Two things go wrong with event audio more than anything else: the stream mix arrives at the wrong level because two pieces of kit were lined up to different conventions, and a radio mic dies because nobody coordinated frequencies with the house. This sheet covers both.
What's on it
- EBU and SMPTE line-up levels side by side, and why a US camera reads 2 dB low on a UK desk.
- Loudness targets for broadcast delivery, podcast platforms and streams.
- dBu and dBV, and what to do with a laptop output.
- The EBU and GLITS stereo idents, so you can check legs by ear.
- UK radio mic bands: Channel 38, co-ordinated channels, and the bands Ofcom made licence-exempt on 29 April 2026.
The tones it refers to are in our free audio line-up pack.
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