Measure the loudness of your track

Last updated on Jun 23, 2025

Learn how to measure track loudness in Premiere Pro for consistent audio and broadcast-ready levels.

  1. Right-click (Windows) or Ctrl + click (macOS) the Loudness Meter and select Edit to open the Loudness Meter dialog box.

    The context menu of Loudness Meter is dropped down in the Audio Track Mixer.
    Configure Loudness Levels or select Presets in the Loudness Meter settings.

  2. Press the spacebar to play or select Play on the Program Monitor. During playback, the Loudness Meter monitors the loudness of all the channels that are playing and displays it as a range of values illustrated in blue, green, and yellow.

    • Input: Indicates the level of the audio signal that takes inter-sample peaks into account.
    • Short-Term: Uses a sliding time window of 3 seconds, describing a more averaged, less event-dependent loudness of the past 3 seconds.
    • Integrated: Averages the programme from start to finish, describing the loudness of the whole program.
    • Momentary: Uses a sliding time window of 400ms, best describes the instantaneous loudness.

     

    The Loudness Meter does not change the audio level. It gives you a precise measure of Loudness Range that you can use to change your audio loudness levels.

    The Loudness Meter dialog box displays the Levels tab with options including Input, Short-Term, Integrated, and Momentary.
    To adjust different levels of the Loudness Meter, use Input, Short-Term, Integrated, and Momentary options.