Hey something messed up on my Week 17, Song name: “Esper”.
I’m 80% sure I submitted everything correctly. But am also 100% sure that 20% of the time I forget to hit the button, so… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Thanks so much for your help!
1 April 27, 2026 2:43 am
Re: You are missing a song? You messed up? We messed up? (2,058 replies, posted in Site Help)
2 February 12, 2026 6:14 pm
Re: Y'all needs to turn your master volume WAAAY down, fr. (27 replies, posted in General Discussion)
It’s not a direct conversion as LUFS uses frequency-dependent weighting. So for the same dBFS, you could get different LUFS depending on the content.
The best way to measure is to use a so-called “loudness meter”. Most DAWs have one native, and most mastering plugins provide one as well for convenience. But if you need one for some reason, this free one from GoodHertz is pretty nice.
LUFS is usually given in three readings: Momentary, Sustained, and Integrated. The rule of thumb is, loop the loudest part of your song. Reset the integrated meter. Twiddle your master level until the integrated reads -14 LUFS (resetting the meter between tweaks). Then you’re done.
If you want to learn more, this SOS article is a decent jumping off point.
3 February 16, 2022 4:47 pm
Topic: Licensing samples for free distribution? (2 replies, posted in General Discussion)
I've been playing around with samples from TrackLib in a my track for this week, but when looking at getting a license for the samples I've "bought" I get hung up on the profit sharing/distribution. I think they’re expecting me to distribute via a label or distrokid or something where there's some sort of streaming fee attached as opposed to just posting on a website for free.
How do people navigate this for their weekly tracks? Or is it best just to avoid crate-diving-style sampling for this challenge?