Meterbridge

The Meterbridge can be found under Window>Meterbridge and can be toggled via a check box.

The Meterbridge window is a compact and re-sizable view of all meters for all tracks, mix buses and master bus levels available during a session. 10 metering standards are available and are user selectable by right clicking on each meter.

Available metering:

• Peak
• RMS + Peak
• IEC1/DIN
• IEC1/Nordic
• IEC2/BBC
• IEC2/EBU
• K20
• K14
• K12
• VU
  

Most users involved with music production will find Peak metering a good choice during tracking. This meter type helps the user avoid digital clipping. This is because peak meters are calibrated to 0 dBFS (decibel full scale). When the meter reads 0 no more bits are left to capture dynamics.

!It is possible for a recorded signal to be clipped before being digitized and displayed on a meter. As a result, a safe level can be displayed on any meter and in any DAW. No DAW meter will show if a signal has clipped before being digitized.

Most music production users may find Peak+RMS Metering, K Metering, or VU metering useful on the master bus.

*The K system is extremely useful and is a new standard that has gained traction. K14 is suitable for the vast majority of music production. As the name suggest it allows for 14 dB of headroom. K20 allows for 20 dB of dynamic headroom and is useful for less compressed “audiophile” recordings or large movie theater soundtracks. K12 is useful for Television broadcast etc. The K metering system has been devolved by Bob Katz.

The 4 remaining metering standards are of the IEC type and are typically used for broadcast work and allows for consistency of volume within the broadcast industry.

Located at the bottom of each meter is a rec-enable button. Under the rec-enable button is the track name. Right clicking on the track name allows the user to change the height of this area. Advanced configuration allows the addition of Solo, Mute, Monitor Playback and Monitor Input.

At the top of each meter is a button to reset peak warning indicators. You can Ctrl+left click to reset the group or Ctrl+Shift+left click to reset all peak warning indicators.

Meterbridge properties:

The Meterbridge is user customizable by going to to the menu Session>Properties>Meterbridge

Advanced configuration of the meters is available in Edit > Preferences > Metering.

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