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Podcast Delivery Targets

This automated scenario validates a -19 LUFS mono playback-equivalent working target, not a universal platform acceptance rule. Apple currently recommends audio around -16 LKFS (+/-1) and true peak no higher than -1 dBFS without publishing a separate mono target. AES TD1008 documents the 3 LU change that can occur when mono is duplicated to two channels and recommends correct channel metadata or player compensation. The separate stereo scenario validates genuine two-channel processing against Apple's published recommendation.

Profile	Channels	Integrated Loudness	True Peak Ceiling	Coverage	Basis
Apple Podcasts recommendation	Stereo	-16 LUFS	-1 dBTP	Not tested in this run	Around -16 LKFS (+/-1) and true peak no higher than -1 dBFS
Mono playback-equivalent convention	Mono	-19 LUFS	-1 dBTP	Tested in this run	Working target for raw mono files expected to be duplicated to stereo playback

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 Podcast mono playback-equivalent convention Integrated LUFS window and peak ceilings.

Isolated Leveler validation renders: all diagnostic rows are inside the Podcast mono playback-equivalent convention 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
Female very soft - Karen Savage	-19.81 LUFS	-19.76 LUFS	inside	-1.01 dBFS	-1.01 dBFS	-1.01 dBTP	inside
Female peak-stressed - Annie Coleman Rothenberg	-18.57 LUFS	-18.52 LUFS	inside	-1.08 dBFS	-1.08 dBFS	-1.01 dBTP	inside
Male neutral - John Greenman	-19.70 LUFS	-19.66 LUFS	inside	-1.01 dBFS	-1.01 dBFS	-1.01 dBTP	inside
Male soft - Stewart Wills	-19.30 LUFS	-19.25 LUFS	inside	-1.01 dBFS	-1.01 dBFS	-1.01 dBTP	inside
Male hot - Mark Nelson	-18.17 LUFS	-18.13 LUFS	inside	-1.02 dBFS	-1.02 dBFS	-1.01 dBTP	inside
Female soft - Kara Shallenberg	-18.59 LUFS	-18.55 LUFS	inside	-1.43 dBFS	-1.43 dBFS	-1.42 dBTP	inside
Podcast episode sequence	-19.03 LUFS	-18.98 LUFS	inside	-1.01 dBFS	-1.01 dBFS	-1.01 dBTP	inside