When high LRA is a problem
A Loudness Range above the genre target means the difference between your quietest and loudest passages is larger than expected. For club music (house, techno, drum and bass), this typically reads as a weak or undersized drop — the energy contrast is too large for a genre designed around constant high energy.
When high LRA is intentional
For hip-hop, lo-fi, or cinematic music, a high LRA is often a feature. Verses should feel more intimate than hooks. If that's your intention, PRISM's warning is contextual feedback — not a mandate to change it.
The fix for unintentional LRA
Check your arrangement. Large LRA often comes from arrangement-level volume differences — tracks being too loud or too quiet in specific sections. Use clip gain or automation to level-match sections before hitting the master bus. Then apply gentle master bus compression to glue the overall level.
To fix this dynamics problem, here are the tools PRISM producers reach for most — each picked for this specific case, not a generic list.