The Mastering Show #67 - Minus 14 LUFS - or NOT ?
Nov 15, 2019•41 min
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Episode description
People are talking about minus 14 LUFS loudness more and more these days, but why ? What does this number mean, where does it come from, and why should you care ?
In this episode we answer all these questions and more, including:
* Which streaming services are using -14 LUFS
* Why Spotify aren’t using -14 LUFS, and why it matters
* Why you shouldn’t use minus 14 LUFS as a target (or any number) but
* Why it’s still important and useful to know about anyway
* Will mastering to -14 LUFS make your music sound bad ?!?
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http://themasteringshow.com/episode-67
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