Check loudness with Youlean Loudness Meter

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Demo summary

The presenter uses the Youlean Loudness Meter to analyze integrated LUFS and true peak values, then demonstrates a 'headroom reset' by lowering track volumes.

Step-by-step

Open the Youlean Loudness Meter plugin
Check the Integrated LUFS value to determine the average loudness of the mix
Check the True Peak Max value to see where transients are peaking
Select every track in your project
Lower the volume of all tracks simultaneously by approximately 8 dBs to create headroom

Watch out for

True Peak Max should be under zero to avoid clipping
Integrated LUFS for a pop-leaning master track should ideally be between -9.5 and -6

Tips

Don't worry if the technical data seems like algebra; it is simpler than it looks
If your levels are peaking poorly, the easiest fix is to simply turn everything down before mixing

Highlights

“I promise this is not that hard... if you see something like this, don't worry, it's pretty easy to fix.”

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