The author is founder and creative director of Nugen Audio. LEEDS, England — For several years now, loudness normalization (the matching of the average loudness of program material and commercials to ...

Internet audio streaming and on-demand playback have become ubiquitous, both in consumer media and professional audio applications. Today, it is a $10 billion industry. Despite this popularity, the ...

Have you ever wondered why commercials sound louder than your favorite TV shows? Or why you have to adjust the playback volume on your television when switching between channels? Because of this, ...

In the United States, we have seen the publication and amendment of ATSC A/85, the television loudness recommended practice, and the passage into law of the CALM Act, directing the FCC to enact ...

Why loudness matters: Different platforms have specific LUFS targets to keep playback levels consistent and avoid unwanted volume changes or content rejection. How to normalize: Use LUFS normalization ...

As of this week the programmes of all French-speaking national broadcasters in Belgium (RTBF, RTL-TVI and BeTV) are normalized according to EBU R 128 , the world-class Loudness Recommendation created ...

Right now, I have a HT-C150, which I really like, but it doesn't have volume normalization. I'd really like to find a soundbar that has that feature. I essentially can't watch action movies after ...