How LOUD should my dialogue be?

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How loud should dialogue be? This can be a puzzling question, especially for indie filmmakers, video game designers, and really anyone working with post-production audio.
Unfortunately, many people might not understand the dynamic range required in certain types of media, and might be using audio that is far too aggressive in loudness. Even worse, they may be recording the audio on-site at aggressive gain levels, causing distortion on your dialogue tracks that will make your production sound amateur!
This video breaks down what loudness is, how we measure it, and what average loudness levels are for media productions, namely features, documentaries and television series that people are watching through streaming platforms.
Audio can make or break the quality of your production. And since this topic is not featured too much on the internet, I figured I’d make a video about it.
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[@MOTU675]

This was a very helpful video, exactly what I was looking for thanks 🙏

[@TomCasey]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jcarlosdozal]

Funny that you mention netflix. I hate how they mix, the dynamic range is too high for listening while living in an apartment, I have to constantly turn down the volume when there are action scenes or music

[@ScaredStraightProductions]

Netflix automatically sets the audio to surround sound as the standard.

[@IsiahKendall]

Great video, thanks for sharing!

[@TomCasey]

You're welcome, glad it helped!

[@mergo573]

Thanks you the great info!

[@TomCasey]

you're welcome, glad it helped!

[@abbyrodebaugh6634]

Do you have any suggestions for mastering for TH-cam? I know they say to target -14 LUFS. By the way, great video! Thanks for sharing!

[@TomCasey]

Yea it's very similar to Spotify at around -14 LUFS. I've personally pushed louder than that on purpose and have not heard terrible distortion, but it is there.
However, I tend to want my TH-cam content to be "comfortably loud" and so it's good to compare the loudness of your favorite TH-cam content and gauge where you want your volume to be. Good luck!