Integrated Loudness -14 LUFS
True Peak Max -2 dBTP

About this Target

Amazon Music exposes a Loudness Normalization playback option but does not publish -14 LUFS as a delivery requirement.

Amazon Music listeners can enable Loudness Normalization for more consistent playback. Its public help does not specify a numeric upload or mastering target. This page therefore uses -14 LUFS Integrated and -2 dBTP as a conservative working reference that leaves extra encoding headroom, not as an Amazon acceptance rule.

Reference type: Working playback reference

Guide: Loudness Leveler

Load the Mastering - Amazon Music Reference (Stereo) preset from the Purpose category. After the other settings are final, run Compensation Learn over the complete program to lock the final correction.

Adjust Target Tolerance for the amount of movement you want around -14 LUFS, then use the built-in limiter for the -2 dBTP ceiling.

APU Loudness Leveler showing Amazon Music target at -14 LUFS
Fig 1. Real-time Amazon Music target tracking using APU Loudness Leveler.

Guide: Loudness Compressor

Workflow:
1. Load the Mastering - Amazon Music Reference (Stereo) preset from the Purpose category.
2. To have the compression range follow your material, use Source Range Learn while playing the complete program.
3. After the other settings are final, run Compensation Learn in the Limiter tab over the complete program.

APU Loudness Compressor showing Amazon Music target at -14 LUFS
Fig 2. Real-time Amazon Music LUFS targeting using APU Loudness Compressor.
APU Loudness Compressor showing Amazon Music target at -2 dBTP
Fig 3. Real-time Amazon Music dBTP targeting using APU Loudness Compressor.

Guide: Loudness Limiter

Load the Mastering - Amazon Music Reference Ceiling (Stereo) preset from the Purpose category. It configures both ceilings. After the other settings are final, run Compensation Learn over the complete program.

APU Loudness Limiter showing Amazon Music target at -14 LUFS
Fig 4. Real-time Amazon Music LUFS and dBTP targeting using APU Loudness Limiter.

Guide: Dynamics Optimizer

Load the Mastering - Amazon Music Reference (Stereo) preset from the Purpose category, open the complete file, then analyze and optimize it. Review the result, then measure the exported file before delivery.

APU Dynamics Optimizer showing Amazon Music target at -14 LUFS
Fig 5. Offline Amazon Music LUFS and dBTP targeting using APU Dynamics Optimizer.

Metering for Amazon Music

Measure complete-track Integrated LUFS and linked Maximum True Peak. Retain the -2 dBTP working ceiling for codec headroom, and verify any platform-specific deliverable requirements separately.

Load the QC - Amazon Music Reference (Stereo) preset from the Purpose category. It configures the target range, True Peak threshold, Short-term history, and Integrated output for this reference.

APU Loudness Meter showing Amazon Music target at -14 LUFS
Fig 6. Real-time metering of the Amazon Music reference using APU Loudness Meter.

Sources

Platform behavior and delivery requirements can change. Check the linked source and the destination's current specification before final delivery.