Podcast Loudness - How To Hit Exactly -16 LUFS in Adobe Audition

Special thanks to:

[thisisgeoman]

Thanks for this quick tutorial. I was looking for a text-based tutorial. But this works even better. In the current year (2020) the window is called slightly different. "Volume" is now "Loudness". The rest of the tutorial applies as explained in your video. Thanks again!

[StevenImpson]

Hey Mike,
Just wanted to say thanks for this tutorial. It both taught me about the proposed loudness standard for podcasts, and helped me implement this into my own podcast production workflow.

Thanks a bunch!

[filmfoxwell]

Hey mate, many thanks for this super clear tutorial - It's saved my skin a few times now and want to pass on my appreciation for it!

[WeirdDarknessOfficial]

Really appreciate you having this here, Mike - thank you! Looks like I've naturally been hitting about -14 on all of my podcasts, so I was close - but this is a great tool I know I'll be using quite a bit now!

[THEEQUINEBODYCHANNELwithMC]

Your tutorials are great! Thank you for the clear and understandable help. I keep coming back to you because you help me get the job done.:)

[hkaye]

Hi Mike - Great tutorial, I found this very useful! Adobe also employ the Loudness Radar Meter which can be a great tool for monitoring loudness when mixing. My question is when clicking the limiting box in match volume does this limit to maximum True-Peak? (-1 dBTP for EBU R128).

[RichardFarrar]

Brilliant video Mike and that looks so easy in Adobe Audition, such an easy workflow that there's absolutely no reason not to do it. Thanks for helping to promote this too.

[BrettParry]

Great video Mike. I am with you. Great to see some standards being applied. This ease of functionality makes it still accessible for everyone. Wow, how far things have come! Thanks for sharing

[EposVox]

Can I get a quick opinion, Mike?

Do you think the "podcasting standard" is something that the majority of online audio (i.e. YouTube videos) should adhere to, or just podcasts?

[melaniescroggins]

Amazing tips as always. Exactly what I was looking for. THANK YOU!

[MrKlein]

Hello Mike, thanks for taking the time to make the tutorials.
Question, this step of leveling the loudness should be always done before starting to mix anything right? wether if its for tv, movie, radio... since this "match clip volume" changes the volume (db) of the clip... it would change the whole mix right?

[elrapanda]

Cool content, thanks, I have a question, this loudness is average, short term or max? thanks a lot

[mattauckland]

Just analysed the podcast edition of my dance music radio show, and it's at -11 LUFS. But then again I use the multiband compressor, and limit the audio to -0.3db to ensure no audio peaks out. Very interesting to know Mike, but for consistency, and syndication of the radio show, I'll stick to my current method. Very interesting though, thanks.

[runningafever]

Awesome! Wish I had seen this before I started uploading.

[radiolabour]

Hi Mike,
Another great video. Thanks.
I have a question.
What you seem to have demonstrated is equalizing the volume of five individual podcasts so they end up at 16 LUFS.
But what about equalizing the volume of different sections  *within one podcast* so that all the people being interviewed (as is my case) are all at roughly the same volume.
I currently use the desk top version of Auphonics for this.
Are you saying that I could use Audition CC (which I use for recording and editing) to do this instead of Auphonics?

Marc

[Bitney]

Hey Mike! Thanks, I missed your tutorials! Hope you've been well

[Zingsterazn]

You mention that the meaning of loudness is actually someones "perceived loudness". I notice in the drop down of the tool is several different loudness standards to choose from. One of those is labeled "perceived loudness (legacy)". Would this perhaps be better or does it even mean what it seems? Thanks a lot for your amazing tutorials!

[PaganGaming]

Good day Mike!
I have a short question. Is it possible to change the microphones sensitivity in Audition?. What I mean is while recording the (as example) clicks of my mouse dont get recorded too ?

[abjater]

Thanks for the tut on how to get LUVS standard in an audio file.  Needed this to get something to broadcast specs and had no idea what it was all about - until I watched your video!   Appreciate!   BTW:  great radio voice!   ;-)

[jimpurcell]

Thanks for the help! Was wondering how!