A method for adjusting a relationship between dialog and non-dialog signals in an audio program, the method comprising: Receiving, using a processor circuit of a client device, a long-term dialog balance for the audio program, the long-term dialog balance indicating a dialog-to-non-dialog loudness relationship of the audio program; Receiving, using the processor circuit, a long-term dialog balance preference; Determining, using the processor circuit, a long-term gain or attenuation to apply to at least one of the dialog signal and the non-dialog signal of the audio program, the long-term gain or attenuation determined according to a difference between the received long-term dialog balance for the audio program and the received long-term dialog balance preference; receiving or monitoring, using the processor circuit, a short-term dialog balance for each of multiple segments of the audio program, wherein each short-term dialog balance indicates a dialog-to-non-dialog loudness relationship for a specified segment; receiving, using the processor circuit, a short-term dialog balance preference; determining, using the processor circuit, a short-term gain or attenuation to apply to at least one of the dialog signal and the non-dialog signal, the short-term gain or attenuation determined according to a difference between the received or monitored short-term dialog balance for a specified one of the segments and the short-term dialog loudness preference; providing a gain-adjusted dialog signal and/or a gain-adjusted non-dialog signal by applying the determined long-term gain or attenuation to at least one of the dialog signal and the non-dialog signal, and applying the determined short-term gain or attenuation to at least one of the dialog signal and the non-dialog signal; and rendering an audio output signal that includes the gain-adjusted dialog signal and/or the gain-adjusted non-dialog signal. Receiving, using a processor circuit of a client device, a long-term dialog balance for the audio program, the long-term dialog balance indicating a dialog-to-non-dialog loudness relationship of the audio program; Receiving, using the processor circuit, a long-term dialog balance preference; Determining, using the processor circuit, a long-term gain or attenuation to apply to at least one of the dialog signal and the non-dialog signal of the audio program, the long-term gain or attenuation determined according to a difference between the received long-term dialog balance for the audio program and the received long-term dialog balance preference; receiving or monitoring, using the processor circuit, a short-term dialog balance for each of multiple segments of the audio program, wherein each short-term dialog balance indicates a dialog-to-non-dialog loudness relationship for a specified segment; receiving, using the processor circuit, a short-term dialog balance preference; determining, using the processor circuit, a short-term gain or attenuation to apply to at least one of the dialog signal and the non-dialog signal, the short-term gain or attenuation determined according to a difference between the received or monitored short-term dialog balance for a specified one of the segments and the short-term dialog loudness preference; providing a gain-adjusted dialog signal and/or a gain-adjusted non-dialog signal by applying the determined long-term gain or attenuation to at least one of the dialog signal and the non-dialog signal, and applying the determined short-term gain or attenuation to at least one of the dialog signal and the non-dialog signal; and rendering an audio output signal that includes the gain-adjusted dialog signal and/or the gain-adjusted non-dialog signal.