Loudness Radar - Premiere Pro

The Loudness Radar is an audio effect that measures the loudness of the audio. It does not change the audio.

What is Loudness

Loudness is the perceived volume of an audio recording. The audio meters in Premier Pro measure the peak or instantaneous audio levels. The Loudness Radar measures the average level over time which is a better way to evaluate the overall loudness of a mix.

Adding the Loudness Radar

The Loudness Radar is an audio effect available in Premiere Pro and Audition. It in only tool to measure the loudness level. It does not change the audio. We need to add the effect to the Master fader in the Audio Track Mixer to measure the entire mix.

Premiere Pro

1. Go to Window > Audio Track Mixer
2. Click the Show/Hide Effects and Sends button (>) on the top left of the Audio Track Mixer
3. Go to the Master Fader and select the 5th insert slot
4. Go to Special > Loudness Radar
5. Double click the Loudness Radar to open the interface.

Using the Loudness Radar

In the Loudness Radar click the Settings tab

1. Set the Target Loudness to -16.0 by dragging the slider
2. Click on the Radar tab