The Negotiation Limerick File

Beastie Boys · Hello Nasty (1998)

-9.7 LUFS
-0.6 True peak
5.5 Loudness range
11.7 Dynamic range
-7.8 Short-term max

Genre cohort

Rap · 1990s louder than 83% of 190 tracks (median -12.1 LUFS)

Hip-Hop · 1990s (secondary) louder than 80% of 271 tracks (median -11.7 LUFS)

Engineer cohort

Howie Weinberg / Andy Van Dette (all tracks) louder than 89% of 22 tracks (median -11.4 LUFS)

Howie Weinberg / Andy Van Dette × Rap louder than 89% of 22 tracks (median -11.4 LUFS)

Studio cohort

Masterdisk (all tracks) louder than 94% of 138 tracks (median -13.3 LUFS)

3rd loudest of 22 on this release

Metadata

Year
1998
Label
Capitol Records
Source
CD
Version
WAV (44.1/16bit)
Measured
2026-09-13
Engine
mastering-to@06c3922