Determining an Optimal Gated Loudness Measurement for TV Sound Normalization

Grimm E, Skovenborg E, Spikofski G. Determining an Optimal Gated Loudness Measurement for TV Sound Normalization. In: AES Convention 128. Audio Engineering Society; 2010. Paper 8154. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=15450

@inproceedings{Grimm2010_15450,
  author = {Grimm, Eelco and Skovenborg, Esben and Spikofski, Gerhard},
  title = {{Determining an Optimal Gated Loudness Measurement for TV Sound Normalization}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 128},
  note = {Paper 8154},
  year = {2010},
  month = may,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=15450}
}

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PY  - 2010
DA  - 2010/05/06
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PB  - Audio Engineering Society
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AB  - Undesirable loudness jumps are a notorious problem in television broadcast. The solution consists in switching to loudness-based metering and program normalization. In Europe this development has been led by the EBU P/LOUD group, working towards a single target level for loudness normalization applying to all genres of programs. P/LOUD found that loudness normalization as specified by ITU-R BS.1770-1 works fairly well for the majority of broadcast programs. However, it was realized that wide loudness-range programs were not well-aligned with other programs when using ITU-R BS.1770-1 directly, but that adding a measurement-gate provided a simple yet effective solution. P/LOUD therefore conducted a formal listening experiment to perform a subjective evaluation of different gate parameters. This paper specifies the method of the subjective evaluation and presents the results in term of preferred gating parameters.
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