17 min
The Mastering Show Podcast #92 - These are not the LUFS you are looking for The Mastering Show
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You can't go a day without someone telling you how loud your music should be, these days.
"Everything has to be -8 LUFS"
"EDM has to be -6 LUFS or louder"
"-11 is the perfect balance"
"Just master everything to -14"
...but they can't all be right !
In fact, none of them are, and even more importantly, they may not even be talking about the same thing. And the differences are really important. So in this episode I try explain really clearly and concisely:
The 3 different types of LUFS
The difference between them
Why it’s crucial to know which type you’re talking about
Why mastering to integrated targets makes no sense
When -14 LUFS isn’t loud enough – and why ?
Why it’s not about ‘how loud’, it’s about how you make it loud
Why integrated LUFS values are the result, not the goal of mastering
Full show notes on our website
https://themasteringshow.com/episode-92
You can't go a day without someone telling you how loud your music should be, these days.
"Everything has to be -8 LUFS"
"EDM has to be -6 LUFS or louder"
"-11 is the perfect balance"
"Just master everything to -14"
...but they can't all be right !
In fact, none of them are, and even more importantly, they may not even be talking about the same thing. And the differences are really important. So in this episode I try explain really clearly and concisely:
The 3 different types of LUFS
The difference between them
Why it’s crucial to know which type you’re talking about
Why mastering to integrated targets makes no sense
When -14 LUFS isn’t loud enough – and why ?
Why it’s not about ‘how loud’, it’s about how you make it loud
Why integrated LUFS values are the result, not the goal of mastering
Full show notes on our website
https://themasteringshow.com/episode-92
17 min