
Have you ever been told to boost your music to -14 LUFS or some other estimated value? Don’t do it—it doesn’t work! Not all streaming services currently use LUFS to make their loudness decisions, and while LUFS estimates can tell you the overall reference loudness for a particular service, individual songs can be as much as 3 dB quieter, in our experience. With Loudness Penalty, you can optimize and upload your music knowing you’ll be ahead of the competition.