Streaming services crossed the hurdle of delivering CD-quality tracks to subscribers, but lossless audio is one of many optional settings that can drastically affect how your music actually sounds. By ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lossless audio is becoming more common, but many people are still unsure what the term means. In simple words, lossless audio keeps all the details from the original recording. Nothing is removed to ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

Audio normalization has become one of the silent arbiters of modern listening, quietly shaping the way tracks greet listeners across radio waves, streaming libraries, and vinyl decks alike. At its ...

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 ...

During a meeting in Norway in February, DAB/DAB+ content providers in the country agreed on a mutual loudness normalization level. The broadcasters chose –15 LUFS as a preliminary target level (as ...

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, ...