
LUFS explained: loudness targets for streaming, measured in Logic
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How streaming services and TV manage volume, what momentary, short-term and integrated LUFS mean, how to read them on Logic's Loudness Meter and Mastering Assistant, and how to use loudness normalisation to your advantage.
A clear, hype-free explanation of loudness for release that argues for keeping dynamics rather than chasing a number.
- 0:00 Intro and Track playback
- 2:11 How Volume is managed by streamers and on TV
- 4:00 Understanding LUFS: Mastering Assistant
- 6:50 Loudness Meter
- 10:10 Momentary, Short-Term and Integrated LUFS
- 14:50 Using LUFS to your advantage
- 18:36 Billie Eilish and Beethoven
- 20:13 Volume Management course and chapter summary