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Youlean Loudness Meter – V2.5.5 BETA Update
This should be the last update before the official release, well, I hope so. 😁 This update mainly improved the stability of the meter. I have fixed some crashes; hopefully, they won't pop up this time. In case you missed the latest BETA update announcements, you can...
Youlean Loudness Meter – Measurements
Explained
The Loudness Measurements Momentary Loudness To the very left of the plugin, you’ll recognize a meter bar similar to those in your DAW (see (1) in Image 1). This one has LUFS as units. The bar displays the momentary loudness, which is an average over 400 ms. You...
How to Analyze Loudness of Live Streams Using iPhone and Mac?
What will this article teach you?You will learn how to connect your iPhone or iPad to your macOS device in order to analyze audio loudness from your iOS device.What devices can you use?This technique should work with iPhone, or iPad and any macOS device like Macbook...
How to Edit a Video to Achieve Good Audio Loudness on YouTube?
The problem...So, you have produced a video, uploaded it on YouTube, and for some reason, the audio is not loud as it should be? Or, you have produced a video, uploaded it on YouTube, and for some reason, your audience is telling you that they can't hear you...
How to Hack LUFS Normalization?
Not so long time ago we were at war, well, loudness war. Everybody was competing to sound louder than the others. You may wonder, why people did such horrible things in the past?! Well, like in all wars, the ultimate goal was profit, money. Louder songs were...
A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Install Youlean Loudness Meter
Here you will find a step-by-step guide on how to install Youlean Loudness Meter. This explanation works for both, the FREE and the PRO version, so let's get started. The installer is the same for the FREE and the PRO version so in both cases you need to visit...
Loudness Standards – Full Comparison Table (music, film, podcast)
The mastering story... So, you have just finished mixing and mastering your song! It is the best in the world, the next top 1 hit in the USA. You are Beethoven of the modern age, you are at the top of the world! Now let's upload that thing and wait for millions...
Mini Posts
What target loudness should I be aiming for when mastering a song for streaming services?
If you are not sure what target loudness you should be aiming for, when mastering a song for streaming services, go for an integrated -14 LUFS or above. Even if you are louder than -14 LUFS, do not worry since your song will get turned down automatically. An...
Latest Updates
Youlean Loudness Meter – V2.5.3 BETA Update
First of all, thank you for recommending the Youlean Loudness Meter! There are a lot of exciting and groundbreaking features added in this update, so let me tell you about the most important ones:Peak MetersThis feature was requested by many of you, and it is finally...
NEWS – Youlean Loudness Meter – V2.5.0 BETA Update
New BETA release - Youlean Loudness Meter - V2.5.0What is going onFirst of all, thank you for recommending Youlean Loudness Meter! The meter has grown tremendously over the last couple of years and it is now recognized by all major broadcasting and streaming...
Youlean Loudness Meter – V2.4.3 update – February 18, 2021
Yet another bugfix update... There are a few small improvements though, like adding a warning when the sample rate is not correct for the standalone app.That was the most common issue for the app not measuring the live inputs.Also, I have finally simplified the buffer...
Youlean Loudness Meter – V2.4.2 update – October 19, 2020
This is a quick update that will address some issues that I have introduced in the latest release. I have tested everything on the macOS Big Sur and we should be good to go! Once Apple releases the Apple Silicone machines, I will grab one and start porting the...
Youlean Loudness Meter – V2.4.1 update – October 4, 2020
Finally, a new update! The focus for this one was on bug fixes and underhood improvements. I am personally most excited about adding support for native Apple Metal and OpenGL rendering. This will finally solve the problems with GUI speed on macOS! One feature that was...