Check your podcast's integrated loudness against the -16 LUFS dialogue target.
Subtracting the measured integrated loudness from the delivery target gives the gain boost or cut the whole episode needs. Podcasters normalize input, but a consistent -16 LUFS keeps dialogue intelligible and compliant across streaming platforms.
Podcast Loudness
Adjustment = target (-16 LUFS) - integrated loudness
Adjustment = target (-16 LUFS) - integrated loudness Subtracting the measured integrated loudness from the delivery target gives the gain boost or cut the whole episode needs.
Podcasters normalize input, but a consistent -16 LUFS keeps dialogue intelligible and compliant across streaming platforms.
This calculator takes 2 inputs: Integrated loudness, True peak. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.