Rendering to MXF results in mono audio

[Herman Erasmus]

Thanks for the reply John. Cant all the forums have such nice people like you guys?!

What they want: audio to conform to the (nearly) universal broadcast standard of -23dB average. What I did wrong: I adjusted audio levels to be under -3dB on the meters and foolishly ignored the rest of it (thought only the max volume is important), so it bounced back to me.

Found a super nice youtube video explaining it… In Audition there is: Window – Match Volume. Set it to ITU-R BS.1770-2 Loudness and a level of -23dB. It showed it had:
ITU Loudness: -11LUFS
Total RMS: -13dB
Peak: -1.92dB. Screamingly loud, in your standards?

Ran it and the levels dropped to:
ITU Loudness: -23LUFS
Total RMS: -25.4dB
Peak: -13.6dB

Hope I nailed it this time! TPMax of -3 I dont think I hit, seems to be -13 now. Guess the way the original audio was mastered by the recording studio, influences this max?

Will still go and check the loudness meters in SVP.

Again, appreciate your help and pointers and advise and wisdom!

[John Rofrano]

Yea, Audition Match Volume makes it all too easy. 😉 Didn’t realize you had Audition. Way easier than using Vegas Pro for that particular job. I guess you’re all set. Good luck!

~jr

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[Herman Erasmus]

All set yes, thanks to you and Wayne helping me in the right direction!

Will hear either tonight or tomorrow from the Broadcaster if its up to standard now.