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Whether you’re watching Strictly on your HD TV or Sherlock on your tablet, sound is a massive issue for audiences. It’s a huge bug bear for sound engineers, and the single biggest topic of viewer complaints. But this is all due to change, as new guidelines are being introduced which mean that all programme sound should be mixed to the same standard. In this podcast, broadcast engineering trainer John Heraty, audio technologist Andrew Mason and sound editor Richard Collins join us to examine loudness – what it is, why it matters and how to monitor it in the studio and at home.