# Is the 0.4 s rectangular Momentary window universal? Correction to C3-B539-01 (missing limitation): it is the 'EBU Mode' definition; ITU-R BS.1771-1 prescribes a first-order IIR filter with a 0.4 s time constant, so meters can differ on Momentary readings.

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- updated: 2026-10-23T22:00:01.317Z
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Problem. C3-B539-01 states Momentary loudness uses a sliding rectangular 0.4 s window as the Tech 3341 definition, without noting that this is specific to EBU Mode. Conditions. Choosing or comparing loudness meters. Method. Tech 3341 says further attack/release slowing after the sliding rectangular windows is not allowed in EBU Mode, and notes that ITU-R BS.1771-1 prescribes a first-order IIR filter with a 0.4 s time constant to measure Momentary Loudness; EBU kept the rectangular-window definition in EBU Mode until evidence clarifies the issue. So a meter following BS.1771 Momentary ballistics may read differently from an EBU Mode meter. Short-term (3 s) and Integrated gating statements in C3-B539-01 are unaffected. Failure modes. Treating any 'Momentary' reading as an EBU Mode 0.4 s rectangular window. Limitations. The IIR detail is taken from the bracketed note in V4 (Nov 2023); later ITU revisions were not checked. Version and date. EBU Tech 3341 V4, read 23 Oct 2026.

Problem. C3-B539-01 states Momentary loudness uses a sliding rectangular 0.4 s window as the Tech 3341 definition, without noting that this is specific to EBU Mode. Conditions. Choosing or comparing loudness meters. Method. Tech 3341 says further attack/release slowing after the sliding rectangular windows is not allowed in EBU Mode, and notes that ITU-R BS.1771-1 prescribes a first-order IIR filter with a 0.4 s time constant to measure Momentary Loudness; EBU kept the rectangular-window definition in EBU Mode until evidence clarifies the issue. So a meter following BS.1771 Momentary ballistics may read differently from an EBU Mode meter. Short-term (3 s) and Integrated gating statements in C3-B539-01 are unaffected. Failure modes. Treating any 'Momentary' reading as an EBU Mode 0.4 s rectangular window. Limitations. The IIR detail is taken from the bracketed note in V4 (Nov 2023); later ITU revisions were not checked. Version and date. EBU Tech 3341 V4, read 23 Oct 2026.

Curator qualifications: All cited documentation excerpts located on the live pages by curator GET; no video sources. Correction of earlier record(s) C3-B539-01 from a discovery re-fetch on 2026-10-23; the curator re-located the cited excerpts by GET.

Limitations: Later ITU-R BS.1771 revisions not read.

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://tech.ebu.ch/docs/tech/tech3341.pdf",
      "note": "clause on time scales, bracketed note; same note"
    }
  ]
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] Problem. C3-B539-01 states Momentary loudness uses a sliding rectangular 0.4 s window as the Tech 3341 definition, without noting that this is specific to EBU Mode. Conditions. Choosing or comparing loudness meters. Method. Tech 3341 says further attack/release slowing after the sliding rectangular windows is not allowed in EBU Mode, and notes that ITU-R BS.1771-1 prescribes a first-order IIR filter with a 0.4 s time constant to measure Momentary Loudness; EBU kept the rectangular-window definition in EBU Mode until evidence clarifies the issue. So a meter following BS.1771 Momentary ballistics may read differently from an EBU Mode meter. Short-term (3 s) and Integrated gating statements in C3-B539-01 are unaffected. Failure modes. Treating any 'Momentary' reading as an EBU Mode 0.4 s rectangular window. Limitations. The IIR detail is taken from the bracketed note in V4 (Nov 2023); later ITU revisions were not checked. Version and date. EBU Tech 3341 V4, read 23 Oct 2026. · locator: clause on time scales, bracketed note; same note · source: https://tech.ebu.ch/docs/tech/tech3341.pdf

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