Depeche Mode / Sounds of the Universe (Deluxe Edition) (CD 1)

Fragile Tension

Depeche Mode · Sounds of the Universe (Deluxe Edition) (CD 1) (2009)

-7.8 LUFS
0.4 True peak
7.6 Loudness range
9.9 Dynamic range
-5.1 Short-term max

Genre cohort

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

Electronic · 2000s (secondary) louder than 88% of 133 tracks (median -10.7 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

Stephen Marcussen (all tracks) louder than 94% of 116 tracks (median -11.4 LUFS)

Stephen Marcussen × Synth-Pop louder than 84% of 45 tracks (median -10.1 LUFS)

-20 to -19 LUFS: 3 tracks-19 to -18 LUFS: 1 track-18 to -17 LUFS: 0 tracks-17 to -16 LUFS: 2 tracks-16 to -15 LUFS: 5 tracks-15 to -14 LUFS: 6 tracks-14 to -13 LUFS: 16 tracks-13 to -12 LUFS: 14 tracks-12 to -11 LUFS: 21 tracks-11 to -10 LUFS: 20 tracks-10 to -9 LUFS: 7 tracks-9 to -8 LUFS: 10 tracks-8 to -7 LUFS: 9 tracks-7 to -6 LUFS: 1 track-6 to -5 LUFS: 1 track -7.8 -20 LUFS -13 LUFS -5 LUFS

Studio cohort

Marcussen Mastering (all tracks) louder than 71% of 24 tracks (median -8.6 LUFS)

6th loudest of 13 on this release

Metadata

Year
2009
Label
Mute
Genres
Synth-Pop, Electronic
Catalog
BXSTUMM300
UPC
5099969577628
Source
MP3
Version
MP3 (transcoded)
Measured
2026-09-26
Engine
mastering-to@06c3922
Discogs

Note: Disc 1 of the 3-CD Deluxe Edition box set; the other discs are listed separately as CD 1, CD 2 and CD 3.