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Plain-language guides to the three things that decide whether spoken-word audio sounds professional: loudness (LUFS), true peak (dBTP), and dead air.

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Three measurements decide whether spoken-word audio sounds polished: how loud it is on average (LUFS), how high it peaks between samples (true peak), and whether it contains unintended silence (dead air). These short, plain-language guides explain each one and the targets to aim for.

What LUFS should a podcast be?

The −16 LUFS / −1 dBTP target, why loudness matters more than peaks, and how to hit it.

What is True Peak (dBTP)?

Inter-sample peaks, why −1 dBTP of headroom matters, and how true peak differs from sample peak.

What is dead air, and how do you detect it?

How unintended silence hurts retention, and how threshold-plus-duration detection finds it.

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