People are talking about minus 14 LUFS loudness more and more these days, but why ? What does this number mean, where does it come from, and why should you care ?

In this episode we answer all these questions and more, including:

* Which streaming services are using -14 LUFS

* Why Spotify aren’t using -14 LUFS, and why it matters

* Why you shouldn’t use minus 14 LUFS as a target (or any number) but

* Why it’s still important and useful to know about anyway

* Will mastering to -14 LUFS make your music sound bad ?!?

Full links and show notes on the website

http://themasteringshow.com/episode-67

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