Dynamic range measurement is different than http://dr.loudness-war.info

[Rugby (aka Daniel or Big Dan)]

@Speed_Racer

Even the EBU, who created the R128 standard, says is should not be conflated with “Dynamic Range”.

Roon is not the only program which label’s R128 as Dynamic Range so does JRiver, granted the type is specified in parentheses . So, Roon’s use of the term is not so far fetched or unique.

@Speed_Racer

Burying the clarification in the knowledge base

Well, I don’t consider anything in the knowledge Base to be buried. However, what the DR value means is clearly specified when looking at a Track’s File Info. See:

This topic has been discussed before in detail including responses by some devs, it is a valuable read, see:

Dynamic Range DR vs R128 DR

I believe the Dynamic Range information is far from accurate, or reading something other than DR. E.g. New Aurora album is showing DR 12, but in JRiver it’s showing an average of 7, which makes more sense for a highly compressed pop album. Then there’s the first 80s press of Van Halen II; Roon shows DR 7, JRiver more accurately shows an average of DR 12, which generally correct for non-remastered album of the 80’s. In these cases, it would mean the first press of Van Halen is louder than newer c…