Merlin / Merlin's Arcade

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Merlin · Merlin's Arcade (1996)

-8.5 LUFS
0.5 True peak
7.4 Loudness range
13.6 Dynamic range
-6.1 Short-term max

Genre cohort

Alternative Rock · 1990s louder than 87% of 372 tracks (median -11.1 LUFS)

-28 to -27 LUFS: 1 track-27 to -26 LUFS: 0 tracks-26 to -25 LUFS: 1 track-25 to -24 LUFS: 2 tracks-24 to -23 LUFS: 3 tracks-23 to -22 LUFS: 2 tracks-22 to -21 LUFS: 2 tracks-21 to -20 LUFS: 1 track-20 to -19 LUFS: 1 track-19 to -18 LUFS: 0 tracks-18 to -17 LUFS: 1 track-17 to -16 LUFS: 7 tracks-16 to -15 LUFS: 14 tracks-15 to -14 LUFS: 20 tracks-14 to -13 LUFS: 29 tracks-13 to -12 LUFS: 52 tracks-12 to -11 LUFS: 53 tracks-11 to -10 LUFS: 51 tracks-10 to -9 LUFS: 52 tracks-9 to -8 LUFS: 48 tracks-8 to -7 LUFS: 28 tracks-7 to -6 LUFS: 3 tracks-6 to -5 LUFS: 0 tracks-5 to -4 LUFS: 0 tracks-4 to -3 LUFS: 1 track -8.5 -28 LUFS -16 LUFS -3 LUFS

Engineer cohort

Bill Kipper (all tracks) louder than 68% of 11 tracks (median -8.8 LUFS)

Bill Kipper × Alternative Rock louder than 68% of 11 tracks (median -8.8 LUFS)

-13 to -12 LUFS: 1 track-12 to -11 LUFS: 0 tracks-11 to -10 LUFS: 1 track-10 to -9 LUFS: 3 tracks-9 to -8 LUFS: 4 tracks-8 to -7 LUFS: 1 track-7 to -6 LUFS: 0 tracks-6 to -5 LUFS: 0 tracks-5 to -4 LUFS: 0 tracks-4 to -3 LUFS: 1 track -8.5 -13 LUFS -8 LUFS -3 LUFS

Studio cohort

Disques SNB (all tracks) louder than 68% of 11 tracks (median -8.8 LUFS)

4th loudest of 11 on this release

Metadata

Year
1996
Label
Channel Three
Genres
Alternative Rock
Catalog
CH3CD-006
Source
CD
Version
WAV (44.1/16bit)
Measured
2026-09-09
Engine
mastering-to@5603b08
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