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Podcast: Get A Better Broadcast, Podcast and Voice-Over Voice
Episode: 0531 – Loudness Standards
Description: 2022.06.15 – 0531 – Loudness StandardsIn a network or voice-over studio, a sound engineer will adjust your volume settings so the volume of voice is balanced with a similar level of those of other sources, be they of other guests or music. (In smaller studios or for podcasting and so on, you will of course have to do this yourself.)A consistent level is necessary so the listener isn’t forced to keep increasing the volume themselves. It’s called ‘normalisation’. Imagine how annoying it would be if a radio station had the presenter at one sound level...