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Stereo Podcast Delivery Target

This scenario validates genuine two-channel processing around the Apple Podcasts -16 LKFS (+/-1) recommendation and -1 dBFS true-peak ceiling. It is a product-behavior and starting-point check, not a guarantee of platform acceptance. The source fixtures use deterministic stereo placement so the run verifies linked stereo measurement and channel preservation instead of merely duplicating a mono file.

Profile	Channels	Integrated Loudness	True Peak Ceiling	Coverage	Basis
Apple Podcasts recommendation	Stereo	-16 LUFS	-1 dBTP	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 by the separate mono scenario	Working convention for raw mono files expected to be duplicated to stereo playback

Limiter render candidates passed. All rows are at or below the Apple Podcasts recommendation Integrated LUFS ceiling and peak ceilings.

Learn-pass Integrated LUFS	Locked Delta	Program Integrated LUFS	Program Sample Peak	Program True Peak
-17.01 LUFS	+1.01 dB	-17.21 LUFS	-1.01 dBFS	-1.01 dBTP

Rendered Clip	Integrated Loudness	LUFS Class	Sample Peak	Sample Peak Class	True Peak	True Peak Class	Source Active-speech RMS Range	Output Active-speech RMS Range	Active-speech RMS Range Change	Channels
Female very soft - Karen Savage	-23.99 LUFS	inside	-4.71 dBFS	inside	-4.71 dBTP	inside	11.55 dB	11.55 dB	-0.00 dB	2
Female peak-stressed - Annie Coleman Rothenberg	-15.64 LUFS	inside	-1.01 dBFS	inside	-1.01 dBTP	inside	28.62 dB	28.96 dB	+0.34 dB	2
Male neutral - John Greenman	-16.72 LUFS	inside	-1.01 dBFS	inside	-1.01 dBTP	inside	30.39 dB	28.48 dB	-1.91 dB	2
Male soft - Stewart Wills	-20.99 LUFS	inside	-2.46 dBFS	inside	-2.44 dBTP	inside	43.98 dB	43.98 dB	+0.00 dB	2
Male hot - Mark Nelson	-15.27 LUFS	inside	-1.03 dBFS	inside	-1.01 dBTP	inside	35.08 dB	35.33 dB	+0.25 dB	2
Female soft - Kara Shallenberg	-18.00 LUFS	inside	-3.16 dBFS	inside	-3.13 dBTP	inside	38.46 dB	38.46 dB	+0.00 dB	2
Stereo podcast episode sequence	-17.21 LUFS	inside	-1.01 dBFS	inside	-1.01 dBTP	inside	40.28 dB	40.56 dB	+0.28 dB	2