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Average Is the New Loudest
- Leonardo Music Journal
- The MIT Press
- Volume 26, 2016
- pp. 56-59
- Article
- Additional Information
This article discusses new sound pressure level (SPL) measurement strategies in the context of live music. A brief overview of the introduction of loudness normalization in broadcast audio engineering precedes a discussion of using average sound levels in measurements at concerts. The article closes with a short analysis of the implications of these developments for the notion of agency in the sociotechnical domain of audio production.