[MLA] Loudness example with distortion on Sound Check

[Grimm | Eelco]

Hi Ian,

> since we now know of several popular systems where the music is currently reduced to fixed-point immediately after decoding, applying normalization (and ideally user volume settings) before this happens could potentially kill two birds with one stone ?
> 
> (I believe this is how iTunes works already ?)

I guess so yes. Spotify not yet, but they told me this is one of their future plans (but keep this confidential). I and Thomas are trying to push this ‘norm-l' approach at the CTA meetings, where work is dedicated to new standards for the audio architecture of consumer devices. There’s a meeting on Wednesday at the AES, hopefully we will be able to lobby a bit for norm-l.

Cheers,
Eelco