PurposePresets - Apple Music Stereo Reference - Meter - Summary

Apple Music Target Reference

Basis: Working playback reference.

Apple leaves mastering loudness to artistic and technical judgment; -16 LUFS is a working Sound Check playback reference, not an Apple delivery target. These checks validate the APU product recipes on deterministic stereo material; they do not certify platform or broadcaster acceptance.

Sources: Apple Digital Masters, Apple Digital Masters PDF

Meter scope: The selected Integrated LUFS view is compared directly with an offline file measurement.

Meter program validation candidate passed. The checked rows are inside the Apple Music Sound Check working reference Integrated LUFS window and peak ceilings.

Isolated Leveler validation renders: all diagnostic rows are inside the Apple Music Sound Check working reference Integrated LUFS window and peak ceilings.

Clip	Offline Integrated Loudness	Meter Integrated View	LUFS Class	Offline Sample Peak	Meter Sample Peak	Meter True Peak	True Peak Class
Pop vocal soft - Chill Winston	-15.89 LUFS	-15.85 LUFS	inside	-7.22 dBFS	-7.22 dBFS	-6.82 dBTP	inside
Dynamic piano neutral - Marko Maksimovic	-16.88 LUFS	-16.86 LUFS	inside	-2.30 dBFS	-2.30 dBFS	-2.29 dBTP	inside
Instrumental groove hot - Nova Notion	-15.68 LUFS	-15.63 LUFS	inside	-3.96 dBFS	-3.96 dBFS	-3.71 dBTP	inside
Apple Music Stereo Reference stereo stress sequence	-16.07 LUFS	-16.03 LUFS	inside	-2.30 dBFS	-2.30 dBFS	-2.20 dBTP	inside