[MLA] Normalizing on Tidal

[Grimm | Eelco]

Hi Thomas,

> A couple of years ago when Tidal decided to start re-rip all content and make it lossless, I helped them decide which essential level-data about each track to store as metadata. It ended up being peak level and loudness level (per ITU-BS.1770/EBU R128), and now they’re about ready to launch a normalized service.

That is _great_ news! Good job!

> On a recent trip to Oslo I suggested they should include a PLR filter, which would also be easy based on the above data. Play criteria could be, for instance, US rock after year 2000 with a PLR higher than 13 dB.

:-) maybe one day albums will be 'remastered' again, this time with _more_ dynamics. 

> Some record comapanies, BTW, insert watermarking outside Tidal’s control, and some demand them to only offer the latest version (sigh!) of a given track.

There's still some work to do...

Cheers,
Eelco