Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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LUFS, True Peak & Dynamic Range Analysis with SWS Loudness (Rapid-fire Reaper Tutorials Ep69)

Hey folks! Welcome to RFRT, None of the info, all of the fluff. In this episode we're gonna look at another SWS tool called Loudness.

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:33 SWS Loudness Tool
1:29 Options you should know about
1:45 Right-Click actions
2:01 Loudness vs. Loudness Metering
2:53 Is Loudness useful for Mastering?
3:05 Side-rant about Mastering
4:02 Modifying LUFS Values/LU Ranges
4:58 Normalizing Files to Specified LUFS Values
5:15 Quality Control using SWS Loudness
5: 32 Outro