Waves Dorrough Meter
Posted : admin On 29.10.2019
The Waves Dorrough Meter Collection - Surround Edition puts some of the most sought-after level meters into your DAW! The Dorrough Meter Collection - Surround Edition includes plug-in models of Dorrough hardware meters, which are renowned throught the industry for their ability to provide a very accurate and detailed sonic picture of loudness. Waves Dorrough meters display both average and peak levels in a single readout, making them the only meters which actually let you see the density of your sound: Modeled surround sound meter plugin. Developed in association with Dorrough Electronics. Super-fast peak response. Displays number of 'overs'. 5.0 and 5.1 components.
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Any metering system will help IF you learn how to use it properly. And that depends on exactly what metering plugin you use. Pdms software crack.
As to levels I try and keep things below -1dbfs so I don't have issues with intersample peaks. I use some sort of brickwall limiter and lately my tool of choice for that is the one by Blue Cat Audio. Before that I set whatever compression I use to allow me to have a good dynamic range and not end up with another Death Magnetic I think the Dorrough meters are okay but there are others I'd rather have. Once again Blue Cat to the rescue with their DP Meter Pro; lots of options as to how to set things up plus a number of presets to work from.
Any metering system will help IF you learn how to use it properly. And that depends on exactly what metering plugin you use.
As to levels I try and keep things below -1dbfs so I don't have issues with intersample peaks. I use some sort of brickwall compression and lately my tool of choice for that is the one by Blue Cat Audio. Before that I set whatever compression I use to allow me to have a good dynamic range and not end up with another Death Magnetic I think the Dorrough meters are okay but there are others I'd rather have. Once again Blue Cat to the rescue with their DP Meter Pro; lots of options as to how to set things up plus a number of presets to work from. I'm not a great lover of the Dorrough meters either. Good simple meters that I like are Brainworkx and K-Meters, both are worthy imho.
Hello Folks, I am having problems with levels while mixing. I was checking some meter plugins and the waves dorrough meters grabbed my attention. What do they offer that Pro Tools meters don't?? And how do we usually set levels with them?? I want my levels to be just like the commercial tracks out there?? Anyone know what's the best setup for them and what's the level I should keep track of?
Hi, I am only going to comment on the red lines I highlighted. IMHO when mixing, it is about making the mix SOUND GREAT. This has little to do with how loud it is, especially when compared to released mixes, which have the added step of MASTERING. That is really where the loudness comes into play, and when done properly, your tracks can compete with anything else out there.
So: MIXING = Making the track SOUND GREAT. The balances between instruments, between lead vocals and music, the interplay between all the musical elements within the track, etc. MASTERING = Getting your already mixed track to sound comparable or better than already released material. Here is where the final POLISH and LOUDNESS is best applied. Now, depending on the STYLE of music, you may or may not need to make your overall mix level be CLOSE to a commercially made one.
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To do this properly, you need to learn how to use EQ, compression, and all the other tools in the arsenal in order to make a BLEND (i.e. MIX) that is not only compelling, interesting and exciting, but also is closer to the levels of other mixes. All this of course, realizing that your track IS NOT YET MASTERED. I hope this makes sense to you. Now, finally, about meters, I personally only use them briefly during mixing, if at all, and mainly to set some initial levels, say where does the kick peak go to in the mix, or how loud the vocal is once the whole track is going full tilt. But when I am mixing, I am not LOOKING at meters, I am LISTENING with my ears.
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This is a digital scale meter so 0 = 0dBFS (full scale digital). You may be thinking of it as an analog meter but it's not.
Dorrough does make some analog meters but the Waves version is a recreation of Dorrough's digital meter which to me is most logical in today's environment. I actually have the hardware meter so it can be tied to my monitor controller and meter whatever I am listening to because some sources such as iTunes, vinyl, Mac output don't always have a place to insert a plugin. It's definitely my favorite meter for showing average loudness.
I would suggest analyzing some of your favorite masters through the meter to see where you might want to shoot for when mastering. For most modern digital mastering I do, the average loudness is just spilling over into the top red area in the loudest sections of the song.