How do you implement EBU R 128 loudness metering and normalisation? What products are available? The EBU Loudness Workshop on 23 February 2011 will answer these questions and help television and radio broadcasters shift to the new way of providing quality audio.
Sound basis
Broadcasters are switching to loudness normalisation to replace the current practice of (typically) using peak metering. In August last year, the EBU published its Loudness Recommendation (EBU R 128) which provides a sound basis for broadcasters to switch to the new audio paradigm - which is closer to the human way of perceiving sound. At IBC 2010 already more than 20 vendors showed support for EBU Mode Loudness metering in their products.
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Practical Workshop
Since then the number of broadcasters which started loudness projects in their organisations has increased and the need for 'hands-on' advice has grown strongly. That is why the EBU is organising a special Loudness Workshop on 23 February 2011. It will be a very practical event, combining an introduction to the loudness issue and the EBU solution with demos, products and mixing workshops. Besides that it is the ideal place to meet colleagues and share experiences. |
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Tonmeisters
According to PLOUD coordinator Frans de Jong (EBU) the event answers many requests the EBU has been receiving on implementing EBU R 128. "Publishing a spec and supporting product implementations is not enough. People working for broadcasters express a clear need for very practical information on how to deal with the shift to loudness metering in their organisations. This is true for both project managers and planners as well as for the mixing engineers responsible for actually producing the high quality audio. This Workshop will address that need. The presentations and demos will be given by two seasoned Tonmeisters who have been extremely active in PLOUD. So for Loudness implementation this simply is the EBU event to attend in 2011."
For more information, see the Loudness Workshop page.