In late 2016 they introduced the Pro version that added the ability to hear how tracks sound such as AES Streaming, Apple AAC afclip, BBC iPlayer Radio, DAB+ Radio, Pandora, Spotify, or Tidal. Loudness standards for streaming and broadcasting include True Peak, and Integrated Loudness, or even RMS meter cannot measure.. NUGEN measurement products have been the standard for me in measuring loudness and dynamic range for few years, and MasterCheck provides complete view of these and other measures with beautiful and functional display... The new standards measure dynamic range using method called Peak to Loudness Range which is defined as the difference between True Peak value and Integrated Loudness over song or program. MasterCheck is in the usual plug-in formats, and RTAS version. It processes lot of data and runs lot of graphics, using just under 0.6%, and with Send module being used, MasterCheck use increased to about 0.9%, plus Send Module used about 0.2%. you should not use any codecs, just Send module and MasterCheck, so for most reasonably up-to-date DAW systems, the usage is very reasonable.. Codecs supplied Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, Opus, AAC-LC, HE-AACv1 and HE-AACv2 .. Streaming & broadcast emulations supplied AES Streaming, Apple AAC afclip, BBC iPlayer Radio, DAB+ Radio, Pandora, Spotify, Tidal, Television, others, and YouTube, each with appropriate quality levels.. Measures Integrated Loudness, True Peak, Momentary Loudness, Short Term Dynamic Range, and Peak to Loudness Range ...
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