blog, we explore how they measure program dynamic range and then use dialog normalisation and dynamic range reduction to improve the experience for subscribers, especially those using mobile devices.
Fraunhofer Intelligibility Meter Used In Nuendo 11
Steinberg has included an Intelligibility Meter in Nuendo 11. This follows iZotope including an intelligibility meter in their metering suite - Insight 2. It turns out that Steinberg’s Intelligibility Meter has been developed bu the very clever people at Fraunhofer. In its article, we investigate what intelligibility is and why it matters and explore how the new Fraunhofer meter used in Steinberg’s Nuendo 2 works.
Loudness vs True Peak - A Beginner’s Guide To Help You Unravel The Mystery Of Loudness
In this article, Freddy Vinehill-Cliffe from Nugen Audio will be discussing something that he is regularly asked about at trade shows and conventions. “What is the difference between loudness and True Peak, and how do they relate to each other?” Here is his guide…
RTW Publish Worldwide Loudness Delivery Specification Resource
Are you providing content to broadcasters, mixing a TV show for Netflix or simply interested in optimizing your audio for various platforms? RTW has produced, what they hope will be the place to go, to keep updated on the latest delivery standards with regard to audio loudness specifications.
Loudness In Music Mastering - Expert Tutorial
How loud should a song be? What is considered is loud? In this article, iZotope Education Director and professional mastering engineer, Jonathan Wyner discusses loudness. From how perception influences loudness mastering audio, to best practices for loudness in a variety of formats—streaming, vinyl, CD, and beyond.
Speech Intelligibility - The Facts That Affect How We Hear Dialog
The dictionary definition of intelligibility is “the quality or condition of being intelligible - capable of being understood; comprehensible; clear enough to be understood.” It seems that there is a growing issue with people not being able to hear the dialog in content aimed at domestic consumption, whether that is TV programmes or OTT shows, the number of complaints has increased as a result of shows like Jamaica Inn, or Happy Valley and SSGB here in the UK. In this article we are going to take a look at the factors that control our ability to discern what is being said - speech intelligibility.
New Loudness Penalty Plug-in Warns You If Your Music Will Be Turned Down By Streaming Services
MeterPlugs has released a plug-in version of its Loudness Penalty web tool, which brings this useful tool into your DAW and helps you pinpoint the issues and fix them within your DAW.
iZotope Update Insight 2 To Make It Compatible With Netflix Standards And Workflows
Are you working on an audio mix for Netflix but unable to use Insight because it hasn’t got dialog-gating and a Netflix preset? Worry no longer, iZotope has announced Insight 2.1 which brings a Netflix preset for all those working on Netflix content.
RTW Announces Updates To Their Metering Plug-in Suites and Introduce Stereo-Only Versions
The team at RTW focus on helping users to visualise audio to help audio engineers take more informed decisions in broadcast, production, post production and quality control. As well as their hardware audio meters and monitoring devices, RTW also offer a range of native plug-in suites, comprising Loudness Tools, Mastering Tools and Continuous Loudness Control.
Using Limiters Sensitively When Preparing Tracks For Music Streaming Services
With the growth of music streaming services and how they deliver music to the consumer is changing the way we need to mix and master content, especially for music streaming services. In this article and free video Tutorial in conjunction with Nugen Audio, our own loudness guru Mike Thornton demonstrates the importance of True Peak metering and limiting and how they can help prevent the consumer getting distorted tracks.
If I Could Keep Just One Plug-in Which One Would I Keep? Nugen Audio VisLM
As a bit of fun on the team we’ve challenged one another to this; you get to keep all the plugins supplied with you DAW but then you only get to keep one more plugin. Mike Thornton makes his choice.
Put The Life Back Into Music When Preparing Tracks For Music Streaming Services
With the growth of music streaming services and how they deliver music to the consumer is changing the way we need to mix and master content, especially for music streaming services. In this article and free video Tutorial in conjunction with Nugen Audio, our own loudness guru Mike Thornton shows how the loudness wars have destroyed the dynamic range of our music and how loudness normalisation used my music streaming services is enabling us to bring back life into our music tracks.
Preparing Tracks For Music Streaming Services - An Essential Introduction
Now that revenue from audio streaming services is higher than all other music delivery formats combined, it’s even more important to understand the impact that streaming has on audio production and how best to optimise our mixes to make the most of the way streaming services deliver our content to the consumer. In this series of 3 articles and free video tutorials in conjunction with Nugen Audio, our own loudness guru Mike Thornton takes you through the history, why loudness is important for music, and how to prepare your mixes ready for music streaming services.