Amazon Music Loudness Penalty Checker
Amazon Music normalises playback to about -14 LUFS integrated.
Amazon Music normalises playback to about -14 LUFS integrated, in line with Spotify and TIDAL. Louder masters are turned down; quieter ones are not boosted.
Playback settings and devices can affect what a listener hears. A calculator based on one reference level cannot reproduce every Amazon Music listening environment.
Use the -14 LUFS reference to estimate potential gain reduction; it is not a required upload loudness. Measure your file below and check the result against your listening context.
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Open the Loudness Penalty CheckerCommon questions
What LUFS should I master to for Amazon Music?
There is no universal delivery target. Compare your file at matched listening level and follow your distributor’s specifications.
Does Amazon Music HD change loudness?
No - the HD tier affects encoding quality, not the normalisation target.
Is Alexa playback normalised?
Do not assume the same result on every device. Device and playback settings may change the actual level.