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-0.3db is a better target for absolute peaks. -0.1 can still clip the MP3 codec.
Soundcloud is kinda tough because it doesn’t really have loudness compensation/limiting, whereas Youtube and Spotify do. YT uses LUFS as a measure of average loudness and will turn stuff down that’s above its threshold. I think -14 is the target.
https://www.masteringthemix.com/blogs/learn/76296773-mastering-audio-for-soundcloud-itunes-spotify-and-youtube
There’s a lot of insanely loud brickwalled stuff on soundcloud.