Depeche Mode / Exciter

The Sweetest Condition

Depeche Mode · Exciter (2001)

-7.8 LUFS
3.5 True peak
7.1 Loudness range
11.2 Dynamic range
-5.6 Short-term max

Genre cohort

Synth-Pop · 2000s louder than 91% of 245 tracks (median -10.6 LUFS)

Downtempo · 2000s (secondary) louder than 99% of 141 tracks (median -11.8 LUFS)

Ambient · 2000s (secondary) louder than 96% of 39 tracks (median -14 LUFS)

-25 to -24 LUFS: 1 track-24 to -23 LUFS: 0 tracks-23 to -22 LUFS: 0 tracks-22 to -21 LUFS: 1 track-21 to -20 LUFS: 0 tracks-20 to -19 LUFS: 3 tracks-19 to -18 LUFS: 5 tracks-18 to -17 LUFS: 0 tracks-17 to -16 LUFS: 5 tracks-16 to -15 LUFS: 1 track-15 to -14 LUFS: 6 tracks-14 to -13 LUFS: 12 tracks-13 to -12 LUFS: 15 tracks-12 to -11 LUFS: 52 tracks-11 to -10 LUFS: 48 tracks-10 to -9 LUFS: 43 tracks-9 to -8 LUFS: 24 tracks-8 to -7 LUFS: 24 tracks-7 to -6 LUFS: 4 tracks-6 to -5 LUFS: 1 track -7.8 -25 LUFS -15 LUFS -5 LUFS

Engineer cohort

Mike Marsh (all tracks) louder than 91% of 56 tracks (median -9.7 LUFS)

Mike Marsh × Synth-Pop louder than 82% of 25 tracks (median -9.5 LUFS)

-25 to -24 LUFS: 1 track-24 to -23 LUFS: 0 tracks-23 to -22 LUFS: 0 tracks-22 to -21 LUFS: 0 tracks-21 to -20 LUFS: 0 tracks-20 to -19 LUFS: 0 tracks-19 to -18 LUFS: 0 tracks-18 to -17 LUFS: 0 tracks-17 to -16 LUFS: 2 tracks-16 to -15 LUFS: 0 tracks-15 to -14 LUFS: 0 tracks-14 to -13 LUFS: 1 track-13 to -12 LUFS: 2 tracks-12 to -11 LUFS: 8 tracks-11 to -10 LUFS: 9 tracks-10 to -9 LUFS: 11 tracks-9 to -8 LUFS: 13 tracks-8 to -7 LUFS: 8 tracks-7 to -6 LUFS: 1 track -7.8 -25 LUFS -16 LUFS -6 LUFS

Studio cohort

The Exchange (all tracks) louder than 95% of 108 tracks (median -11.5 LUFS)

2nd loudest of 13 on this release

Metadata

Year
2001
Label
Mute
Genres
Synth-Pop, Downtempo, Ambient
Catalog
CDSTUMM190
UPC
5016025611904
Source
MP3
Version
MP3 (transcoded)
Measured
2026-09-26
Engine
mastering-to@06c3922
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