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Loudness monitoring

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in the 1980s. Complaints to broadcasters about the intrusive level of interstitials programs (advertisements, commercials) has resulted in projects to develop such meters. Based on loudness metering, many manufacturers have developed real-time audio processors that adjust the audio signal to match a
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EBU Tech 3341 Loudness Metering: ‘EBU Mode’ metering to supplement loudness normalisation in accordance with EBU R 128
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that is now found everywhere in the audio field, and the extreme compression that is now applied to programme levels.
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and other factors, such as audio spectrum, duration, compression and intensity. One such device was developed by
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that many would argue is needed to optimise the listening experience when changing channels or swapping disks.
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Meters have been introduced that aim to measure the human perceived loudness by taking account of the
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s) and Integrated (from start to stop) meter and a set of audio signals to test the meters.
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ITU-R BS.1770: Algorithms to measure audio programme loudness and true-peak audio level
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specified target loudness level that preserves volume consistency at home listeners.
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The need for proper loudness monitoring is apparent in the
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Index

references
inline citations
improve
introducing
Learn how and when to remove this message
radio
television
broadcasting
audio post production
peak programme meter
VU meter
loudness
loudness war
equal-loudness contours
CBS Laboratories
European Broadcasting Union
EBU Tech 3341
ITU-R BS.1770
LUFS
Audio normalization
EBU Tech 3341 Loudness Metering: ‘EBU Mode’ metering to supplement loudness normalisation in accordance with EBU R 128
EBU Tech 3341 audio test signals
ITU-R BS.1770: Algorithms to measure audio programme loudness and true-peak audio level
EBU publishes loudness test material
"Understanding & Verifying Loudness Meters"
Categories
Audio engineering
Broadcast engineering
Sound production technology
Sound recording

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