CONTENTS

Policy on Intellectual Property Right (IPR)
 2     Simulcasting of analogue and MPEG-1 layer II digital audio
 3     Loudness considerations
 4     Operating in the analogue domain
 5     Operating in the digital domain
 6     Use of audio meters
        6.1     VU meters
        6.2     Peak meters
        6.3     Loudness meters
 7     Harmonization of audio alignment levels for digital programme exchange – Adoption of SMPTERP155
 8     Peak audio level
 9     The studio environment
10     Application of volume compression in post-production following the final mix of a television commercial soundtrack
11     Ingest of soundtracks into the television broadcasting chain
12     Tests performed at CBS
13     Effect of channel format on predicted programme loudness
       13.1     Introduction
       13.2     A survey of audio loudness in multichannel television programmes
       13.3     Objectives of the survey
       13.4     Metering
       13.5     Results
       13.6     Abnormal results
       13.7     Conclusions
LFE contribution histogram