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 |
| 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 | -17.43 LUFS | -17.38 LUFS | below | -1.01 dBFS | -1.01 dBFS | -1.01 dBTP | inside |
| Female peak-stressed - Annie Coleman Rothenberg | -15.88 LUFS | -15.84 LUFS | inside | -1.01 dBFS | -1.01 dBFS | -1.01 dBTP | inside |
| Male neutral - John Greenman | -17.04 LUFS | -17.00 LUFS | below | -1.01 dBFS | -1.01 dBFS | -1.01 dBTP | inside |
| Male soft - Stewart Wills | -16.84 LUFS | -16.79 LUFS | inside | -1.01 dBFS | -1.01 dBFS | -1.01 dBTP | inside |
| Male hot - Mark Nelson | -15.03 LUFS | -14.98 LUFS | inside | -1.02 dBFS | -1.02 dBFS | -1.01 dBTP | inside |
| Female soft - Kara Shallenberg | -15.42 LUFS | -15.38 LUFS | inside | -1.01 dBFS | -1.01 dBFS | -1.01 dBTP | inside |
| Stereo podcast episode sequence | -16.31 LUFS | -16.27 LUFS | inside | -1.01 dBFS | -1.01 dBFS | -1.01 dBTP | inside |