If you will be submitting your music to a radio station that operates through iTunes Radio it’s worth creating a specific version around -16 LUFS. ITunes Radio streams audio around -15 to -17 LUFS. 15 to -17 LUFS would be a good target for the iTunes Store (even though they don’t normalise music before it’s purchased). You can use the free AAC Roundtrip plugin to preview your audio as AAC. For the best result, bounce your audio at 24 bits with a maximum peak of -1 dBTP (decibels true peak). The iTunes Store converts audio to AAC (Advanced Audio Coding). LEVELS creates a ratio of the ‘short term LUFS’ to ‘peak level’ of your track and gives you a DR reading. Note that the DR value in the table above corresponds to the Dynamic Range section in LEVELS. This table has been updated in June 2017 to reflect the changes in Spotify loudness normalisation and gaining 2020 to reflect other changes. Heres a table for those of you in a rush… Lets have a look at some ideal settings for different scenarios. When you’ve spent so long on the songwriting and production, this final step is the icing on the cake to a job well done. This might sound like a lot of extra work, but in reality the minor tweaks might take an extra 10 minutes. However, given that music is consumed in many different ways, it’s more appropriate to create a few variations to best suit the distribution mediums you will be using. It is customary to create one final master and use it in all scenarios. The Need To Create More Than One Master For Different Platforms/scenarios So understanding and using LUFS meters in your production process will ensure your music is heard in its best possible form. The current trend of mastering music super LOUD is already extremely detrimental to the quality of the audio…But, as I will explain in this post, the future of music consumption will favour dynamic music over loud compressed music. If you produce music, the following information is crucial for you to know, as you need to understand how your audience will experience your music.
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