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Loudness Penalty Plugin

Will your music be turned down by online streaming services?

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How Does it Work?

See the Loudness Penalty plugin in action.

Confidently assess how your music will play back online

With Loudness Penalty, you can...

Optimize your music's online loudness
Share your music knowing it will hold up online.
Preview how your music will sound online
No need to leave your DAW.
Pinpoint loudness pain-points
Find exactly which parts of a song trigger the biggest penalty.
Discover when it's possible to turn your music up
without incurring a penalty.
Reassure clients
Show them how streaming services affect loudness.
Avoid loudness indecision
No more trial and error, no more guessing.

Analog Lab |work| — Free Presets Top

Finding high-quality, professional sounds for Arturia's Analog Lab doesn't have to break your production budget. While the full offers over 2,000 sounds, the community and third-party developers have created a massive ecosystem of free banks that rival premium libraries.

Whether you're using the free version or the full suite, here are the top free presets available in 2026 to level up your sound. 1. Arturia Analog Lab Play (Official Free Version) analog lab free presets top

Third-party developers frequently release "Lite" or "SE" versions of their flagship banks. These are often geared towards specific genres like Trap, R&B, and Cinematic Pop. Modern Trap (Travis Scott, Don Toliver vibes) Soundwrld VIRTUAL Digital Trap & Future-style synths Soundwrld EXPERIMENT CLUB SE Lofi & Vintage textures ProducerGrind INCEPTION SE Dark cinematic & ambient pads ProducerGrind KOSMOS Sound design & experimental pads Reddit/SoundDesign 3. Specialized Genre Kits Modern Trap (Travis Scott, Don Toliver vibes) Soundwrld

Splice users can often find exclusive free expansion banks like "Inward Universe" (150 additional presets) when downloading through Splice . 2. Top Community & Producer Banks (2026 Picks) Modern Trap (Travis Scott

The most essential starting point is Arturia's own free tier, Analog Lab Play . It provides a curated selection of 100 presets taken directly from the V Collection, covering everything from classic Mini V leads to soulful Stage-73 electric pianos.

No More LUFS Estimates

Objective, accurate feedback

LUFS levels

Have you ever been told to upload your music at -14 LUFS, or some other specific value? Don't - it doesn't work! Aiming for "targets" rarely gets the results you're hoping for. Loudness Penalty gives you accurate feedback and lets you preview the result. No more guessing, no more trial and error. With Loudness Penalty, you can optimize and upload your music knowing it will stand head and shoulders against the competition.

Testimonials

What's the word on the street?

Photo of Lij Shaw
Finally a way to make sure my mixes will rock listening off the Internet! Loudness Penalty lets me know right now what my mix will sound like later on when I listen to them on streaming sites like YouTube, Spotify and TIDAL. This is a super cool plugin!" Lij Shaw (Toy Box Studio)
Photo of Wytse Gerichhausen
Finally something new and useful in the plugin market! I didn't know I needed this, but it's the most useful plugin of 2019 yet." Wytse Gerichhausen (White Sea Studio)
Photo of Mike Hillier
The Loudness Penalty website has been a fantastic aid for quickly displaying why I master the way I do. It's great to have this as a plugin now. I've been using Perception and Dynameter on nearly everything I work on, I can see Loudness Penalty being added to my template." Mike Hillier (Metropolis Mastering)

Features

  • Realtime Loudness Penalty scores
  • Supports the five most popular streaming services
  • Discover when you can turn your music up, without a penalty
  • Preview how your music will sound online
  • Faster than realtime processing with Pro Tools' Audio Suite

Plugin Formats

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  • macOS 10.7 or later (64-bit Intel or Apple Silicon)
  • Windows XP SP3 or later (32/64-bit)

  • Available for immediate download
  • Pay with credit card or PayPal
  • 60 day money-back guarantee
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