Can I build the EBU Tech 3341/3342 loudness test signals myself, or must I use the EBU download, and what are the download terms?
EBU's loudness-meter compliance tests (Tech 3341, 23 cases; Tech 3342, 6 Loudness Range cases; both November 2023) mostly use synthetic 48 kHz tones; a few cases use authentic programme segments (e.g. a promo-like and a drama-like excerpt). The test sequences may be used only to assess audio equipment in internal R&D. Commercial use, copying, modifying, publishing and redistribution are all forbidden (EBU terms v1.0, July 2019), so they can't be bundled into a product or public test suite.
EBU's loudness-meter compliance tests (Tech 3341, 23 cases; Tech 3342, 6 Loudness Range cases; both November 2023) mostly use synthetic 48 kHz tones; a few cases use authentic programme segments (e.g. a promo-like and a drama-like excerpt). The test sequences may be used only to assess audio equipment in internal R&D. Commercial use, copying, modifying, publishing and redistribution are all forbidden (EBU terms v1.0, July 2019), so they can't be bundled into a product or public test suite.
Curator qualifications: Documents read 2026-10-22; no test sequence downloaded or used. EBU test sequences: internal R&D equipment assessment only; no commercial use; no copying, publishing or redistribution (hold). SQAM-specific linkage to the July 2019 terms is from the producer's condensed landing-page read.
Limitations: Documents read 2026-10-22; no test sequence downloaded or used.
Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.
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"url": "https://tech.ebu.ch/docs/tech/tech3341.pdf",
"note": "EBU Tech 3341 (Geneva, November 2023) Table 1; EBU Tech 3342 (November 2023) Table 1; EBU Use of EBU Audio Test Sequences (v1.0, July 2019)"
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"url": "https://tech.ebu.ch/docs/tech/tech3342.pdf",
"note": "EBU Tech 3341 (Geneva, November 2023) Table 1; EBU Tech 3342 (November 2023) Table 1; EBU Use of EBU Audio Test Sequences (v1.0, July 2019)"
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"url": "https://tech.ebu.ch/files/live/sites/tech/files/shared/testmaterial/use%20of%20EBU%20AUDIO%20test%20sequences.pdf",
"note": "EBU Tech 3341 (Geneva, November 2023) Table 1; EBU Tech 3342 (November 2023) Table 1; EBU Use of EBU Audio Test Sequences (v1.0, July 2019)"
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"url": "https://tech.ebu.ch/publications/ebu_loudness_test_set",
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- [sourced_fact] EBU's loudness-meter compliance tests (Tech 3341, 23 cases; Tech 3342, 6 Loudness Range cases; both November 2023) mostly use synthetic 48 kHz tones; a few cases use authentic programme segments (e.g. a promo-like and a drama-like excerpt). The test sequences may be used only to assess audio equipment in internal R&D. Commercial use, copying, modifying, publishing and redistribution are all forbidden (EBU terms v1.0, July 2019), so they can't be bundled into a product or public test suite. · locator: EBU Tech 3341 (Geneva, November 2023) Table 1; EBU Tech 3342 (November 2023) Table 1; EBU Use of EBU Audio Test Sequences (v1.0, July 2019) source
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| component | license | hosting | redistribution | modification | training | Evidence and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| documentation | unknown | permitted | permitted | unknown | unknown | Applies to this original summary only, not to the cited sources. |