FR: Level Distribution Graph for MDynamics and MTurboComp

[jmg8]

When I used to use iZotope for compression (a long time ago) there was a feature that I found extremely useful for setting the threshold. It was a histogram.
This is how it looks:

iZotope Histogram.jpg

Then I found Melda's level distribution graph (in MModernCompressor) and it was even better!
Here is how it looks:

Level Distribution.jpg

For an in-depth explanation as to what it shows and how to use it please read this:
viewtopic.php?f=138&t=490914&hilit=mmodern&start=15

Vojtech please would you consider adding it to MDynamics and MTurboComp?
To be clear, I am not suggesting to add the auto dynamic range feature, just the graph only.

It really is great for setting the threshold. Currently, I have to load MModernCompressor to see the graph, then close it and set the threshold in MDynamics or MTurboComp. Which is a bit of a pain.

Does anyone think it would be a good idea? Please comment and +1.

[steve2KVR]

++++++++++++++1^1000000 or so, it could be rounded off a bit it that helps...(and, dare I say it, I would like to see an MB version with the ability of a "disabled xover" in series as well as parallel)...(be careful what you wish for).../s~

[DarkStar]

+1 here too.

Let me go one further: after the Analysis has been done and the Threshold, Ratio etc set, show the results of the compression (the orange graph in the mock-up below).



This would be a useful visual contribution.

[jmg8]

Here we are talking about adding JUST the graph only to the other dynamics plugins. We can't add also the auto dynamics features or it would make MModernCompressor redundant.

[DarkStar]

Sorry I was not clear, I did not mean add the AutoCompression just the dual graphs. I've edited the mock-up.

[djvd]

+++1
As well as what Steve2KVR said about having a "MB version with the ability of a disabled xover in series..."

[MeldaProduction]

Yeah, well, when people stop making infinite forum posts with gazillions of FRs, maybe some of them get actually done .

[jmg8]

Vojtech, would it be possible to take a look at this again please?

[nettydrown]

Hi - All
When I was in school, I thought I might never use the math I had to take Statistics and Probability was a "trip"! But here we are a practical application. Not only that but the customers are asking for it! - very interesting the way Melda puts their plugins together, pretty well thought out.

The Level Distribution Graph displays the statistical distribution of the dynamic range of your audio - a bit like the probability of your audios dynamic range, pretty cool. The X axis is a measure of observances. The range of probabilities is the difference between the maximum and minimum observances - in this case dynamic range of the audio sampled over the time you push the button for your analysis. But... It may be easier to think of it as a percent. we are more accustom to thinking in % terms than in statistical terms. Tho it can't be percentage because there will never be 0 or 100% occurrences of a sample of dynamic ranges.

The following is from the MModernCompressors .pdf "The graph shows a statistical level distribution. The vertical axis is the input level, which follows your current settings. The horizontal axis defines the relative occurrence of each level, that is, for how much time the input audio is at each level. The more that a level value is "to the right", the higher is the probability that the input audio at any moment will have this level."

[Starship Krupa]

I have to load MModernCompressor to see the graph, then close it and set the threshold in MDynamics or MTurboComp.

Sometimes when I'm reading this forum I wonder if I'm the only person who a.) ever purchased MModern Compressor outside of a bundle and/or b.) regularly uses it in their mixes.

Since the bundles it comes in also include either MTurboComp or MDynamics or both, I can't see any reason why the bundle licensees would use it apart from the histogram.

I'm trying now to remember what it was that made me want to get it. I'm sure it was an Eternal Madness deal, and I probably just wanted to upgrade from MCompressor. The automatic compression feature likely intrigued me at the time, as I thought I would find Meldaproduction's approach novel and interesting. The histogram metering sounded like an advanced thing and better way to get insight into a track's dynamics, too.

I didn't realize how much I'd miss the meter/graph on MCompressor. The auto compression setting has not proved useful for me, and while I have after a struggle been able to get information from the histogram, it's a preliminary analysis tool, not a meter.

What I do really like about it is the detector, especially psychoacoustic mode, and the other modes are useful too. So it remains my every mix snare and lead vocal compressor. With much thanks to those who showed me the alternate metering modes.

Every so often I've appealed to Vojtech to add the MCompressor meter to MModern, but he has bigger fish to fry, and MModern seems to be "feature frozen." In the end it comes down to how it sounds anyway, but a good meter helps with initial setup.

[MeldaProduction]

The thing is, I myself almost completely switched to MTurboComp, damn simplicity... Anyways the distribution is problematic... maybe one day...

[nettydrown]

Sometimes when I'm reading this forum I wonder if I'm the only person who a.) ever purchased MModern Compressor outside of a bundle

Yeah, you’re NOT the only one. And I hope it’s not, just we two, suspect is not! I did not, before purchase, or since find any video on MModernComp, do REALLY think the histogram and the detector + sound all well worth the price of admission! Do admit tho that I figured there would be a panel that had the envelope graph, you know the free MComp has one & it was just my imagination that figured the sidechain EQ was going to allow me to see the spectrum analyzer and sonogram, I was so excited to see the spectrum of the sidechain – my bad. Very happy with MModernComp. Someday maybe the small bundle will be on special promo - I do have to be really careful what I spend (shouldn’t be buying anything, dangit, got hurt in crash and can’t work, have just dwindling savings) – fortunately got some audio tools for a great hobby/obsession,before all that, and am real happy for that. Have lost most my GTR skills but can still make noise - Enjoy!

[2:43AM]

When I used to use iZotope for compression (a long time ago) there was a feature that I found extremely useful for setting the threshold. It was a histogram.
This is how it looks:
iZotope Histogram.jpg

The $9 current-sale of MModernCompressor brought me here, despite this being an older thread, and I wanted to also say that I, too, appreciated the histogram display of Ozone 5 of yesteryear. I never upgraded my Ozones past 6, so I still use version 5, mainly because it's lighter on its feet than 6...but I digress! Anyway, seeing vendor ad showing MModernComp with the dynamic range graph over time is what piqued my interest with this plugin.

A slight hijack, yes, but I wanted to ask, because the info is very light out there, about the proper way to use the histogram. Some have said to set the threshold on the peak of the histogram, yet others have said set it just before the peak (e.g., about 1/3rd down, on the top side of the graph).

Thanks in advance!