Effects • Looking for apps with customizable LUFS analysis

Hi, i'm using Expose 2 (mastering the mix) to determine the short term loudness of my music library and then adjust the loudness of the tracks using Audacity. For 90% of the songs this is perfect. Some songs however have very loud parts that take a few seconds, which results in a high short term loudness, but low integrated loudness.

I've searched all over the internet, but no application exists where a user can choose their own duration on which the loudness analysis is based on. I've read that maximum short term LUFS is based on the average of the loudest 3 seconds, but I would like it to be based on the average of the loudest 5 or maybe 10 seconds. I know its not a "standard" if i work this way, but i'm not interested in meeting standards, i'm interested in meeting my "needs" and that is to have a most coherent music library volume-wise.

The downside of using integrated loudness really is that quieter songs can have parts that will be louder than a loud song just to compensate for the low average loudness.

Is there some development going on that will be of interest to be considering the above? Anyone with the same challenge? Would like to hear it!

Thanks and all the best wishes for 2024!

Statistics: Posted by Dark Fiber — Mon Jan 01, 2024 11:10 am — Replies 0 — Views 33

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