Re: free Orban loudness meter app now available

On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:33:40 -0800, Robert Orban
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>>On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:52:15 -0400, "Arny Krueger" 
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>>>"Robert Orban" <donotreply@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>> The software accepts two-channel stereo inputs. The VU
>>>> and PPM meters are split to indicate the left and right
>>>> channels. The PPM meter also displays the instantaneous
>>>> peak values of the L and R digital samples.
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>>>When I started the program, the Vu and PPM meters started reading 
>mid-scale 
>>>and full-scale respectively, with no music playing. This seems 
>>>counter-intuitive. 
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>>Works as expected for me. my only issue is that the PPM isn't scaled
>>as a normal PPM.
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>I spent some time soul-searching about the issue of scales and finally 
>chose to put all of the meters on identical scales to make it easier for 
>users to compare the meters.  In future version, we may make scales a 
>user-definable parameter.
>
>Bob Orban

Can you explain a little more about the variable gain/sensitivity
controls available for a couple of the scales? I'm not really too sure
how one should be using those.

And apropos the PPM scales,  do remember that you need to provide IBU,
BBC and Nordic scales at the very least.

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