Music & audio
Loudness gain & peak headroom
Estimate a gain-only loudness adjustment against a supplied true-peak ceiling.
A clear answer. Here’s how.
Requested constant gain = target LUFS − measured LUFS. Estimated new true peak = measured peak + gain. Compares that with your ceiling and reports maximum ceiling-compatible gain. Does not measure, process or certify audio; limiting or dynamics changes require remeasurement.
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Worked example
A fixed demonstration, separate from the values you enter above.
- Measured integrated loudness (LUFS)
- -20
- Your target loudness (LUFS)
- -16
- Measured maximum true peak (dBTP)
- -5
- Your true-peak ceiling (dBTP)
- -1
Example result
- Requested constant gain
- 4 dB
- Estimated resulting true peak
- -1 dBTP
- Maximum ceiling-compatible gain
- 4 dB
- Peak ceiling check
- Gain-only estimate fits your supplied ceiling