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Metering Cockpit

Loudness meter with flexible frequency analysis

A metering plug-in that shows loudness, level, dynamics, spectrum, stereo correlation and waveform side by side. BS.1770-4 loudness with true peak, a fractional-octave analyzer, and a loudness history with a draggable target line.

macOS (VST3, AU) ยท Windows (VST3)
Metering Cockpit
Overview

Four displays

Shows loudness, level, dynamics, spectrum and waveform side by side, so a mix can be judged without switching tools or losing track of what mattered a moment ago.

  • Integrated, Short-Term, Max True Peak and LRA in one block
  • Peak and dynamics columns side by side, on the same dB scale
  • Fractional-octave analyzer from 1/1 to 1/24, or raw FFT bins
  • Stereo waveform and correlation, always on screen
Four displays
BS.1770-4

Loudness

Measures loudness the way broadcast and streaming platforms check it: Momentary, Short-Term and gated Integrated to BS.1770-4, loudness range to EBU Tech 3342, and a four-times oversampled true peak.

  • Momentary (400 ms), Short-Term (3 s), gated Integrated
  • Loudness range (LRA) over the whole session, strictly to EBU R128
  • True peak with 4x oversampling, held as a session maximum
  • The measurement keeps running with the window closed
Loudness
Dynamics

Crest factor

Shows how much dynamic headroom the material has, as the length of a bar rather than a number to read off and compare in your head: it floats from the short-term RMS up to the held peak, right next to the level columns. The colour follows that length, green for plenty of headroom, red for material squashed close to its peak.

  • Level and dynamics on the same dB scale, so the columns line up
  • Continuous colour ramp, no jumping between steps
  • Held peak and crest as numbers below, worst channel first
  • Stereo correlation with a needle from -1 to +1
Crest factor
Over time

Loudness history

The loudness history shows the recent past, newest on the right, over a selectable span between 15 seconds and 5 minutes. The target is the dashed line in that same area, and it can be dragged up or down. A silent passage leaves a gap in the curve rather than disappearing, so a pause stays on screen as long as it lasted.

  • Momentary, short-term or integrated, one curve at a time
  • Span from 15 seconds to 5 minutes, with time marks that travel with the music
  • Dragging the target line reads as one automation gesture to the host
  • Only a jump back to the start of the timeline restarts the measurement
Loudness history
Spectrum

Fractional octave analyzer

Shows where a mix is thin, boxy or harsh, and how close two problem frequencies really sit. A coarse setting is enough for a quick tonal overview; switch to a fine one to tell 200 Hz and 250 Hz apart instead of watching them blur into the same step.

  • 1/1 to 1/24 octave, or Lin for the raw FFT bins
  • 8192-point window up to 1/3 octave, 16384 from 1/6 on
  • Hold caps show the recent maximum
  • Display slope and decay, in the gear menu
Fractional octave analyzer
Monitoring

Listening aids

The plug-in has a full set of monitoring features built in, so critical listening and assessing the objective numbers can happen at the same time and in the same window, without the need to change tools or break the flow. A reference track can take the place of the mix, with a level control of its own so the louder track does not win the comparison by default. The low, mid and high ranges can be soloed, and a single band of the analyzer can be heard on its own for as long as the pointer rests on it.

  • A reference file to A/B against, following the playhead, at its own level
  • LOW, MID and HIGH solo one range at a time, splits draggable
  • Hold a band in the analyzer to hear that band on its own
Listening aids

Specifications

LoudnessMomentary, Short-Term, gated Integrated (BS.1770-4)
Loudness rangeEBU Tech 3342, over the whole session
PeakSample peak and true peak (4x oversampling), held maxima
DynamicsCrest factor per channel: a floating bar plus a number
StereoPearson correlation from -1 to +1
Analyzer1/1 to 1/24 octave or linear, Inst / RMS, slope and decay
HistoryMomentary, short-term or integrated over 15 s to 5 min, with a draggable target line
WaveformStereo oscilloscope with phosphor persistence
ReferenceFile playback, A/B against the mix, follows the playhead, independent level
MonitoringLow/mid/high band solo, draggable splits, 24 dB/oct, no latency
AudioPasses through unchanged unless a band is soloed or the reference is playing; an offline render is never touched
InterfaceResizable, tooltips, own default state
FormatsmacOS (VST3, AU), Windows (VST3)

Everything in one window

Loudness, level, dynamics and spectrum in one window. It is free and needs no account.

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