TNT Plus help articles

Crash course to decibels

What decibels actually are, why they're logarithmic, and what that means when you change a level by 3 dB.

Dynamic Score

Making decisions on automated dynamic range compression requires a scoring system that takes three different measurements into consideration.

Audio encoding artifacts

How audio encoders use psychoacoustic masking to reduce file sizes, and why this process creates audible artifacts in compressed formats.

Loudness and normalization

Understanding what is loudness, how it's measured and why standards exist.

Bit depth in digital audio

Understanding bit depth, quantization and why float sample rates are needed.

Audio dithering

How randomization helps to alleviate the effects of quantization.

Advanced mode

Configure encoding parameters, loudness targets, and processing options.

Run TNT as a headless daemon that watches a directory.

TNT processes audio for broadcast: transcode, normalize, and tag.

In fast mode, select presets designed for common broadcast scenarios.

TNT includes industry-standard encoders for each format.

Configure dynamics processing and EQ to shape your audio for different broadcast scenarios.