| puxlit 14 Jul 2014, 03:00 |
For those who are interested, here are some further loudness measurements, based on EBU R128.
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| # |
Title |
Integrated Loudness (LUFS) |
True-peak (TPFS) |
Loudness Range (LU) |
| 1 |
This Is Berk |
-10.7 |
0.2 |
16.0 |
| 2 |
Dragon Battle |
-9.6 |
-0.2 |
8.8 |
| 3 |
The Downed Dragon |
-15.2 |
0.8 |
19.8 |
| 4 |
Dragon Training |
-10.8 |
-0.2 |
19.1 |
| 5 |
Wounded |
-21.4 |
-0.4 |
12.3 |
| 6 |
The Dragon Book |
-18.1 |
0.1 |
15.6 |
| 7 |
Focus, Hiccup! |
-11.1 |
-0.0 |
14.1 |
| 8 |
Forbidden Friendship |
-14.6 |
-0.2 |
18.0 |
| 9 |
New Tail |
-13.1 |
0.2 |
21.1 |
| 10 |
See You Tomorrow |
-11.6 |
-0.1 |
19.0 |
| 11 |
Test Drive |
-11.3 |
-0.3 |
7.8 |
| 12 |
Not So Fireproof |
-20.1 |
-2.1 |
10.9 |
| 13 |
This Time for Sure |
-11.7 |
-0.2 |
16.6 |
| 14 |
Astrid Goes for a Spin |
-9.1 |
-0.1 |
7.5 |
| 15 |
Romantic Flight |
-12.6 |
-0.3 |
18.3 |
| 16 |
Dragon's Den |
-11.4 |
0.1 |
17.7 |
| 17 |
The Cove |
-21.4 |
-5.5 |
14.9 |
| 18 |
The Kill Ring |
-11.5 |
-0.2 |
14.7 |
| 19 |
Ready the Ships |
-14.1 |
-0.1 |
18.2 |
| 20 |
Battling the Green Death |
-8.4 |
-0.0 |
8.1 |
| 21 |
Counter Attack |
-8.2 |
1.2 |
5.9 |
| 22 |
Where's Hiccup |
-14.7 |
-0.3 |
23.6 |
| 23 |
Coming Back Around |
-8.4 |
0.0 |
16.1 |
| 24 |
Sticks & Stones |
-11.1 |
-1.5 |
9.4 |
| 25 |
The Vikings Have Their Tea |
-17.2 |
-1.8 |
8.2 |
| |
Album |
-10.9 |
1.2 |
18.5 |
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| # |
Title |
Integrated Loudness (LUFS) |
True-peak (TPFS) |
Loudness Range (LU) |
| 1 |
Dragon Racing |
-12.3 |
-0.1 |
9.9 |
| 2 |
Together We Map the World |
-21.6 |
-0.4 |
15.5 |
| 3 |
Hiccup the Chief – Drago’s Coming |
-14.0 |
-0.3 |
18.8 |
| 4 |
Toothless Lost |
-12.0 |
-0.3 |
21.8 |
| 5 |
Should I Know You |
-15.0 |
-0.3 |
13.7 |
| 6 |
Valka’s Dragon Sanctuary |
-16.9 |
-0.4 |
17.6 |
| 7 |
Losing Mom – Meet the Good Alpha |
-15.7 |
-0.1 |
20.9 |
| 8 |
Meet Drago |
-14.2 |
-0.1 |
16.7 |
| 9 |
Stoick Finds Beauty |
-18.9 |
2.3 |
19.4 |
| 10 |
Flying With Mother |
-15.4 |
-0.4 |
13.7 |
| 11 |
For the Dancing and the Dreaming |
-19.4 |
-2.3 |
24.0 |
| 12 |
Battle of the Bewilderbeast |
-12.4 |
0.2 |
9.0 |
| 13 |
Hiccup Confronts Drago |
-13.3 |
-0.3 |
16.3 |
| 14 |
Stoick Saves Hiccup |
-14.1 |
-0.2 |
24.5 |
| 15 |
Stoick’s Ship |
-16.1 |
-0.1 |
21.1 |
| 16 |
Alpha Comes to Berk |
-14.2 |
-0.3 |
19.1 |
| 17 |
Toothless Found |
-12.4 |
-0.0 |
18.7 |
| 18 |
Two New Alphas |
-13.1 |
-0.0 |
20.1 |
| 19 |
Where No One Goes |
-10.5 |
0.1 |
8.5 |
| 20 |
Into a Fantasy |
-11.2 |
-0.6 |
7.7 |
| |
Album |
-13.2 |
2.3 |
19.1 |
Spoiler: click to toggle puxlit@athena:~$ r128gain --version
r128gain v1.0.9 (FFmpeg edition)
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
puxlit@athena:~$ r128gain './EAC Rips/John Powell - How to Train Your Dragon (2010) [FLAC]/'*.flac
SoX sucessfully loaded.
FFmpeg sucessfully loaded.
analyzing ...
[1/25] "01 - John Powell - This Is Berk.flac": -10.7 LUFS (-12.3 LU)
peak: 0.2 TPFS, range: 16.0 LU
[2/25] "02 - John Powell - Dragon Battle.flac": -9.6 LUFS (-13.4 LU)
peak: -0.2 TPFS, range: 8.8 LU
[3/25] "03 - John Powell - The Downed Dragon.flac": -15.2 LUFS (-7.8 LU)
peak: 0.8 TPFS, range: 19.8 LU
[4/25] "04 - John Powell - Dragon Training.flac": -10.8 LUFS (-12.2 LU)
peak: -0.2 TPFS, range: 19.1 LU
[5/25] "05 - John Powell - Wounded.flac": -21.4 LUFS (-1.6 LU)
peak: -0.4 TPFS, range: 12.3 LU
[6/25] "06 - John Powell - The Dragon Book.flac": -18.1 LUFS (-4.9 LU)
peak: 0.1 TPFS, range: 15.6 LU
[7/25] "07 - John Powell - Focus, Hiccup!.flac": -11.1 LUFS (-11.9 LU)
peak: -0.0 TPFS, range: 14.1 LU
[8/25] "08 - John Powell - Forbidden Friendship.flac": -14.6 LUFS (-8.4 LU)
peak: -0.2 TPFS, range: 18.0 LU
[9/25] "09 - John Powell - New Tail.flac": -13.1 LUFS (-9.9 LU)
peak: 0.2 TPFS, range: 21.1 LU
[10/25] "10 - John Powell - See You Tomorrow.flac": -11.6 LUFS (-11.4 LU)
peak: -0.1 TPFS, range: 19.0 LU
[11/25] "11 - John Powell - Test Drive.flac": -11.3 LUFS (-11.7 LU)
peak: -0.3 TPFS, range: 7.8 LU
[12/25] "12 - John Powell - Not So Fireproof.flac": -20.1 LUFS (-2.9 LU)
peak: -2.1 TPFS, range: 10.9 LU
[13/25] "13 - John Powell - This Time for Sure.flac": -11.7 LUFS (-11.3 LU)
peak: -0.2 TPFS, range: 16.6 LU
[14/25] "14 - John Powell - Astrid Goes for a Spin.flac": -9.1 LUFS (-13.9 LU)
peak: -0.1 TPFS, range: 7.5 LU
[15/25] "15 - John Powell - Romantic Flight.flac": -12.6 LUFS (-10.4 LU)
peak: -0.3 TPFS, range: 18.3 LU
[16/25] "16 - John Powell - Dragon's Den.flac": -11.4 LUFS (-11.6 LU)
peak: 0.1 TPFS, range: 17.7 LU
[17/25] "17 - John Powell - The Cove.flac": -21.4 LUFS (-1.6 LU)
peak: -5.5 TPFS, range: 14.9 LU
[18/25] "18 - John Powell - The Kill Ring.flac": -11.5 LUFS (-11.5 LU)
peak: -0.2 TPFS, range: 14.7 LU
[19/25] "19 - John Powell - Ready the Ships.flac": -14.1 LUFS (-8.9 LU)
peak: -0.1 TPFS, range: 18.2 LU
[20/25] "20 - John Powell - Battling the Green Death.flac": -8.4 LUFS (-14.6 LU)
peak: -0.0 TPFS, range: 8.1 LU
[21/25] "21 - John Powell - Counter Attack.flac": -8.2 LUFS (-14.8 LU)
peak: 1.2 TPFS, range: 5.9 LU
[22/25] "22 - John Powell - Where's Hiccup.flac": -14.7 LUFS (-8.3 LU)
peak: -0.3 TPFS, range: 23.6 LU
[23/25] "23 - John Powell - Coming Back Around.flac": -8.4 LUFS (-14.6 LU)
peak: 0.0 TPFS, range: 16.1 LU
[24/25] "24 - Jónsi - Sticks & Stones.flac": -11.1 LUFS (-11.9 LU)
peak: -1.5 TPFS, range: 9.4 LU
[25/25] "25 - John Powell - The Vikings Have Their Tea.flac": -17.2 LUFS (-5.8 LU)
peak: -1.8 TPFS, range: 8.2 LU
[ALBUM]: -10.9 LUFS (-12.1 LU)
peak: 1.2 TPFS, range: 18.5 LU
done.
puxlit@athena:~$ r128gain './EAC Rips/John Powell - How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) [FLAC]/'*.flac
SoX sucessfully loaded.
FFmpeg sucessfully loaded.
analyzing ...
[1/20] "01 - John Powell - Dragon Racing.flac": -12.3 LUFS (-10.7 LU)
peak: -0.1 TPFS, range: 9.9 LU
[2/20] "02 - John Powell - Together We Map the World.flac": -21.6 LUFS (-1.4 LU)
peak: -0.4 TPFS, range: 15.5 LU
[3/20] "03 - John Powell - Hiccup the Chief – Drago’s Coming.flac": -14.0 LUFS (-9.0 LU)
peak: -0.3 TPFS, range: 18.8 LU
[4/20] "04 - John Powell - Toothless Lost.flac": -12.0 LUFS (-11.0 LU)
peak: -0.3 TPFS, range: 21.8 LU
[5/20] "05 - John Powell - Should I Know You.flac": -15.0 LUFS (-8.0 LU)
peak: -0.3 TPFS, range: 13.7 LU
[6/20] "06 - John Powell - Valka’s Dragon Sanctuary.flac": -16.9 LUFS (-6.1 LU)
peak: -0.4 TPFS, range: 17.6 LU
[7/20] "07 - John Powell - Losing Mom – Meet the Good Alpha.flac": -15.7 LUFS (-7.3 LU)
peak: -0.1 TPFS, range: 20.9 LU
[8/20] "08 - John Powell - Meet Drago.flac": -14.2 LUFS (-8.8 LU)
peak: -0.1 TPFS, range: 16.7 LU
[9/20] "09 - John Powell - Stoick Finds Beauty.flac": -18.9 LUFS (-4.1 LU)
peak: 2.3 TPFS, range: 19.4 LU
[10/20] "10 - John Powell - Flying With Mother.flac": -15.4 LUFS (-7.6 LU)
peak: -0.4 TPFS, range: 13.7 LU
[11/20] "11 - Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson & Mary Jane Wells - For the Dancing and the Dreaming.flac": -19.4 LUFS (-3.6 LU)
peak: -2.3 TPFS, range: 24.0 LU
[12/20] "12 - John Powell - Battle of the Bewilderbeast.flac": -12.4 LUFS (-10.6 LU)
peak: 0.2 TPFS, range: 9.0 LU
[13/20] "13 - John Powell - Hiccup Confronts Drago.flac": -13.3 LUFS (-9.7 LU)
peak: -0.3 TPFS, range: 16.3 LU
[14/20] "14 - John Powell - Stoick Saves Hiccup.flac": -14.1 LUFS (-8.9 LU)
peak: -0.2 TPFS, range: 24.5 LU
[15/20] "15 - John Powell - Stoick’s Ship.flac": -16.1 LUFS (-6.9 LU)
peak: -0.1 TPFS, range: 21.1 LU
[16/20] "16 - John Powell - Alpha Comes to Berk.flac": -14.2 LUFS (-8.8 LU)
peak: -0.3 TPFS, range: 19.1 LU
[17/20] "17 - John Powell - Toothless Found.flac": -12.4 LUFS (-10.6 LU)
peak: -0.0 TPFS, range: 18.7 LU
[18/20] "18 - John Powell - Two New Alphas.flac": -13.1 LUFS (-9.9 LU)
peak: -0.0 TPFS, range: 20.1 LU
[19/20] "19 - Jónsi & John Powell - Where No One Goes.flac": -10.5 LUFS (-12.5 LU)
peak: 0.1 TPFS, range: 8.5 LU
[20/20] "20 - Alexander Rybak - Into a Fantasy.flac": -11.2 LUFS (-11.8 LU)
peak: -0.6 TPFS, range: 7.7 LU
[ALBUM]: -13.2 LUFS (-9.8 LU)
peak: 2.3 TPFS, range: 19.1 LU
done.
In most cases for CD tracks, integrated loudness (i.e., average loudness) should sit around -15.0 LUFS, true-peak should never exceed 0.0 TPFS, and loudness range should be no smaller than 6.0 LU. For a more coherent explanation, this article is worth perusing.
Edit #2: gleaning useful information from track-wide loudness measurements is tricky. Take For the Dancing and the Dreaming as an example: it has a loudness range of 24.0 LU, since the track comprises both quiet whistling and a lively jig. However, to suggest it therefore sounds better would be premature. If we were to measure the loudest segment of the track—Valka and Stoick's performance (from 2:10.000 to 3:00.000)—we'd get a more meaningful reading of 8.8 LU. Some more contrived examples follow.
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| # |
Title |
Loud Segment Range |
Integrated Loudness (Overall vs. Loud Segment, LUFS) |
Loudness Range (Overall vs. Loud Segment, LU) |
| 1.23 |
Coming Back Around |
2:01.900 to 2:40.500 |
-8.4 vs. -6.3 |
16.1 vs. 2.0 |
| 1.24 |
Sticks & Stones |
3:16.700 to 3:57.200 |
-11.1 vs. -9.2 |
9.4 vs. 0.9 |
| 2.18 |
Two New Alphas |
5:43.500 to 5:59.000 |
-13.1 vs. -8.5 |
20.1 vs. 2.1 |
| 2.19 |
Where No One Goes |
2:05.500 to 2:40.000 |
-10.5 vs. -8.4 |
8.5 vs. 1.1 |
| 2.20 |
Into A Fantasy |
3:00.000 to 3:25.000 |
-11.2 vs. -9.6 |
7.7 vs. 1.1 |
So some tracks can get pretty bombastic (i.e., higher average loudness, lower loudness range) for a while. Whether they stay bombastic for too long is very much a matter of personal taste.
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