Reflex Acoustics has recently launched a new product, the Reflex Dynamic Range Meter. This free plugin is designed to assist users in visualizing dynamic range across the frequency spectrum.
The Reflex Dynamic Range Meter is a unique tool that enables users to visualize the dynamics in their signal. It achieves this by displaying the real-time loudness distribution of 5-millisecond grains of sound. Additionally, the spectrum is divided into eight frequency bands, each with its own analysis display.
The plugin comes with a variety of features. These include the loudness distribution of 5ms grains over the last 3 or 15 seconds, charted relative to mean loudness. It also offers colored bars for Peak (green), 90th percentile (blue), 10th percentile (pink), and Low (red). Users can also benefit from a scrolling waveform display of the last 1 second, at 5-millisecond resolution. This display can be frozen by clicking on it.
The plugin also provides Mid and Side modes, along with a readout of side level relative to mid for each frequency band. It also includes a LUFS meter showing short-term (i.e. 3-second trailing) perceived loudness. The plugin offers two filter modes: “Eco.” and Linear Phase (“Lin.”). The “Eco.” mode is lighter on CPU, but may introduce visible artifacts in the waveform displays for the eight frequency bands. On the other hand, the “Lin.” mode has a very clean band separation, albeit with variable latency across the lower-frequency bands, meaning that transient peaks no longer align across the displays.
The Reflex Dynamic Range Meter plugin is available in VST3 format for PC, and VST3 & AU formats for Mac. The company has also announced that AAX support will be available soon. To use the plugin, a compatible Digital Audio Workstation or other plugin host is required.
As of now, there is no expiry date for this free plugin. Users can download and use it indefinitely without any cost.
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