Hardcore · 1990s

Hardcore loudness in the 1990s

-10.8 Median integrated LUFS
-13.2 to -9.5 Range
13 Tracks

Loudness distribution

-14 to -13 LUFS: 1 track-13 to -12 LUFS: 0 tracks-12 to -11 LUFS: 3 tracks-11 to -10 LUFS: 4 tracks-10 to -9 LUFS: 5 tracks -14 LUFS -12 LUFS -9 LUFS

Dynamic range distribution

12 to 13 DR: 2 tracks13 to 14 DR: 5 tracks14 to 15 DR: 4 tracks15 to 16 DR: 1 track16 to 17 DR: 1 track 12 DR 14 DR 17 DR

Loudest and quietest

Loudest: Main Mutherfucka's
Darrien Kelly & The Stunned Guys
-9.5 LUFS
Quietest: A Dollar and a Dream
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
-13.2 LUFS

Most-represented engineers

Maarten De Boer
n=1 · median -9.5 LUFS

This database is hand-curated and not exhaustive — treat this cohort as a sample of 13 measured tracks, not a survey of every Hardcore release from the 1990s.