Best Loudness Meter

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  1. GoldenEar

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    Is Izotope Insight the best loudness meter out there? any other recommendations?

    Also, what's the LUFS for Soundcloud, Youtube, iTunes, and Spotify.

    and best audio bitrate for youtube videos. Thanks! :):yes:
     
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  3. Mundano

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    I like Levels
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  5. I don't want to be picky but there isn't a best when it comes to metering. A software meter is either right or it isn't.

    Just sayin.
     
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  6. Matt777

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    lol... yes, that's about it. iZotope should be just fine (I use NugenAudio VisLM, esp. for LKFS), the rest is more of aesthetics nature - whether you like dots, bars, lines or bubbles.. ;) Advice: when you pick one, stick with it. Like a visual monitor, it helps if you know/feel what/how it shows stuff, without studying it every time.

    For LUFS standards on platforms, just google (or visit the page) for recent info.. it changes and will change.

    YT bitrate:
    64~192kbit AAC (not sure), mp4 container
    I think it doesn't change anymore when changing video res., for quite some time now.
     
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  7. GoldenEar

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    Thank you Matt777! Appreciate the help.
     
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    Approximately -14 LU is the standard for them. No need to force every song to the exact value though, just be approximately around there.
     
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    This has presets for iTunes, Spotify and YouTube - more presets to come :wink: : https://www.signumaudio.com/bute-loudness-analyser
     
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    izotope insight is good, but it's not a decent loudness metering plugin and it's a bit dated.
    i consider tbpro audio finalloud most useful and interesting, it has all the standards and the ability to adapt audio.

    http://www.tb-software.com/TBProAudio/finalloud.html
     
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    VisLM 2 by Nugen for me :)

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    BUT, I often use just a capable limiter, such as Fabfilter Pro-L2 which does enough metering :)

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    I like DMG Audio TrackMeter

    full screen option (made smaller to show here - obviously)

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    other displays:

    DMG Audio TrackMeter displays.jpg
     
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    +1
     
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    I have these meters built in, sometimes I use them :lmao:

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  18. For tracking and mixing I use this...
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    It has a patented ballistic and shows both peak and RMS in a useable form.

    For mastering I use the inbuilt LUFS meter in the daw.
     
  19. Russell McMahon

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    We have just improved the Bute Loudness Analyser (Version 1.1.0)

    - A new side menu that you can access by clicking the menu icon on the top left.
    - Saving and Loading sessions.
    - Exporting CSV Files
    - Preview Section (section on top of the history view) overhaul to allow for larger sessions. It now has a zoom in and zoom out function.
    - We have also tackled an issue we had with large sessions (starting over 5 hours) and considerably improved the meter’s performance.

    More info: https://www.signumaudio.com/bute-loudness-analyser
     
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