- What is a loudness meter?
- A loudness meter measures how loud audio is perceived, in LUFS, using the ITU-R BS.1770 / EBU R128 standard. This one also reports true peak, loudness range and crest factor, and draws the waveform, all in your browser.
- Is it free?
- Yes. The loudness meter is completely free, needs no sign-up, and runs entirely in your browser. Your audio is decoded locally and never uploaded to a server.
- What LUFS should I target?
- Most streaming services (Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music) normalize to roughly -14 LUFS, podcasts often aim for -16 LUFS, and broadcast follows -23 LUFS (EBU R128). The meter shows how far your track sits from the -14 streaming target.
- What's the difference between LUFS and dB?
- dBFS measures the raw signal level of individual samples, like peaks. LUFS measures perceived loudness over time with frequency weighting, so it lines up far better with how loud a track actually sounds to a listener.
- What is true peak and why does headroom matter?
- Peak is the loudest sample in dBFS. Leaving headroom below 0 dBFS prevents clipping, because lossy codecs can raise peaks during playback. This meter reports the sample peak so you can judge how much headroom your master keeps.
- Is loudness range the same as dynamic range?
- They're related. Loudness range (LRA) describes how much perceived loudness varies across a track; crest factor compares peak to average level. Together they tell you whether a master is dynamic or heavily compressed.
- What audio files can I use?
- Common formats including MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC and OGG. The file is decoded with the Web Audio API right in your browser, so it's measured locally and nothing is uploaded.