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Levels, dynamics & loudness · Working

LUFS

ELI5

A unit used to measure how loud a programme sounds overall.

Used in conversation

“The final mix is louder than the platform’s LUFS target.”

Definition

Loudness Units relative to Full Scale, a unit used for programme loudness measurement.

Here “LUFS” means: Loudness Units relative to Full Scale, a unit used for programme loudness measurement.

Pitch context

You may encounter “LUFS” in sound, music & voice conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains dialogue, effects, atmosphere, music, voice and the technical work of making them intelligible.

Connected terms

  • LKFSBoth measure loudness relative to full scale and are effectively equivalent under current standards; the labels come from different standards traditions.
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Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.