[LAD] [ANN] Invada Studio LV2 Plugins 1.2.0

[Ralf Mardorf]

Fraser wrote:
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> Hi Adrian,
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> Adrian Knoth wrote:
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>> Just a note: I personally don't like VUs in the digital domain.
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> agree, their primary purpose is a bit meaningless.
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>> I prefer Bob Katz' K metering system (K12, K14, K20) with well defined
>> headrooms.
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>> Check out this page for a detailed description on the K metering system:
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>>    http://www.digido.com/level-practices-part-2-includes-the-k-system.html
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>> Note that many commercial software vendors ship analyzer plugins using
>> the K system, i.e. RME's DigiCheck.
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>> I'd suggest to go for this, too.
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> thanks for the link, I wasn't aware of that before. I'll have a look at
> implementing it.
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> cheers,
> Fraser

This are recording techniques. You shouldn't apply them by any function 
to adjust the meter to any imaginary point. The only useful thing is to 
have a pre-adjusted meter, that can't be readjusted by the audio 
engineer. For people who like Katz's technique, some marks might be 
useful and/ or a function that shows the most low and the most loud 
level. There might be other rules of thumb, not only Katze's. Meters are 
used to adjust signals. I understand what you aim at, I also understand 
what switches on mics, to turn them on and of are designed to, but there 
are good reasons why such things shouldn't be done.