Guides
Step-by-step help for measuring and normalizing the loudness of podcasts, videos and broadcasts — without clipping or surprises on the way. Every guide uses small real examples you can check by hand.
What Is LUFS? Podcast Loudness Explained in Plain Words
You finished an episode. On your headphones it sounds fine. A listener writes in: "This one is much quieter than the last." Nothing about your setup…
How to Normalize a Podcast to -16 LUFS (and Why That Is the Target)
Your episodes sound like they were recorded in different rooms at different volumes, even when they were not. The fix is one number: -16 LUFS, the…
How to Normalize Audio for Spotify at -14 LUFS (and Why It Works)
Spotify plays every track and episode at about -14 LUFS. Upload something quieter and Spotify turns it up. Upload something louder and Spotify turns it…
True Peak Explained: Why Platforms Ask for -1 dBTP
Your file peaks at -0.3 dB in the editor. The meter says it never clipped. Then a listener hears a crackle on the loudest laugh. The missing idea is true…
Loudness Range (LRA) Explained: The Number Behind "Easy to Listen To"
Two episodes measure the same -16 LUFS. One feels calm and clear. The other makes you ride the volume knob — whispers you cannot hear, then a laugh that…
How to Fix a Quiet Podcast Recording Without Making It Sound Worse
The interview is great and the recording is whisper-quiet. Turning it up is easy; turning it up without also turning up the hiss, the room echo and every…
Mono vs Stereo Podcast Loudness: Why Mono Targets -19 LUFS
If your show is a single voice, mono files are smaller and simpler. But the loudness target changes with the channel count: -16 LUFS for stereo, -19 LUFS…
EBU R128 Broadcast Loudness: A Plain Guide to the -23 LUFS Rule
Deliver a programme to a European broadcaster at the wrong loudness and it comes back. The rule is EBU R128: -23 LUFS integrated, true peak no higher than…
How to Batch Normalize Podcast Episodes to One Loudness
You are re-releasing a back catalogue, onboarding a season from another producer, or fixing the archive after a listener complains that episode 12…
YouTube Loudness: Why Your Video Plays Back at -14 LUFS
Upload a loud video and YouTube turns it down. Upload a quiet one and — oddly — it stays quiet. Understanding that asymmetry is the whole game of YouTube…