Average track volume

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Average track volume

Is there any kind of track scanning feature in Logic X that allows you to know the average volume level of that track?

I produce very long tracks for audio books and need to bring the average volume up to -23 on the LUFS meter before bouncing the track. Short of playing large portions of the track to know where my volume level is and making a best guess before bouncing, it would be a great time saver to be able to scan the track and know its average volume. Thanks for any help on this.

iMac 21.5", macOS 10.14

Posted on Jan 22, 2020 6:29 AM

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fuzzfilth

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Jan 22, 2020 6:48 AM in response to taylortwanger

Select All Regions, Functions>Normalize Region Gain>Collective Selection-Loudness-Set a Target Level (any will do, say, -23LUFS). Then Bounce your project with a Loudness Meter as the last plugin of the Stereo Out. That might come out at, say, -21 LUFS.

From now on, before bouncing, Normalize Region Gain> Collective Selection-Loudness-Target Level -25LUFS. This will result in a -23LUFS bounce.

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Jan 22, 2020 7:23 AM in response to fuzzfilth

Thank you fuzzfilth! I experimented with a track I'm working on and had to set it at -19 but it bounced to -23. Not sure if -19 will always work but I'll play with it. Thanks for the help!

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fuzzfilth

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Jan 22, 2020 7:45 AM in response to taylortwanger

As long as you don't change your track- and output processing and don't change or automate your faders, it will work.

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