[grc] When in doubt, take your eyes off the screen and listen.

[GREGG MCVICAR]

Yes, waveform visuals are misleading when it comes to “perceived loudness.”  At UnderCurrents we’ve been busting our butts to get this right.  It’s not that easy, but a good LUFS meter helps.  Happy to answer any questions.

Gregg

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Gregg McVicar
www.undercurrentsradio.net <http://www.undercurrentsradio.net/>



> On Jun 9, 2015, at 10:32 PM, Brian Shiratsuki <settled at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Why you’re doing audio levels wrong, and why it really does matter
> 
> By Adam Ragusea | July 14, 2014
> 
> ...An NPR Labs study last year found that a sudden change of just 6
> decibels within a program stream sent half of a study group of 40
> listeners diving for their volume knobs. Bigger shifts annoyed them so
> much that they said they’d turn off the radio entirely...
> 
> [but please don't squash the music too much. lately, most of it is
> savagely pre-squashed.]
> 
> <http://current.org/2014/07/why-youre-doing-audio-levels-wrong-and-why-it-really-does-matter/>
> 
> 
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