Massive Attack / Protection

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Massive Attack · Protection (1994)

-14.1 LUFS
0.0 True peak
14.1 Loudness range
16.3 Dynamic range
-12.1 Short-term max

Genre cohort

Trip Hop · 1990s louder than 43% of 38 tracks (median -13.5 LUFS)

Dub · 1990s (secondary) louder than 77% of 136 tracks (median -15.7 LUFS)

Downtempo · 1990s (secondary) louder than 33% of 114 tracks (median -12.2 LUFS)

-20 to -19 LUFS: 1 track-19 to -18 LUFS: 3 tracks-18 to -17 LUFS: 3 tracks-17 to -16 LUFS: 1 track-16 to -15 LUFS: 4 tracks-15 to -14 LUFS: 5 tracks-14 to -13 LUFS: 4 tracks-13 to -12 LUFS: 4 tracks-12 to -11 LUFS: 2 tracks-11 to -10 LUFS: 5 tracks-10 to -9 LUFS: 2 tracks-9 to -8 LUFS: 4 tracks -14.1 -20 LUFS -14 LUFS -8 LUFS

Engineer cohort

Mike Marsh (all tracks) louder than 16% of 66 tracks (median -10.1 LUFS)

Mike Marsh × Trip Hop louder than 75% of 10 tracks (median -15 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: 3 tracks-16 to -15 LUFS: 3 tracks-15 to -14 LUFS: 4 tracks-14 to -13 LUFS: 3 tracks-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 -14.1 -25 LUFS -16 LUFS -6 LUFS

Studio cohort

The Exchange (all tracks) louder than 32% of 118 tracks (median -11.9 LUFS)

3rd loudest of 10 on this release

Metadata

Year
1994
Label
Wild Bunch / EMI
Genres
Trip Hop, Dub, Downtempo
Source
CD
Version
WAV (44.1/16bit)
Measured
2026-10-08
Engine
mastering-to@fae4bb6
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