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Engineering Brief

Accuracy of ITU-R BS.1770 Algorithm in Evaluating Multitrack Material

Authors: Pestana, Pedro Duarte; Barbosa, Alvaro

AES Convention 133 · Paper 53 · October 2012

Abstract

Loudness measurement that is computationally efficient and applicable on digital material disregarding listening level is a very important feature for automatic mixing. Recent work in broadcast specifications of loudness (ITU-R BS.1770) deserved broad acceptance and seems a likely candidate for extension to multitrack material, though the original design did not bear in mind this kind of development. Some empirical observations have suggested that certain types of individual source materials are not evaluated properly by the ITU’s algorithm. In this paper a subjective test is presented that tries to shed some light on the subject.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 133
AES Convention
133
Paper number
53
Publication date
October 6, 2012
Affiliation
CITAR-UCP; CEAUL-FCUL; Universidade Lisboa (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Engineering Brief