Everything You Need to Know About LUFS and Loudness for Your Podcast
Digital Creator · Dylan Schmidt
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Have you ever worried that your podcast might be too quiet or too loud? Well today’s episode of Digital Podcaster is sharing a more technical look at something you might have seen but didn’t know what it meant…LUFS. LUFS stands for Loudness Units Full Scale (or Loudness Units relative to Full Scale). Having a deeper understanding of what LUFS is will help you feel confident that your podcast is at the right level for your audience to hear you.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
• The industry standard for measuring loudness and why it’s important for podcasters.
• Insight into how the human ear perceives sound.
• How you can quickly and easily adjust your own podcast audio.
• And much more!
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TIMESTAMPS
00:14 - Digital Podcaster Introduction
00:29 - Episode Introduction and Why This Episode Is Important
00:41 - What LUFS Is
00:59 - How LUFS Is Different Than Decibels
01:23 - Why Lufs Is Important For Podcasters
01:57 - What Is Loudness?
02:38 - Why Is Loudness Important For Podcasters?
03:01 - How Can We Measure LUFS and Loudness?
04:22 - How To Adjust Your Loudness
05:32 - Next Steps
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