Plugin similar to Hornet LU Meter MK2?
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 639 posts since 20 Jun, 2010
Hi,
I'm looking for alternatives to the Hornet LU Meter. It is a very useful plugin generally, but there is one very annoying thing about it. If you hit the auto button and start playback the volume is boosted to "braindamage" levels for a split second too often. Is there a plugin out there with a similar feature set but better autogain behaviour?
In other words, I'm looking for a simple plugin where I can set a target LU level and the plugin automatically adjusts gain to reach that level.
I'm looking for alternatives to the Hornet LU Meter. It is a very useful plugin generally, but there is one very annoying thing about it. If you hit the auto button and start playback the volume is boosted to "braindamage" levels for a split second too often. Is there a plugin out there with a similar feature set but better autogain behaviour?
In other words, I'm looking for a simple plugin where I can set a target LU level and the plugin automatically adjusts gain to reach that level.
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- KVRer
- 12 posts since 2 Nov, 2021
Hi,
I use TbProAudio free dpMeter and mvMeter in same way as Hornet LU Meter: https://www.tbproaudio.de/products/
Do not have an auto gain adjustment on playback, but have a Gain Match option to adjust level to set reference level.
So may be an alternative.
I use TbProAudio free dpMeter and mvMeter in same way as Hornet LU Meter: https://www.tbproaudio.de/products/
Do not have an auto gain adjustment on playback, but have a Gain Match option to adjust level to set reference level.
So may be an alternative.
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 639 posts since 20 Jun, 2010
Thanks for the suggestions. I've checked them both and mvMeter does pretty much everything I want. The GainMatch works really smoothly, no loud peaks.
For some reason the EBU reference level doesn't seem correct, it's 3db to loud. It's not a big deal though because I can just set it 3db lower.
For some reason the EBU reference level doesn't seem correct, it's 3db to loud. It's not a big deal though because I can just set it 3db lower.
- KVRAF
- 6048 posts since 16 Aug, 2017 from UK
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- KVRist
- 149 posts since 12 May, 2023
GoodHertz Loudness is another good option,although it looks like you already found what you need. Loudness is very good though and free
https://goodhertz.com/loudness/
https://goodhertz.com/loudness/
- KVRAF
- 6048 posts since 16 Aug, 2017 from UK
I also found Hornet's VU Meter (another Hornet auto gain plugin) did not null to a duplicate track with manual gain adjustment, mvMeter did null.
viewtopic.php?p=8889261&hilit=meter#p8889261
viewtopic.php?p=8889261&hilit=meter#p8889261
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 639 posts since 20 Jun, 2010
I've tried both and they're both really good. I'll go with the Goodhertz plugin for now because I prefer the overall appearance/layout, but if it didn't exist I'd definitely use the Melda plugin. Both also use only ~1/4 of the cpu the Hornet LU meter uses, which actually matters quite a bit if you use it on 50+ tracks.
Thanks again for suggesting it!
Thanks again for suggesting it!
- KVRAF
- 6048 posts since 16 Aug, 2017 from UK
Another feature of MLoudnessAnalyzer is batch auto gain, this could be applied to a folder of various audio files and level them all to the same target LUFS.