The $20 Sack Pyramid
Dr. Dre · The Chronic (1992)
-16.1 LUFS
-0.8 True peak
8.9 Loudness range
20.3 Dynamic range
-10.9 Short-term max
Genre cohort
Hip-Hop · 1990s louder than 8% of 271 tracks (median -11.7 LUFS)
Rap · 1990s (secondary) louder than 8% of 190 tracks (median -12.1 LUFS)
Gangsta Rap · 1990s (secondary) louder than 4% of 67 tracks (median -10.2 LUFS)
Engineer cohort
Bernie Grundman (all tracks) louder than 9% of 29 tracks (median -12.2 LUFS)
Bernie Grundman × Hip-Hop louder than 9% of 29 tracks (median -12.2 LUFS)
Studio cohort
Bernie Grundman Mastering (all tracks) louder than 5% of 109 tracks (median -10.5 LUFS)
15th loudest of 16 on this release