Mark Spano wrote:
> Standalone apps and Audiosuite plugins require the audio be in file form.
Depends on the available rigs for the gig. For example, I can run the
standalone Nugen VisLM app on my old '06 Macbook Pro and feed it my Mac
Pro's live playout via optical digital (TosLink > Mini-TosLink). If I
want, I can run Orban's standalone meter (free!)* at the same time.
If you want to do everything on one (Mac) rig, grab a TosLink > TosLink
hose, jack the Digital Out to the Digital In (so the metering app can
see it) then use Rogue Amoeba's "LineIn" app (also free)* to pick off
and pass thru the Digital In feed to whatever output you want for
monitoring. This way, you can meter *anything* you feed to the Mac's
Digital Out: Quicktime player, VLC, Garage Band, AE, etc.
Depending on how you do this you'll probably have the typical offset
issues to pix, but if you're concentrating primarily on the sound and
just making sure levels are good before mastering then it shouldn't be
terribly bothersome.
This may all sound "kludgey" -- but you can at least spend virtually
nothing to try it out. And if your specs don't specifically require
strict DD Dialnorm adherence then the A/85 or ITU-1770 LKFS setups
should keep you on Santa's "nice" list for a lot less than an LM-100 or
TC box. As always, YMMV. Tax and Delivery Charge Extra. Plastic Bag is
Not a Toy.
-jimmy
* http://www.orban.com/meter/
** http://rogueamoeba.com/freebies/
You can also grab the "Sound Source" I/O router while you're on the
Rogue page, but for what this needs you can just Option+Click on the
speaker icon in the Mac Menubar to accomplish much the same thing.
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