Spotify

By PLVS

A monitoring Profile based on Spotify's current mastering guidance.

Platform GuidanceMusic Streaming

Release 1Requires PLVS 0.20.0+

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How to Use

Copy Profile, then paste in PLVS outside a text field to review the import.

Or download the file and choose Settings → Saved Items → Import….

Confirm the import, then select the Profile in PLVS. Importing does not apply it automatically.

Details

Spotify describes playback normalisation and mastering guidance rather than a delivery acceptance specification. This Profile warns when a master is louder than the normal playback target and checks the general True Peak recommendation. Spotify also advises a stricter True Peak ceiling when a master is louder than target; the current PLVS rule model cannot express that conditional relationship, so review the source guidance when the Integrated warning is active. Playback behaviour can vary by normalisation setting and device.

Reference Loudness: −14 LUFS
Integrated: > −14 LUFS → Warn
True Peak Max: > −1 dBTP → Fail

File Size: 568 bytes

File Checksum

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Sources

Loudness Normalization on Spotify

Spotify · Current online guidance, accessed October 2026

Describes Spotify playback normalisation, the mastering target, general True Peak guidance and the conditional advice for masters above target.

Release History

Release 1

2026-10-14 · published

Initial curated release based on Spotify's current public guidance.