# Loudness Normalization on Tidal

**URL:** <https://forum.headphones.com/t/loudness-normalization-on-tidal/5754>\
**Category:** All Things Music\
**Created:** [March 15, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/loudness-normalization-on-tidal/5754 "2020-03-15T15:51:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Panzer\_Applehusky](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/panzer_applehusky/32/16189_2.png) [@Panzer\_Applehusky](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Panzer_Applehusky)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/loudness-normalization-on-tidal/5754/1 "2020-03-15T15:51:34Z")

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I wanted to get everyone’s opinion out there on Tidal’s loudness normalization feature.

Do you turn it on or off?

I was trying to figure out why Tidal was turned down in the windows volume mixer and I guess this is why.

I feel like it’s easier to get the music to sound better (Read louder) with it turned off obviously, but I’m afraid about forgetting it’s off and then going from a quiet song to something a little less… quiet.

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**Author:** ![ValentineLuke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/valentineluke/32/9729_2.png) [@ValentineLuke](https://forum.headphones.com/u/ValentineLuke)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/loudness-normalization-on-tidal/5754/2 "2020-03-15T16:28:47Z")

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I have it set to “Off” just as I do for Apple’s “Music” app.

I figure if I need it louder I’ll just adjust the volume myself. I don’t want software fiddling with it.

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**Author:** ![perogie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/perogie/32/13801_2.png) [@perogie](https://forum.headphones.com/u/perogie)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/loudness-normalization-on-tidal/5754/3 "2020-03-15T16:51:01Z")

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This 👆 👆

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**Author:** ![ProfFalkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/proffalkin/32/1399_2.png) [@ProfFalkin](https://forum.headphones.com/u/ProfFalkin)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/loudness-normalization-on-tidal/5754/4 "2020-03-15T19:00:04Z")

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This this ☝ 👆 ☝ 👆

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**Author:** ![Andrew\_Davis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/andrew_davis/32/9327_2.png) [@Andrew\_Davis](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Andrew_Davis)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/loudness-normalization-on-tidal/5754/5 "2020-03-15T21:45:15Z")

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100% off.

No more to needs be said but I’m still typing because 20 characters.

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**Author:** ![Pharmaboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Pharmaboy](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Pharmaboy)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 12:46am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/loudness-normalization-on-tidal/5754/6 "2020-03-16T00:46:44Z")

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(this cracks me up)

The character limit isn’t exactly the cause of my eBloviation…but it certainly contributes to it.

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**Author:** ![Panzer\_Applehusky](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/panzer_applehusky/32/16189_2.png) [@Panzer\_Applehusky](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Panzer_Applehusky)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/loudness-normalization-on-tidal/5754/7 "2020-03-16T00:56:57Z")

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Whelp, i now know what bloviation means