Loudness, Visualized – Instantly see how streaming services play back your music

Loudness online is complicated and confusing. Loudness Penalty Studio cuts through this confusion, showing you at a glance how much the playback loudness of your music will be changed by YouTube, Spotify, TIDAL, Deezer and Apple Music. Even more importantly, it allows you to hear it, without uploading. Gain new insights and see how loudness can be made to work for you, not against – even with online loudness normalization in place.

Penalty or Opportunity? You decide!

Louder masters are reduced in level by online streaming services to avoid listeners being “blasted” by unexpected changes in loudness. Does it matter? If your music is played back at a lower level, is it really a penalty? Not necessarily, if you make the right choices and test the results. Many people just hope for the best – that their music will still sound fine even after it’s been turned down, but with Loudness Penalty Studio you can be sure. Preview your music in context, before uploading, and decide whether you want to take advantage of the opportunity for more dynamics.

Album vs. Playlist, Spotify vs. YouTube: Know how your music will sound no matter where it’s played

Whether your music is played back in a playlist or in “album” mode will affect how its loudness is adjusted. Will it stand out amongst the competition or fall flat? Loudness Penalty Studio allows you to build a library of reference material and quickly see how your music will sound in a playlist. By testing your music with multiple streaming services against a variety of other music, you can be sure that it will sound great no matter where it’s played.

Confidently assess how your music will play back online: With Loudness Penalty Studio, you can…

• Visualize the loudness of an album or playlist: With our unique, intuitive Loudness View.
• See and hear how loud your music will play online: Assess and compare loudness in context, quickly and easily.
• Turn the Loudness Penalty to your advantage: Balance the loudness and dynamics of your music with complete confidence.
• Preview alternative versions: Discover the best sound, with and without loudness-matching.
• Create custom reference playlists: Build a comprehensive library for easy access.
• Know for sure if it’s really better: Or just louder.

Features

• Unique, intuitive Loudness View visualization
• Analyze large groups of files
• Build and save custom reference playlists
• Compare Album and Track Mode loudness matching
• Compare and optimize results for the most popular streaming services