New Wave · 1990s

New Wave loudness in the 1990s

-9.5 Median integrated LUFS
-14.2 to -8.5 Range
16 Tracks

Loudness distribution

-15 to -14 LUFS: 1 track-14 to -13 LUFS: 0 tracks-13 to -12 LUFS: 0 tracks-12 to -11 LUFS: 2 tracks-11 to -10 LUFS: 3 tracks-10 to -9 LUFS: 5 tracks-9 to -8 LUFS: 5 tracks -15 LUFS -12 LUFS -8 LUFS

Dynamic range distribution

12 to 13 DR: 1 track13 to 14 DR: 6 tracks14 to 15 DR: 5 tracks15 to 16 DR: 2 tracks16 to 17 DR: 2 tracks 12 DR 14 DR 17 DR

Loudest and quietest

Loudest: The Perfect Kiss
New Order
-8.5 LUFS
Quietest: Ruined in a Day
New Order
-14.2 LUFS

Most-represented engineers

Other decades

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This database is hand-curated and not exhaustive — treat this cohort as a sample of 16 measured tracks, not a survey of every New Wave release from the 1990s.