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I've measured the LUFS on a handful of songs on the Spotify desktop app using the Loudness plugin in Logic and also Izotope's Insight 2, and they are reading at -10LUFS, -12LUFS etc - see attached screenshot. I thought Spotify would normalize them to -14LUFS? I also have the 'Normalize Volume' option ticked in my Spotify Preferences. Can you please confirm if this is true? Why are the songs louder than -14LUFS? I'm in the process of mastering my own album and have been aiming for -14LUFS, assuming Spotify would normalize it if it's louder. Thanks!
PS, I have the Volume level set to Normal.
Hey there @gilpatr,
Thanks for reaching out here and welcome to the Community! We're happy to shed some light on the situation.
The loudness of a song depends on how Loudness Normalization relates to the master. This means that some tracks can sound louder than other tracks on Spotify. You can read more about that here.
Hope this answers your question. Let us know if there's anything else you need help with.
Best of luck with the release of your album 🤘
have you ever solved the issue? my normalization is broken, too
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