Guidelines for distribution and reproduction in accordance with R 128

EBU Tech 3344

The document presents practical guidelines to relevant settings and processing in the signal chain from the studio to consumer equipment. It aims to achieve consistent loudness levels throughout the complete chain from broadcaster to consumer. This is version 2.1, July 2016; editorial changes only (pagination, typos and fonts). 

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The following translations of this document are available. Please note the translations may not be based on the latest version; see the year mentioned in brackets. These translations are courtesy of the translaters and hosted by the EBU 'as is'. The official and definitive version is the EBU English version.

Polish version of EBU Tech 3344 [2011] - Kindly offered by Polish Radio.

Russian version of EBU Tech 3344 [2016] - Special thanks to EBU Member RTR.

Russian version of EBU Tech 3344 [2011] - Special thanks to EBU Member RTR.