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1.       Figure 27  ALMx 5 1   Momentary Loudness Sound Field 93    24    beDSP ALMx 5 1    Sound field for True Peak Loudness    Using the same scale  either  20 dBTP or  18 dBTP  as the True Peak Meter  the True Peak Vec   torscope provides a real time view of the surround image of the signal  representation of LFE  channel included  see Figure 28      l  The surround image of the sound   green   if the true peak values are below the max  true peak threshold  set in the settings tab  and red   if the values are above the thresh   old     2  The blue circle   the LFE channel     3  The red zone   True Peak Max  Level Limit     In this particular case  the Sound Field is created using the True Peak Loudness Values   Naturally  the limit set for True Peak Max  Level  from Settings   see Page 26    will also be  used in the Sound Field display  The bar will become red starting from the point where the  value is above the threshold  see Figure 29         Figure 28  ALMx 5 1   True Peak Sound Field       Figure 29  ALMx 5 1   True Peak Loudness  values above the threshold    Correlation Meters    The correlation meters indicate the degree of similarity between the channels  L R  L C  R C   Ls Rs  L Ls and R Rs  see Figure 30      If the audio of the channels is similar  the drawn values will be in the  1 zone and If It   s con   siderably different  the values will be in the 0 zone  When two channels are out of phase  the  meter draws In the  1 zone  ALMx 5 1 uses a color code  gree
2.    OSX Installation    l   Double click on the ALMX5lInstaller 2 mpkg and an installation window will ap             welcome to the ALMS38undle tntetier  pear  See Figure 2   Press the Continue button to start the installation            Introduction     Destination   You will be guided through the steps necessary to  n install this software       installat      Summ                      Select a Destination                installing this software requires 42 5 MB of space     Figure 3  Installation window    You have chosen to install this software on the disk      ow 2  Select a Destination for the installation  see Figure 3  and then press the Continue    button        Figure 2  Destination of the installation    10    Installation and Authentication beDSP    3  Select the Installation type you want and then press the Continue button   see Figure 4      This will take 42 5 MB of space on your computer     Click instal  to perform a standard installation of  this software on the disk    Macintosh HD          iastallati      Sum            Figure 4  Installation Type    4  An information message will appear  Press the Install button if you have The installation was successful   the necessary free space for a proper installation  see Figure 5        a   5  Wait until the installation is completed and a confirmation window appears   see Figure 6   Press the Close button and pass to the Authentication part     Figure 6  Installation completed          11    beDSP    Windows Ins
3.   beDSP License manager     x     DSP    User      user bedsp net    Password      Load your license request      Browse    Choose your license request  Your license reply will be saved in the same  location     Figure 16  Authorizing your license request    16       ALMx 3 1    beDSP License manager    63     Load your license reply  received from the beDSP License Manager  to finish  the authorization        Figure 17  Loading your reply    7  Back on your computer  from the main menu  see Figure 10   pick Offline Activation   then choose Load Reply  see Figure 17    A browser window will open and you have to select your reply     8  After loading your reply  a confirmation window will appear  like the one from  Figure 13  Press Ok and enjoy your product     Loudness and True Peak metering at your hand       ALMx 5 1 application has a simple interface with 7 main parts    e Loudness metering  1   see Page 19     e True Peak metering  2   see Page 22        Vectorscope  Correlation Meters  Sound Field and 5 1 to Stereo downmixing  3    see Page 23        Application Settings  4   see Page 26       Audio Settings  5   see Page 27       Logging  6   see Page 28                 17    Interface    l  Integrated Loudness or Program Loudness  in LUFS  LU or  LKFS       Short Term Loudness  in LUFS  LU or LKFS       Loudness Range  in LU       Momentary Loudness  in LUFS  LU or LKFS       Real time Moment Loudness Meter      Loudness Range bar Indicator      Short Term Loudness ind
4.   e True Peak Level Metering with peak hold    e Real time vectorscope for True Peak and Momentary Loudness    e Sound Field view   e Correlation meters for L R  L C  R C  Ls Rs  L Ls and R Rs channels     e Downmixing from 5 1 to stereo  ed  e Max True Peak Level  calculated using inter sample peaks that can be missed In 29    Ee      quantization    e Accurate measurements for all the usual sample rates  44 1 kHz  48 kHz and multi  41     _  ples  Te g  e Low CPU usage due application optimization    59    e Logging files in  csv and  XML format   e Variable colors for loudness descriptors  according to the comfort zone   26 7  e Variable thresholds for True Peak and Short Term Loudness      _       vine  e Variable threshold for Short Term Loudness   e Lock option   e Kiosk mode option    00 01 20 4353    Figure 1  ALMx 5 1    beDSP       beDSP AIM 5 Loudness and True Peak metering at your hand    Loudness Descriptors    e Integrated Loudness or Program Loudness  in LUFS   LU  and LKFS     describes the long term integrated loudness of an audio material from  start   to    stop     This is measured using the specifications of international standards  for Europe   ITU R BS 1770  with no gate  or ITU R BS 1770 3  with  sate at  10 LU   for America   ATSC A 85 and for Japan   ARIB TR   B32  The gate Is used to exclude blocks of audio signal 10 LU below the  absolute gated loudness level  for Settings see page 26   This ensures that an audio material with long periods of silen
5. FS Time       Figure 19  ALMx 5 1   Loudness Metering    Scales    l  ALM 5 1 calculates the values for the most important descriptors specified by the standards  Integrated Loudness   Program Loudness  Mo   mentary Loudness  Short Time Loudness  Loudness Range  and provides real time metering for Momentary Loudness  You can also choose the  scale for Momentary Loudness according to your needs  There are two options that can be accessed in the Settings window  see Page 24      e The standard  EBU with reference level at  23 LUFS  ATSC and ARIB with reference level at  24 LUFS  see Figure 20 and Figure 21      e The scale   9 LU for a good resolution in the reference level zone  see Figure 20  and  18 LU for a bigger dynamic range  see Figure 21      19    USP ALMx 5 1    2      00 01 17 322 PA 0001 26 29 272 eseguetdmaas 00 01 05 201    ML  LUPS Time Time Le Time       Figure 20  ALMx 5 1   EBU  ATSC  and ARIB scales for  18LU       2  You can use the relative scales  with the reference level of 0 LU  see Figure 22   In this case  the scales are the same for all the standards EBU  ATSC and ARIB   3  The measurements for Integrated Loudness and Loudness Range can be done taking or not      into account the relative gate of 10 LU below the absolute gated loudness level  When the   sate is on the name of the standard is green and when It   s off  the name Is red  see Figure    23           F  y a       a  i    6     18          00 00 31 393 21 COROT APZ17  Figure 23  ALMx 5 1   
6. Markers for    Start    and    End     allowing you to see the statistics for  a specific portion of the graph    e Loudness Range    e Max  Short Term Loudness value with time position  calculated from  the values selected between the markers    e Max  Momentary Loudness value with time position  calculated from  the values selected between the markers    e Max  True Peak value with time position  calculated from all the  values    e The start time  stop time and the duration of the measurements    e On the graph  you can view either the short term value or the mo   mentary value and the timestamp    e Variable short term loudness limit    e Variable momentary loudness limit    e Zoom in out option    e Option for high low resolution     28    i d  SA    AJDIO    METER SETTINGS SETTINGS     Uwers  cawpt LO  Library  Logs    ALMS liog  15 Oct 2014 16 20 56   Program Loudness TAF UWS  Loudness Range M0 LU  Mia  Short Tom Loucivess 221i UFS  Mas Momertary   antes 49 ULES    Max Trae fask  gt F E    wets  i mein iis   Datir 1min llea   Podio 415 Oct 2014 142204   Postion 15 O0ct 2014 1422700   Posio 315 Oct 2014 140447   howe tay   wvet  Jl UFS  Low Renoistion    Mornertiey Loudaesi    62354 16 24 20 16 244        ALMx 5 1 Software License Agreement beDSP    This License Agreement Is entered into by you  the beneficiary  and Audio Design Digital Art S R L  the software vendor  By accepting this agreement you  hereby confirm that you are in complete agreement with its terms and c
7. beD  P    User Manual          beDSP it K  lt 4 e  PLAY   STOP RESET SETTINGS LOG LOCK         Peak s p      2  2 2mo o      EBU saz ttzzsttiis M x    41      y  2222 2 2 N  Mode  E e  a     o S     2 0 Su X     i   40          tle4 a  S SS ff    amp    23       IL LUFS j                     f   29          R     1  1  1  1  i       23 1    25       ES     Soe   m    e    VERSION 2  n a we   40   40              S 8    iat  rr ee    I itt  Ss oi       17 Lye   e i          LRALU       59       22 5 00 01 04 783 Downmix to 44  112  16  282  328  307  5 1 Stereo  ML  LUFS Time L RI C E Ls    ALMX 5 1       Audio Loudness and True Peak Meter application  BS1770   rev 3    EBU R128  ATSC A 85 and ARIB TR B32 compliant     Ideal for Mono  Stereo and 5 1 channe  formats featuring  measurements for Momentary  Short Term and Integrated  Loudness  with Loudness Range and Max True Peak Level     This page intentionally left blank    CONTENTS neDSP    Loudness and True Peak metering at your hand    1  ALMx 5 1 Loudness and True Peak Meter 5   2  Installation and Authentication 9   3  How   t work  17  3 1 Loudness Metering 19  3 2 True Peak Metering 22  3 3 Sound Field  Vectorscope  Correlation Meters and Downmixing 23  3 4 Application Settings 26  3 5 Audio Settings 27  3 6 Logging 28    4  ALMx 5 1 Software License Agreement 29    This page intentionally left blank    1  ALMx 5 1   Loudness and True Peak Meter beDSP    ann AlM   5 1       PLAY   STOP    IL LUFS    Taking the idea behi
8. cale  For a higher dynamic range use the   18 LU scale  Both a value and a bar indica   tor are available for Loudness Range  so you can decide if your audio needs more dynamic compression     Two scales with different reference levels   18 dBTP and  20 dBTP  are available for the True Peak Meter  ALMx 5 1 takes into account all the inter   Samples that can be missed in quantization   The application features a timecode counter of the measurements and you can reset the measurements any   time you want     The application allows you to have more control over your loudness by recording all the values measured in  csv and  XML files  Using ALMx 5 1 Log feature  you can see the graphical representation of the Short Term Loudness and Momentary Loudness  for all the logs files saved     ALMx 5 1 offers you a True Peak Vectorscope  a Momentary Loudness Vectorscope  Sound Field Display and Correlation Meters for L R  L C  R C  Ls Rs  L Ls  and R Rs  Also available is a 5 1 to Stereo downmixing option        Features    e Standalone Loudness and True Peak Metering for Windows and OSX   e Channel Formats  mono  stereo and 5 1    e Full compliance with Loudness standards   BS 1770  rev 3   EBU R128  ATSC A 85 and  ARIB TR B32 specifications    e Complete loudness measurements using universal descriptors  Integrated Loudness   Program Loudness  Momentary Loudness  Short Term Loudness  Loudness Range    e Real time metering for Momentary Loudness  Short Term Loudness and Loudness  Range  
9. ce will not be too loud  after a possible loudness normalization     e Momentary Loudness  in LUFS  LU or LKFS    calculated with a time window of 400 ms   e Short Term Loudness  in LUFS  LU or LKFS    calculated with a time window of 3 s   e Loudness Range  in LU    loudness dynamic range from  start  to  stop  that helps you decide if dynamic compression Is necessary     e True Peak Max Level  in dBTP     indicates the maximum value of the signal waveform in the continuous time domain  this value is calculated  using inter sample peaks that can be missed in quantization      1  LUFS   Loudness Level  K Weighting  referenced to digital Full Scale   2  LU   Loudness Units  1 LU   1 dB   3  LKFS   Loudness Level  K  weighted   4  dBTP   deciBel referenced to digital Full Scale measured with a True Peak meter    2  Installation and Authentication    DSP    Loudness and True Peak metering at your hand    Minimum System Requirements    4 MAC PC  Dual Core CPU  Intel or AMD  with SSE2 support Dual Core CPU Intel or AMD  with SSE2 support  2GB RAM 2GB RAM  OSX 10 6 Windows 7    Available Formats    MAC   Standalone    PC   Standalone  32 bits   Standalone  64 bits     Ce a ee alala               beDSP ALMx 5 1 Loudness and True Peak metering at your hand    Thank you for choosing ALMx 5 1   Once you have downloaded the package ALMxS5Ilinstaller and you own a serial number  please follow the next steps for the installation  for OSX or Win   dows  and authentication of your product  
10. fline Activation from the main menu  see Figure 10   then Generate Request  see Figure 14      l  Insert your serial number and select the folder where you want to save your license request  see Figure 15      2  After clicking ok  your license request will be saved  A window containing the license request will be revealed     3  Copy your license request on a flash drive or any data storage device and move It on the online computer  this second computer  must have the beDSP license manager installed and an internet connection so you can continue your activation      beDSP License manager Sore beDSP License manager    3       Serial Number      11111111111111111111111111111111     Choose your destination folder      Browse    Save your license request and load it  using the beDSP license Manager  on         a computer connected to internet  Choose the destination folder for your license request        Figure 14  Offline Activation options Figure 15  Generating the license request    15    beDSP       4  From the Online Activation menu  pick For Another Computer  see Figure 11      5  In the authentication window  see Figure 16   insert your beDSP username   same as your e mail   password and load your license request  Click ok for    authorization     6  A folder with the license reply will be revealed  named    LicensesToMove      This folder is saved in the same place you   ve copied your license request   Now move your license reply on the computer you wish to authorize   
11. gn up and create your account  The username will be the same as the e mail you used for  registration     Online Activation    l  If you have an internet connection  select Online Activation  otherwise you will have to select Offline Activation  see Figure 10    2  If you want to activate the application on your computer  select For this computer  see Figure 11      beDSP License manager O o     beDSP License manager    Go     For this For another  computer computer    Request  Trial       if you don t have a beDSP account  please click here     Use your beOS  account and insert your serial number  to authorize the  product you bought    Figure 10  Main menu Figure 11  Online Activation options    13    beDSP ALM 51    3  An authentication window will appear  see Figure 12     Insert your beDSP username  same as your e mail   password and serial number     beDSP License manager    63    beDSP License manager                DSP  User    user bedsp net a  License Applied  Password   You have successfully applied your full license for ALMS5 1     Serial Number      11111111111111111111111111111111    Ok    Click for authorization       Figure 12  Authentication window    Ok       Figure 13  Confirmation window    4  A confirmation window will appear  that specifies the name of the product  you have just activated and the type of license  see Figure 13    Press OK and enjoy your product     14    beDSP    Offline Activation    If you don   t have an internet connection  select Of
12. icator      Measurements can be done according with EBU  ATSC or  ARIB specifications    9  Time counter for the duration of Integrated Loudness and  Loudness Range measurements    10  Real time True Peak Meter    1   Max True Peak Level  in dBTP  for each channel    12  Peak Led indicator    13  Peak Led indicators    14  Play Stop the measurements for Integrated Loudness and  Loudness Range  When the Play button Is pressed  a new  log file is made    15  RESET all the measurements    16  Settings Window    00 01 20 433 17  Log Window    5 1 18  True Peak or Momentary Loudness SoundField  Vectoro   scope    19  True Peak or Momentary Loudness selector    20  Channels corellation meters    21  Downmixing from 5 1 to stereo    22  Lock option     i  i  i     Comm uo  amp  W N    TITT  IUIN  Ad LALL    per areata ge  prrareaaregey    a ep       Figure 18  ALMx 5 1   Interface    18    beDSP    Loudness Metering    Descriptors values 2  1  LUFS    The values for all the main descriptors  Integrated Loudness Program Loudness  Momentary Loudness   Short Time Loudness  Loudness Range  are available   see Figure 19      SL LUFS    If you are in the Play mode all the parameters are measured  If you press the Stop button  the Inte   grated Loudness and Loudness Range remain unchanged till the next Play  When the Reset button Is a CU  pressed all the measurement are restarted  7 1  Whenever you are In the Play mode  the time will be counted in hh mm ss ms  aa  20 3 00 02 50 597  ML  LU
13. minals users     29    30    beDSP ALMx 5 1 Loudness and    3  Copyright    The ALMx 5 1 product is the property of Audio Design Digital Art S R L  and it is lawfully protected from fraudulent reproductions  You may execute a single  copy of this product on disk or hard disk as an understandable precaution in case the original installation disks are damaged or destroyed  back up   Any  other copy will be considered illegal  You will not copy the product for any other purpose nor will you edit accompanying or explanatory materials without  the express approval of the vendor     4  Other restrictions    You will not lend  sell or rent the product under any circumstances  This Software License Agreement Is considered valid only if accompanied by the origi   nal proof of purchase     9  Warranty    This software and the accompanying files are commercialized    as 1s    without a specific level of performance guarantee  The correct utilization procedure  for any software includes thorough testing of the program in an environment free of critical information or data  before trusting its quality and perform   ance  The vendor declares that it has not included or has any knowledge that the software contains any    malware    or Instructions which may lead to the  deletion of data without the user   s agreement  The liability of Audio Design Digital Art S R L  is exclusively limited to the replacement of the copy of the soft   ware with another copy  The vendor holds no liability in c
14. n tones for the  1 zone  yellow  tones for the 0 zone and red tones for the  1 zone  see Figure 31     For a correct mix  the main purpose would be to have the correlation values near the    l zone     The meters also have a display history  the brightest colored value is the most recent one     Downmixing    The ALMx 5 1 Downmixing algorithm is in concordance with ITU specifications  This way  you can be sure that your program material is compatible with sound systems which are  provided with a lower number of channels  see Figure 32      Note that the Downmixing it is used only for metering  the audio material isn t actually changed     beDSP          Figure 31  Color zones for Correlation Meters    Downmix to    Stereo       Figure 32  Downmixing option    25    beDSP    hd oo  g    AUDIO  METER SETTINGS SETTINGS      mate Meter on A sw     EBU ATSC ARIB    lategr ated bbudaeis gatting off    True peak mun evel STP     1    Short term max  ievel  LUFS     18    Figure 33  ALMx 5 1   Application Settings    26       ALMx 5 1    Application Settings      Loudness Standards  EBU  ARIB and ATSC     e Loudness Scale    9 LU and  18 LU    e Loudness Units   LUFS  LKFS and LU    e True Peak ref  level    18 dBTP and  20 dBTP    e Integrated Loudness gating off   the gate isn   t used and the Integrated  Loudness and Loudness Range values are calculated for the entire audio  material    e True Peak max  level   from  12 dBTP to 0 dBTP  Sets the maximum value  for the signal wavefo
15. nd the ALM 5 1 plugin a step further  we have developed a standalone application   with extended features  that offers more control and power  allowing you to use it in more complex  Situations  the ALMx 5 1  stands for Audio Loudness and True Peak Meter with extended features      The application was created as an aid for television networks and media services providers  Just like  the ALM 5 1 plugin  the driving forces behind the application are the algorithms developed according  to the international broadcast standards  BS 1770  EBU R128  ATSC A 85 and ARIB TR   B32   based on  research and perception tests  With the help of the log feature  you can pinpoint the time and the du   ration of the loudness disturbance     ALMx 5 1 offers you full Loudness and True Peak Metering for Mono  Stereo and 5 1 channel formats fea   turing measurements for Momentary  Short Term and Integrated Loudness  with Loudness Range and  Max True Peak Level  Additionally  the application offers you a general or a more detailed overview of  your measured material  any time you want  Two kind of files are used to store different information    in  csv and  XML format      beDSP ALM 5 Loudness and True Peak metering at your hand       For the Integrated Loudness and Short Term Loudness values ALMx 5 1 uses a color coding  This way  you will know how your program loudness fares  compared to the accepted tolerance of each standard     For a higher resolution in the target zone you can use the  9 LU s
16. onditions  Should you not agree to the following terms and conditions  we request  that you do not use THIS SOFTWARE and do not activate this Software License Agreement     l  Royalties    The royalties connected with this software are protected by the governing law  You are obligated to acknowledge this law before accepting this license  agreement     2  Rights of ALMx 5 1 software license holder    This license agreement allows you to utilize a copy of the ALMx 5 1 software  created by Audio Design Digital Art S R L  and legally acquired by its user in  addition to this license  on one single terminal  computer  owned by you  The utilization of the same copy of the ALMx 5 1 software on multiple terminals   computer  is forbidden  regardless whether such terminals are your ownership or not  Each terminal  computer  that will utilize a copy of the ALMx 5 1 soft   ware requires its individual license     Modification or update of the operating system on which the initial software license has been activated will be performed with the express approval of  Audio Design Digital Art S R L      If the network version of the ALMx 5 1 software has been purchased  you may install the server software on one single system  generally directly on the  server  Should you know  anticipate or observe that the number of users accessing the software exceeds the number of legally obtained active licenses   please contact us in order to activate the correct number of licensed for each of your ter
17. onnection with unauthorized interventions on the structure of the software product  Also  the ven   dor will not accommodate any requests related to features which are not built in to the software design nor will it address any problems resulting from  the incorrect application of instructions of use provided with the software  Potential modification to the product which may be requested to the vendor  will be separately negotiated  Audio Design Digital Art S R L  ensures standard technical assistance by e mail during on working days  during business  hours  Personalized updates and support may be provided as a result of a separate Agreement     By activating and utilizing the software  the beneficiary accepts that the product may contain hidden inconsistencies or errors as a result of the complex   ity of the software  Such Inconsistencies or errors will be promptly remedied following a notification to Audio Design Digital Art S R L   The beneficiary is  obligated to regularly check the performance of the software and notify the vendor immediately when an error Is observed     peDSP    ALMx 5 1    Audio Loudness and True Peak Meter  application  BS1770  rev 3  and EBU  R128 compliant     Contact  web  www bedsp net    e mail  contactabedsp net    
18. rm calculated using inter sample peaks that can be  missed in quantization  Above this value the peak led indicators are red   the level is the same for all the channels     e Short Term max  level   from  24 to 0  if the unit is set to LUFS or LKFS  and from 0 to 24  if the unit is set to LU  If the threshold is reached  then  the value of the short term loudness will become red    e Peak hold   from 0 s to 10 s  Represents the period of time the Peak hold   ers are on    e Overload hold   from 0 s to 10 s  Represents the period of time the Peak  Led indicators are on     ALM 3 1    anno ALME 5 1    ALIDIO  METER SETTINGS    psp an  e    aput  Sampie rate   P EN we SL  ampas  11 6 mi   R         inoue    input 6    Tar Guill ot Qumput    Lm Output 2  i  lt  lt  nome  gt   Mig lt  lt nore gt  gt     ES  lt  lt  nore  gt  gt        aa  lt  lt  none  gt  gt        Figure 34  ALM5 1   Audio Settings    beDSP    Audio Settings    The flexible and intuitive audio routing interface makes it easy for you  to configure the inputs and outputs according to your needs  Also  you  have     e Configurable Audio Input and Output   e Variable sample rate   e Variable audio buffer size     e Every possible channel routing combination available     21    beDSP    Logging _    An important feature of the ALMx 5 1 is the log option  which allows you  to view a loudness graph  for short time loudness and momentary loud   ness  at all times and some useful descriptors     e Program Loudness    e 
19. tallation    Welcome to the ALM5 1 Setup  Wizard    Ths vel instal AMS  1 verson 1 0 0 on your computer     It is recommended that you cose al other acpicatons before  Continua np     Cick Next to continue  or Cancel to ext Setup       Figure 7  Setup window    l  Double click on the ALMXInstaller 2  Bundle and a setup win   dow will appear  see Figure 7   Press the Next button to con   tinue the setup     2  When the setup Is ready to begin installing ALMx 5 1 on your computer   see Figure 8   press the Install button     3  Press the Finish button to exit the Setup  You have the possibility to  automatically launch the ALMx 5 1 application  see Figure 9      12    ALMx 5 1 Loudness and True Peak metering at your hand    Ready to Install  Sete is now ready   begn eistaling AMS  1 on your Commenter     Cick ista to contre with the retaliation     Completing the ALM5 1 Setup  Wizard    Setup hes frushed nstaling AMS  1 on your Computer  The  sopicaton may be launched by selecting the netalled icons     Chick Fresh to ent Setup     7 Launch AMS  1       Figure 9  Installation start    beDSP  Authentication    Go to the Applications ProgramFiles where you will find the beDSP folder     Double click on the  ff beDPSLicenseManager icon and the main menu window will appear  see Figure 10  with three available options   Online Activation  Offline Activation and Trial Request  For any type of activation you must have a beDSP account     If you don   t have one  go to www bedsp net si
20. tion gives you the  possibility to configure your measurements by accessing the Settings window  see Page 26      You can choose the True Peak reference level  18 dBTP or  20 dBTP  see Figure 25   the Peak Holding Time and the Overload Hold Time     pireriite   1   iit  prrrrtiiti   1   il  Pr rrr erie de irate  pr eer eee ee eae ae   Pree eee eee eae aa   ELLIS LEE   i  EE       Figure 25  ALMx 5 1   True Peak Metering ref  lev  18 dBTP  left  and ref  lev  20 dBTP    22    beDSP    Sound Field  Vectorscope  Correlation Meters and Downmixing    ALMx 5 1 offers you a Vectorscope   a Sound Field Display  either True Peak or Momentary Loudness   and Correlation Meters for L R  L C  R C  Ls Rs  L Ls and R Rs  There is also available a 5 1 to Stereo  downmixing option     Vectorscope    The main purpose of the vectorscope Is to display a stereo image of the audio signal  The channels  can be changed from the dropbox  you can switch between L R  L Ls and R Rs  see Figure 26      The history of the Vectorscope will fade out slowly  providing you with the information needed to  determine if the stereo separation is according to your needs     Momentary Loudness Sound Field    The Sound Field Display can use the Momentary Loudness values to create a real time  view of the surround image of the signal  The axes are the same as for the Loudness Meter  Indicator  See Figure 27      Display  Channels  PEPS   True Peak       Figure 26  ALMx 5 1   Vectorscope    Oram sound Field  Loudness 
21. with  left  and without  right  relative gate Time Time    Figure 22  ALMx 5 1   Relative scales for  9 LU  left  and  18 LU  right     Hawa it  ararkec   How It works     wis    Color Code    For the Integrated Loudness  ALMx 5 1 uses a color code  This way  you will know how your  program loudness fares compared to the accepted tolerance of each standard  Figure 24      The color of Integrated Loudness parameter Is     green  If the Integrated Loudness matches the standard   s specifications       yellow  if it   s around the standard   s specification  but you still have to turn the volume up   down      red  if the material is annoyingly loud soft     ATSC and ARIB        EBU   14    16  Annoyingly loud    18    20  Turn volume down   23 EBU accepted tolerance  in Turn volume up    2B   30   35 Annoyingly soft   41  MLk LUFS    Figure 24  ALMx 5 1   Color Code    beDSP    The accepted tolerance zone Is the range of loudness  that is comfortable to a listener  Note that the Inte   grated Loudness may not be constant through the pro   gram  It can vary within a specific zone according to  the content requirements         15       17       19     Annoyingly loud   21        Turn volume down   24   ATSC accepted tolerance   27     Turn volume up   29       31       35     Annoyingly soft   42      MLk LUFS    21    heDSP ALMx 5 1    True Peak Metering    ALMx 5 1 offers you real time True Peak Metering with peak hold for mono  stereo and 5 1 channels  Beside this  the applica
    
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