及时了解自己的水平监测信号水平进入您的DAW是至关重要的正确的混合,VU表帮助您在记录和混合阶段。
当记录你的轨迹,这是有用的有一个响度指示器像VU计,它的300毫秒的积分时间给你一个有用的观点,你的信号的感知响度。与峰值表一起使用,它可以帮助你提高你的miking技术,因为它总是希望有响度和峰值值尽可能接近。VU Meter MK4有一个校准设置,允许您将0VU点设置为您的a /D转换器的最佳水平(默认设置为-18dBFS,但您应该阅读您的a /D规范,并将校准设置为指定的内部净空)。这是因为每一个A/D转换器都有一个模拟前端,如果你录得太热(接近0dBFS),你就有过载模拟阶段的风险。
自动增益,快速混合配制
在混合VU Meter插件是更有用的,使用与你的DAW峰值表可以帮助你识别关键的轨道,有太多的能量在瞬变和没有足够的音量,但唯一最有用的功能是自动增益。增益分段是每一次混合的关键部分,特别是当你使用模拟仿真插件时,把它们打得太高就意味着在混合中产生了太多的失真。
为了避免这种情况,你可以简单地使用VU Meter MK4的自动增益功能,它会调整内部增益,使信号峰值达到你想要的水平(在-3和+3 VU之间)。与瞬态沉重的声音,它可能会发生,自动增益提高太多,你的轨道和驾驶他们进入剪辑,以避免这一点,我们提供了一个最大。峰值上限,将防止您的信号走高超过设定值。
分组函数允许您的实例vu米分组(比如你的鼓组)和应用自动增益,引用和颜色设置每个实例属于同一个组只有一个点击,选择“发送到”选项的参数,您可以将该值复制到其他音量电平MK4在你的项目中,甚至敌我识别他们不属于同一个组。
特性
VU Meter规格符合性(300ms攻击与释放时间)
VU峰值保持
红色眨眼剪辑指示器
参考级别可从-60 dBFS设置为0 dBFS
输入增益从-30dB到+30dB
bar颜色可自由选择
立体声自动增益调整与6种不同的设置
峰值保护之间(没有峰值可以超过设定的限制)
自动增益和仪表设置可以设置为整个组或每一个实例一次
八个不同的可分配组
立体显示
每个实例都可以命名
组名可自由编辑
任何一个插件实例都可以显示其他每个命名实例的值
支持Mac OS X(10.7及更高版本)和Windows (Vista及更高版本)
macOS的64位插件,Windows的32和64位插件
音频单元,VST, VST3和AAX格式
——版本4.1.0
修正了在macOS上改变仪表颜色时各种DAWs的随机崩溃
重新编写了组数据交换逻辑,以便与macOS上的沙箱应用程序一起工作
修正了10.11之前插件无法在macOS中加载的问题
修正了VST3的问题,使每个轨道单声道
增加了GUI灯来显示每个参数的分组状态
——版本4.0.0
第一个版本
Know your levels before it’s too late
Monitoring the signal level coming into your DAW is crucial for a correct mixing, VU meter helps you both in recording and mixing stage.
When recording your tracks it’s useful to have a loudness indicator like the VU meter that with its 300ms of integration time gives you a helpful view of the perceived loudness of your signal. Used in conjunction with peak meters it can help you to improve your miking technique since it’s always desirable to have loudness and peak value as close as possibile. VU Meter MK4 has a calibration setting that will allow you to set the 0VU point to the best level for your A/D converters (by default is set to -18dBFS but you should read the spec of your A/D and set the calibration to the specified internal headroom). This is because every A/D converter has an analog front-end and if you record too hot (close to 0dBFS) you risk to overload that analog stage.
Auto gain for quick mixing preparation
In mixing VU Meter plugin is even more useful, used in conjunction with the peak meter of your DAW can help you identify critical tracks that have too much energy in the transients and not enough loudness, but the single most useful feature is the auto gain. Gain staging is a crucial part of every mix, especially if you use analog emulating plugins, hitting them too high means creating too much distortion that then adds up in the mix.
To avoid this you can simply engage the automatic gain function of VU Meter MK4 that will adjust the internal gain to make the signal peak at your desired level (between -3 and +3 VU). With transient heavy sounds it may happen that auto gain boosts too much your tracks and drive them into clipping, to avoid this we have provided a max. peak ceiling that will prevent your signal from going higher than the set value.
The grouping function allows you to group instances of vu meters together (say your Drums group) and apply auto gain, reference and color settings to every instance belonging to the same group with just one click, choosing the “Send to all” option of any parameter, you can copy that value to every other VU Meter MK4 in your project, even iff they don’t belong to the same group.
Features
- VU Meter spec. conformity (300ms attack and release time)
- VU Peak hold
- RED Blink clipping indicator
- reference level settable from -60 to 0 dBFS
- input gain from -30dB to +30dB
- bar color freely selectable
- Stereo automatic gain adjustment with 6 different settings
- Peak protection between (no peak can exceed the set limit)
- Auto Gain and meter setting can be set to whole group or to every instance at once
- Eight different assignable groups
- Stereo display
- Every instance can be named
- Groups names freely editable
- Ever instance of the plugin can display the value of every other named instance
- Mac OS X (10.7 and later) and Windows (Vista and later) support
- 64bit plugins for macOS, 32 and 64bit for Windows
- Audio Units, VST, VST3 and AAX format
– Version 4.1.0
Fixed random crash with various DAWs when changing meter color on macOS
Reworked group data exchange logic to work with sandboxed applications on macOS
Fixed issue that prevented the plugin from being loaded in macOS before 10.11
Fixed VST3 issue that made every track mono
Added GUI lights to show grouping status for every parameter
– Version 4.0.0
First release