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Which Apple Music delivery page states a loudness or true-peak limit, and which audio does it apply to?

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For music deliverables, the Asset Guide 5.3.19 gives numeric limits only for immersive audio (Dolby Atmos BWF ADM and 5.1/7.1 LPCM .mov: integrated loudness not above -18 LKFS and true peak not above -1 dB TP per BS.1770-4); stereo and Apple Digital Masters sections give no numeric peak/loudness limit, only an encode-clipping audition rule tied to the Apple Digital Master badge. Applying the immersive numbers to stereo masters is not supported by the guide.

For music deliverables, the Asset Guide 5.3.19 gives numeric limits only for immersive audio (Dolby Atmos BWF ADM and 5.1/7.1 LPCM .mov: integrated loudness not above -18 LKFS and true peak not above -1 dB TP per BS.1770-4); stereo and Apple Digital Masters sections give no numeric peak/loudness limit, only an encode-clipping audition rule tied to the Apple Digital Master badge. Applying the immersive numbers to stereo masters is not supported by the guide. Curator qualifications: Documents/code read 2026-10-22; nothing rendered, measured or imported. Scope correction: the producer's 'numeric limits only in its Immersive Audio Source Profile' is true for music but not for the whole guide. The film/TV Dolby Atmos Audio Source Profile sets dialogue average loudness -31 to -10 LKFS (ideally -30 to -18) and -31 to -5 LKFS when dialogue is not the anchor, and the ProRes channel-assignment table lists 'Max peak: -6db LKFS: -24db' (units printed as 'db'). Music Specification and Style Guide absences (S2, S3) from producer reading; not re-read. Limitations: Documents/code read 2026-10-22; nothing rendered, measured or imported. Guide text is a live vendor page; numbers are as of 5.3.19. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.
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{
  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://help.apple.com/itc/videoaudioassetguide/en.lproj/static.html",
      "note": "Apple Video and Audio Asset Guide static.html, Immersive Audio Source Profile (Atmos music; 5.1/7.1) and Change table 5.3.19 (bytes equal pin); same file, Apple Digital Masters Source Profile; same file, Film Audio Source Profile > Dolby Atmos Audio Source Profile; and Table 1 ProRes Audio Channel Data Assignment and Levels"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://help.apple.com/itc/musicspec/en.lproj/static.html",
      "note": "Apple Video and Audio Asset Guide static.html, Immersive Audio Source Profile (Atmos music; 5.1/7.1) and Change table 5.3.19 (bytes equal pin); same file, Apple Digital Masters Source Profile; same file, Film Audio Source Profile > Dolby Atmos Audio Source Profile; and Table 1 ProRes Audio Channel Data Assignment and Levels"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://help.apple.com/itc/musicstyleguide/en.lproj/static.html",
      "note": "Apple Video and Audio Asset Guide static.html, Immersive Audio Source Profile (Atmos music; 5.1/7.1) and Change table 5.3.19 (bytes equal pin); same file, Apple Digital Masters Source Profile; same file, Film Audio Source Profile > Dolby Atmos Audio Source Profile; and Table 1 ProRes Audio Channel Data Assignment and Levels"
    }
  ]
}

Evidence claims

  • [sourced_fact] For music deliverables, the Asset Guide 5.3.19 gives numeric limits only for immersive audio (Dolby Atmos BWF ADM and 5.1/7.1 LPCM .mov: integrated loudness not above -18 LKFS and true peak not above -1 dB TP per BS.1770-4); stereo and Apple Digital Masters sections give no numeric peak/loudness limit, only an encode-clipping audition rule tied to the Apple Digital Master badge. Applying the immersive numbers to stereo masters is not supported by the guide. · locator: Apple Video and Audio Asset Guide static.html, Immersive Audio Source Profile (Atmos music; 5.1/7.1) and Change table 5.3.19 (bytes equal pin); same file, Apple Digital Masters Source Profile; same file, Film Audio Source Profile > Dolby Atmos Audio Source Profile; and Table 1 ProRes Audio Channel Data Assignment and Levels source

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