Re: [Avid-L2] Loudness Plugin

FYI

Dolby Media Meter is also available as a standalone app. I use this with MC
by bouncing out a quick audio file from MC and processing through DMM. It
gives an awesome readout on LKFS and can be imported into Excel for a
charted view (individual measurements every second so you can see where you
might be going over).

Our PT stations here all have the Waves WLM. People seem to like it.

CALM starts to be enforced by FCC this winter...


On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 1:00 PM, <Greg@secrethq.com> wrote:

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> This is two separate functions - one for creating loudness, and one for
> metering it. Any compressor will create loudness- not sure which RTAS
> compressors will work in Media Composer - but in protools we use Isotope
> and Waves, (both L2 and L3) which give amazing results for loudness and
> clarity.
>
> For metering, Dolby makes a plugin called 'media meter' that we use on
> every program and promo. It's really changed the sound of promos and
> trailers. Again, Protools, not sure about Media Composer. Since it's a
> real-time metering system that's both cumulative and instant, I'm not
> sure how you'd use it in Media Composer. Other companies are also
> making meters now - Waves WLM. I think Minetonka (sp?) wrote one also.
>
> The larger problem is that the distributor is probably not requiring the
> commercials to adhere to the CALM act, but you'll probably have to. Or,
> even in the case of some channels carried on DirecTV, the engineering is
> clearly screwed up - and the commercials are CLEARLY at a different
> level when inserted into the programming. Nothing you can do about
> that.
>
> gh
>
> -------------------------------------
> Greg Huson
> Chief
> Greg (at) SecretHQ.com
> www.SecretHQ.com
> DigitalServiceStation.com
>
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [Avid-L2] Loudness Plugin
> From: Gregg Foster <fieldproductions@comcast.net>
> Date: Wed, July 25, 2012 9:35 am
> To: "Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com" <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
>
> I deliver a show weekly to the CBS PitchBlue system and they
> insert the commercials. Lately I have been hearing from some of the
> affiliates that there is a substantial difference between the loudness
> levels of the show and the commercials. Has anyone here had any
> experience with loudness plugings for Avid? I'm currently on Mac based
> Media Composer 5.5.3 but will be running Symphony 6 in the future.
> Thanks in advance for your valued and trusted opinions.
>
> Gregg Foster
> Technical Supervisor
> Editor / Producer
> Remote Production
> www.greggrfoster.com
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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