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Short-term loudness

A program-loudness measurement calculated over a moving window of several seconds.

In practice

Use it to judge scene and passage consistency without confusing it with whole-program integrated loudness.

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Sources

  1. Loudness: EBU R 128 and supporting publications · European Broadcasting Union

Educational reference only. Requirements vary by jurisdiction, employer, venue, and production context.