# Audio level outliers (/docs/rules/audio-level-outlier)

Reports audio clips whose volume setting is unusual compared with other clips.



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| Property         | Value                                                                                           |
| :--------------- | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Id               | `audio-level-outlier`                                                                           |
| Category         | Local consistency                                                                               |
| Default severity | info                                                                                            |
| Scope            | [`audio-level-outliers`](/docs/reference/computed-scopes#audio-level-outliers) (computed scope) |

## Options [#options]

| Option           | Type     | Default   | Description                                                                                                         |
| :--------------- | :------- | :-------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `maxDeviationDb` | `number` | `6`       | Report clips whose volume differs from the median by more than this many dB. Equal is not reported.                 |
| `minClips`       | `number` | `4`       | Populations smaller than this are insufficient data and are not analysed.                                           |
| `scope`          | `string` | `"track"` | "track" compares clips with the other clips on the same track; "sequence" with every eligible clip of the sequence. |

## Customize it [#customize-it]

Turn the rule on or off in the panel's Rules settings. To change its options, severity or wording, open it with its cogwheel in the rule editor and save: your copy replaces the built-in rule until you revert it. You can also copy the file below into your rules folder as `audio-level-outlier.rule.json` and edit it. See [Change a built-in rule](/docs/editor/saving#change-a-built-in-rule).

## Rule file [#rule-file]

```json title="audio-level-outlier.rule.json"
{
  "formatVersion": 1,
  "id": "audio-level-outlier",
  "name": {
    "en_US": "Audio level outliers",
    "de_DE": "Abweichende Audiopegel",
    "es_ES": "Niveles de audio atípicos",
    "fr_FR": "Niveaux audio atypiques",
    "it_IT": "Livelli audio anomali",
    "ja_JP": "オーディオレベルの外れ値",
    "ko_KR": "오디오 레벨 이상값",
    "pt_BR": "Níveis de áudio atípicos",
    "ru_RU": "Нетипичная громкость",
    "zh_CN": "音频电平异常"
  },
  "description": {
    "en_US": "Reports audio clips whose volume setting is unusual compared with other clips.",
    "de_DE": "Meldet Audioclips, deren Lautstärke im Vergleich zu anderen Clips ungewöhnlich ist.",
    "es_ES": "Detecta clips de audio cuyo ajuste de volumen es inusual en comparación con otros clips.",
    "fr_FR": "Signale les éléments audio dont le volume est inhabituel par rapport aux autres éléments.",
    "it_IT": "Segnala le clip audio con un volume insolito rispetto alle altre clip.",
    "ja_JP": "ボリューム設定が他のクリップと比べて極端なオーディオクリップを報告します。",
    "ko_KR": "볼륨 설정이 다른 클립과 비교해 이례적인 오디오 클립을 보고합니다.",
    "pt_BR": "Relata clipes de áudio cuja configuração de volume é incomum em relação aos outros clipes.",
    "ru_RU": "Сообщает об аудиоклипах с громкостью, нетипичной по сравнению с другими клипами.",
    "zh_CN": "报告音量设置与其他剪辑相比异常的音频剪辑。"
  },
  "category": "local-consistency",
  "scope": "audio-level-outliers",
  "severity": "info",
  "options": {
    "maxDeviationDb": {
      "type": "number",
      "default": 6,
      "description": "Report clips whose volume differs from the median by more than this many dB. Equal is not reported."
    },
    "minClips": {
      "type": "number",
      "default": 4,
      "description": "Populations smaller than this are insufficient data and are not analysed."
    },
    "scope": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "track",
      "description": "\"track\" compares clips with the other clips on the same track; \"sequence\" with every eligible clip of the sequence."
    }
  },
  "checks": [
    {
      "condition": {
        "field": "outlier.deviation",
        "operator": "greaterThan",
        "value": {
          "field": "options.maxDeviationDb"
        }
      },
      "message": {
        "en_US": "Clip \"{clip.name}\" on {clip.track} is set to {outlier.value} dB, {outlier.absDeviation} dB louder than the median ({outlier.median} dB) of {labels.population}.",
        "de_DE": "Clip „{clip.name}“ auf {clip.track} ist auf {outlier.value} dB eingestellt, {outlier.absDeviation} dB lauter als der Median ({outlier.median} dB) von {labels.population}.",
        "es_ES": "Clip \"{clip.name}\" en {clip.track} está a {outlier.value} dB, {outlier.absDeviation} dB por encima de la mediana ({outlier.median} dB) de {labels.population}.",
        "fr_FR": "Élément « {clip.name} » sur {clip.track} est réglé sur {outlier.value} dB, soit {outlier.absDeviation} dB de plus que la médiane ({outlier.median} dB) de {labels.population}.",
        "it_IT": "Clip \"{clip.name}\" su {clip.track} è impostata a {outlier.value} dB, {outlier.absDeviation} dB più alta della mediana ({outlier.median} dB) di {labels.population}.",
        "ja_JP": "クリップ「{clip.name}」（{clip.track}）は{outlier.value} dBに設定されており、{labels.population}の中央値（{outlier.median} dB）より{outlier.absDeviation} dB大きくなっています。",
        "ko_KR": "{clip.track}의 클립 \"{clip.name}\"의 볼륨({outlier.value} dB)이 {labels.population}의 중앙값({outlier.median} dB)보다 {outlier.absDeviation} dB 큽니다.",
        "pt_BR": "Clipe \"{clip.name}\" em {clip.track} está em {outlier.value} dB, {outlier.absDeviation} dB mais alto que a mediana ({outlier.median} dB) de {labels.population}.",
        "ru_RU": "Клип «{clip.name}» на {clip.track}: громкость {outlier.value} dB, на {outlier.absDeviation} dB громче медианы ({outlier.median} dB) для {labels.population}.",
        "zh_CN": "{clip.track} 上的剪辑“{clip.name}” 设置为 {outlier.value} dB，比{labels.population}的中位数（{outlier.median} dB）高 {outlier.absDeviation} dB。"
      }
    },
    {
      "condition": {
        "all": [
          {
            "field": "outlier.absDeviation",
            "operator": "greaterThan",
            "value": {
              "field": "options.maxDeviationDb"
            }
          },
          {
            "field": "outlier.deviation",
            "operator": "lessThan",
            "value": 0
          }
        ]
      },
      "message": {
        "en_US": "Clip \"{clip.name}\" on {clip.track} is set to {outlier.value} dB, {outlier.absDeviation} dB quieter than the median ({outlier.median} dB) of {labels.population}.",
        "de_DE": "Clip „{clip.name}“ auf {clip.track} ist auf {outlier.value} dB eingestellt, {outlier.absDeviation} dB leiser als der Median ({outlier.median} dB) von {labels.population}.",
        "es_ES": "Clip \"{clip.name}\" en {clip.track} está a {outlier.value} dB, {outlier.absDeviation} dB por debajo de la mediana ({outlier.median} dB) de {labels.population}.",
        "fr_FR": "Élément « {clip.name} » sur {clip.track} est réglé sur {outlier.value} dB, soit {outlier.absDeviation} dB de moins que la médiane ({outlier.median} dB) de {labels.population}.",
        "it_IT": "Clip \"{clip.name}\" su {clip.track} è impostata a {outlier.value} dB, {outlier.absDeviation} dB più bassa della mediana ({outlier.median} dB) di {labels.population}.",
        "ja_JP": "クリップ「{clip.name}」（{clip.track}）は{outlier.value} dBに設定されており、{labels.population}の中央値（{outlier.median} dB）より{outlier.absDeviation} dB小さくなっています。",
        "ko_KR": "{clip.track}의 클립 \"{clip.name}\"의 볼륨({outlier.value} dB)이 {labels.population}의 중앙값({outlier.median} dB)보다 {outlier.absDeviation} dB 작습니다.",
        "pt_BR": "Clipe \"{clip.name}\" em {clip.track} está em {outlier.value} dB, {outlier.absDeviation} dB mais baixo que a mediana ({outlier.median} dB) de {labels.population}.",
        "ru_RU": "Клип «{clip.name}» на {clip.track}: громкость {outlier.value} dB, на {outlier.absDeviation} dB тише медианы ({outlier.median} dB) для {labels.population}.",
        "zh_CN": "{clip.track} 上的剪辑“{clip.name}” 设置为 {outlier.value} dB，比{labels.population}的中位数（{outlier.median} dB）低 {outlier.absDeviation} dB。"
      }
    }
  ],
  "labels": {
    "population": {
      "field": "outlier.populationIsTrack",
      "values": {
        "true": {
          "en_US": {
            "count": "outlier.populationSize",
            "one": "{outlier.populationSize} clip on {outlier.populationKey}",
            "other": "{outlier.populationSize} clips on {outlier.populationKey}"
          },
          "de_DE": {
            "count": "outlier.populationSize",
            "one": "{outlier.populationSize} Clip auf {outlier.populationKey}",
            "other": "{outlier.populationSize} Clips auf {outlier.populationKey}"
          },
          "es_ES": {
            "count": "outlier.populationSize",
            "one": "{outlier.populationSize} clip en {outlier.populationKey}",
            "other": "los {outlier.populationSize} clips en {outlier.populationKey}"
          },
          "fr_FR": {
            "count": "outlier.populationSize",
            "one": "{outlier.populationSize} élément sur {outlier.populationKey}",
            "other": "{outlier.populationSize} éléments sur {outlier.populationKey}"
          },
          "it_IT": {
            "count": "outlier.populationSize",
            "one": "{outlier.populationSize} clip su {outlier.populationKey}",
            "other": "{outlier.populationSize} clip su {outlier.populationKey}"
          },
          "ja_JP": "{outlier.populationKey}の{outlier.populationSize}個のクリップ",
          "ko_KR": "{outlier.populationKey}의 클립 {outlier.populationSize}개",
          "pt_BR": {
            "count": "outlier.populationSize",
            "one": "{outlier.populationSize} clipe em {outlier.populationKey}",
            "other": "{outlier.populationSize} clipes em {outlier.populationKey}"
          },
          "ru_RU": {
            "count": "outlier.populationSize",
            "one": "{outlier.populationSize} клипа на {outlier.populationKey}",
            "few": "{outlier.populationSize} клипов на {outlier.populationKey}",
            "many": "{outlier.populationSize} клипов на {outlier.populationKey}",
            "other": "{outlier.populationSize} клипа на {outlier.populationKey}"
          },
          "zh_CN": "{outlier.populationKey} 上的 {outlier.populationSize} 个剪辑"
        },
        "false": {
          "en_US": {
            "count": "outlier.populationSize",
            "one": "{outlier.populationSize} clip in the sequence",
            "other": "{outlier.populationSize} clips in the sequence"
          },
          "de_DE": {
            "count": "outlier.populationSize",
            "one": "{outlier.populationSize} Clip in der Sequenz",
            "other": "{outlier.populationSize} Clips in der Sequenz"
          },
          "es_ES": {
            "count": "outlier.populationSize",
            "one": "{outlier.populationSize} clip de la secuencia",
            "other": "los {outlier.populationSize} clips de la secuencia"
          },
          "fr_FR": {
            "count": "outlier.populationSize",
            "one": "{outlier.populationSize} élément de la séquence",
            "other": "{outlier.populationSize} éléments de la séquence"
          },
          "it_IT": {
            "count": "outlier.populationSize",
            "one": "{outlier.populationSize} clip nella sequenza",
            "other": "{outlier.populationSize} clip nella sequenza"
          },
          "ja_JP": "シーケンス内の{outlier.populationSize}個のクリップ",
          "ko_KR": "시퀀스의 클립 {outlier.populationSize}개",
          "pt_BR": {
            "count": "outlier.populationSize",
            "one": "{outlier.populationSize} clipe na sequência",
            "other": "{outlier.populationSize} clipes na sequência"
          },
          "ru_RU": {
            "count": "outlier.populationSize",
            "one": "{outlier.populationSize} клипа в эпизоде",
            "few": "{outlier.populationSize} клипов в эпизоде",
            "many": "{outlier.populationSize} клипов в эпизоде",
            "other": "{outlier.populationSize} клипа в эпизоде"
          },
          "zh_CN": "序列中的 {outlier.populationSize} 个剪辑"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "data": {
    "volumeDb": "outlier.value",
    "medianDb": "outlier.median",
    "deviationDb": "outlier.deviation",
    "maxDeviationDb": "options.maxDeviationDb",
    "population": "outlier.populationKey",
    "populationSize": "outlier.populationSize"
  }
}
```
