TC Electronic releases Clarity M Plug-in v2.0 / Clarity M Desktop Loudness Meter v2.0.3
TC Electronic has released version 2.0.0 of the Clarity M Plug-in. The firmware for the Clarity M Desktop Loudness Meter has been updated to v2.0.3.
The Clarity M Desktop Loudness Meter software update is highly music oriented and adds a string of requests from the user community, including:
- Super precise vector scope.
- Support for 96 kHz digital stereo input.
- Innovative stereo mid/side Balance-O-Meter.
- Lightning fast offline plug-in mode.
- Massive increase to the number of PPM meter scales.
- Color scheme tweaks to improve readability - especially in low-light scenarios.
- Highly improved flexibility to display layout.
- A wealth of new application specific presets.
- General improvements to usability.
Changes in Clarity M Plug-in v2.0.0:
- New, optimized, design.
- Offline mode optimized to run with more DAWs.
- Instance name optimized. Automatically inserted in the following order, if available from DAW
- Track Name.
- Track Number.
- Instance number.
- Optimized HELP.
- Optimized sync between device and plug-in wrt. PLAY/RESET.
- Input format is now stereo as default. This optimizes use with DAWs that don't provide channel format information to the plug-in.
- New: Force 5.1 for those DAWs that do not provide channel format, 5.1 mode can now be forced.
- Warning for unsupported sample rates.
- General improvements on stability and performance.
Changes in Clarity M Firmware v2.0.3:
- New Meter, Vector Scope.
- New meter, Balance-O-meter.
- Support for 88.2 and 96 kHz with physical inputs.
- Offline plug-in mode specific screen layout.
- New scales for the PPM meter. Full list is:
- True-peak Meter, 60 dB.
- True-peak Meter, 30 dB.
- True-peak Meter, 20 dB.
- Digital PPM, IEC 60268.
- DIN, IEC Type I.
- Nordic, IEC Type I.
- BBC, IEC Type IIa.
- EBU, IEC Type IIb.
- New color scheme for improved readability.
- New flexible screen layout.
- Legend on the Radar view.
- Exit LIB page when a preset is recalled (no need to exit manually).
- The USB disk drive alert screen is now showed only one time after reboot.
- USB Mode parameter can be changed by turning the encoder in either direction.
- SYS page now includes sample rate information.
- Main page, input type (and plug-in instance name), moved to the top to align page in a grid.
- Converter for version 1 presets. Default values are:
- Peak Alert Hold: 3 seC.
- Stereo-Mono Downmix: -3dB.
- Meter in focus: Radar.
- Peak Meter Scale: TPM60.
- PPM Alignment Level: - 18 dBFS EBU.
- RTA auto scale: Range + Top.
- Vscope Channels: V vs. R.
- Vsvope persistence: Off.
- Vscope Scale: Auto fast.
- Vscope Color: Pale Blue.
- Device now remembers USB mode after reboot.
- General improvements on stability and performance.
