L-NORMALIZER
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1. 3 3 Recommended Workflows The workflow consists of 3 steps analyzing setting the target values and rendering The L Normalizer plug in is capable of working with mono stereo or 5 1 clips so make sure to import your material on a track with the correct channel count If you choose to normalize your material you can pick between Program Loudness or Short Term Loudness if your materials are shorter than 30 seconds P In the next pages you will find the necessary steps for normalizing audio clips with the beDSP L Normalizer e Pro Tools 1 see Page 20 e Nuendo 2 see Page 22 Premiere Pro 3 see Page 24 20 beDSP Pro Tools select the audio clip a Select the audio region see Figure 20 and then load the plug in from the Audio Suite top menu see Figure 21 Sometimes the plug in will display values from pre views sessions simply double click the Analyze Render slider under L Normalizer for a complete reset Figure 20 Select the audio clip b With the slider set on Analyze click the Render button from the lower right cor ner see Figure 22 After rendering a detailed report will be displayed under the Source label with values for Program Loudness Maximum Short Therm Loudness Maximum Momentary Loudness Loudness Range and Maximum True Peak see Figure L Normalizi From Audio Suite 23 Dynamics select L Normalizer Figure 21 Select L Normalizer 21 e Target Units Correct2. loudness compliant audio track memes GE an Be advised in playing mode the target values will be locked see Figure 36 If you want to return to analyze mode the source values will be reset and a new analysis will be needed Figure 36 Rendering Mode rs eee C ls Foo al HT Bl B VI ec Ea A ae B A TAN fi 4a y ID b O Wa A I es APMLIKG 4a a A TaN r Oram Al i a O ce LA S HAF Be advised lf heav y tue peak LMITNS OCCUIS The program loudness Wii not PD ww l Ld i GJ a AAA U HYRrRrILI KaFLHD A af tt ga U T GQatwycw CT Cc Fw Ww wes we we we ee ee OG ee ale Gs L Normalizer 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 conditions 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 L Normalizer software license holder This license agreement allows you to utilize a copy of the L Normalizer software created by Audio Design Digital Art S R L and legally acquired by its u
3. Program Loudness ma owrs beDSP Max Short Term Loudness LUFS Normalizer Max Momentary Loudness LUFS Loudness Range ww Analyze GD Max True Peak dBTP Release Time MET sec Knee Width 6 W BYPASS 124 0 00 rar Figure 24 Target Values Figure 22 Analyzing Mode Figure 23 Source Values c A typical EBU compliant file will need to have a program loudness of 23 LUFS with a max true peak of 1 dBTP Now you can set the target values for normalization see Figure 24 and then click on the Analyze Render slider see Figure 25 Be advised after switching to render mode the target values will be locked If you want to return to analyze mode the source values will be reset and a Unies x x Program Loudness 18 2 beDSP new analysis will be needed Mex short Tem Loudness 150 ME Normalizer maraa Range 5 3 Render Max True Peak 5 9 OTEL M o d Once you click on the Render button the plug in will normalize the file and do a final analysis knee Width You can check the values under the Source label for the new loudness measurements Be advised if heavy true peak limiting occurs the program loudness will not be 100 accurate Render the clip Figure 25 Rendering Mode For 5 1 file formats you need to make sure that the clip is on a 5 1 track and not split into multi mono channels beDSP gt Nuendo a Select the audio region see Figure 26 and then load the plug in from the Audio top me
4. label for the new loudness measurements Be advised if heavy true peak limiting occurs the program loudness will not be 100 accurate For 5 1 file formats you need to make sure that the clip is on a 5 1 track and not split in to multi mono channels Figure 30 Target Values i te Set the target values and click on the Render slider under L Normalizer L Normalizer trailer mix Source Target Units Program Loudness 18 2 LUFS DSP Max Short Term Loudness 15 0 O urs Normalizer Max Momentary Loudness 117 LFS Loudness Range 5 3 wW EED Render Max True Peak 59 WEN dere Release Time RR sec Knee Width are Figure 31 Rendering Mode beDSP TC 01 00 14 19 Normalizer Analyze gt 20 5 5 Ts x Short Term Loudness 16 7 U LUFS x entary Loudness 12 5 LUFS t 5 7 Ww tt t L L L O on x True Peak 3 2 dUTP Release Time 0050 sec ai ra Knee Width E invert eo ts on the edit button to access T ETA on the plug in interface a From the Effects Tab under Audio Effects select the L Normalizer plug in see Figure 32 and drop it on the audio clip You will find two L normalizer plug ins one for mono and Stereo files and the other for 5 1 files Under the Effects Controller Tab click on the edit button to access the plug in interface Sometimes the plug in will display values from pre Figure 32 Select L Normalizer views sessions simply double c
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6. Source Target Units Program Loudness 23 0 LUFS beDSP Max Short Term Loudness 19 9 LUFS Norm alizer Max Momentary Loudness 16 7 LUFS Loudness Range 5 1 LU Analyze gt fi My LLAN APT Y Ti P tabd a wh UN iadi A i Max True Peak 8 9 dBTP Release Time sec Knee Width UL L NORMALIZER Loudness Normalizer and True Peak Limiter VST liad di uae AU AAX plugin based on BS1770 rev 3 and EBU R128 Now you can easily analyze and normalize your audio material as you wish i 7 she A E N phe ad ddd R O R tw S p 5 t aR kaa we _ 7s This page intentionally left blank CONTENTS beNSP L Normalizer Loudness Normalizer and True Peak Limiter l L Normalizer 5 2 Installation and Authentication g 3 How does t work 17 3 1 Interface 17 3 2 The normalization algorithm 18 3 3 Recommended workflows Pro Tools Nuendo Premiere Pro 20 4 L Normalizer Software License Agreement 21 This page intentionally left blank l L Normalizer beDS Source Target Units Correct Program Loudness ene 23 B O DSP Max Short Term Loudness 19 9 SE LUFS Normalizer Max Momentary Loudness 16 7 LUFS Loudness Range 5 1 LU Analyze D Max True Peak 8 9 l dBTP Release Time EI sec dth 3 Bla The next logical step after releasing the loudness meter application ALM 5 1 was to create an affordable cross platform loudness normalizing tool the L Normalizer This particula
7. applied your full license for ALM5 1 Serial Number 11111111111111111111111111111111 License Applied Ok Click for authorization Figure 12 Authentication window 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 Offline Activation If you don t have an internet connection select Offline 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 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 O amp beDSP License manager 3 Serial Number 1111111111111111111111111111111 Choose your destination folder Browse Ok Save your license request and load it using the beDSP license Manager on ae 1 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 D eDSI L Norma
8. c M beDSPLicenseManager Installati cS S Summa Space equ d 15 2 MB Remaining 647 61 GB A The installation was completed successfully 8 Introduction Destination Sele 8 Installatic Installati in SS Sum The installation was successful The software was installed Go Back Figure 6 Installation completed 11 beDSP 12 Windows Installation Welcome to the L Normalizer Setup Wizard This will install L Normalizer version 1 0 0 on your computer It is recommended that you close all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup Figure 7 Setup window l Double click on the icon L NormalizerBundle1 0 0 x86 anda setup window will appear see Figure 7 Press the Next button to continue the setup 2 When the setup Is ready to begin installing L Normalizer on your com puter see Figure 8 press the Install button 3 Press the Finish button to exit the Setup You have the possibility to automatically launch the L Normalizer application see Figure 9 L Normalizer Loudness Normalizer and True Peak Limiter Ready to Install Setup is now ready to begin installing L Normalizer on your computer Click Install to continue with the installation Figure 8 Installation start Setup L Normalizer Completing the L Normalizer Setup Wizard Setup has finished installing L Normalizer on your comput
9. d Authentication beDSP L Normalizer Minimum System Requirements j l i i Se BO on tare MAC w Pea tl Dual Core CPU Intel or AMD with SSE2 support Dual Core CPU Intel or AMD with SSE2 support AUE E 2GB RAM 2GB RAM Se OSX 10 6 Windows 7 j E 4 Available Formats jie Iii MAC PC A E y VST 2 4 universal binary 32 64bits VST 2 4 universal binary 32 64bits eg AU universal binary 32 64bits AAX 64bits AAX 64bits ee eee ee poet Wan aae YE Tania amp ek en ee ban a 2 a ee ee ee a ee es eee ea ees ef eel Ce ok i A W rn a oe m TA Y omits a n i 9A c merre nA of 3 s N sie a 7 m Z An na eer ar Y Baz a J beDSP Thank you for choosing L Normalizer L Normalizer Loudness Normalizer and True Peak Limiter Once you have downloaded the package L NormalizerBundle and you own a serial number please follow the next steps for installation for OSX or Win dows and authentication of your product OSX Installation l Double click on the icon lt L NormalizerBundle mpkg and an installation window will appear See Figure 2 Press the Continue button to start the installation s Pa me er re ee ee ee Welcome to the L NormalizerPackage Installer Introduction Destination Selea You will be guided through the steps necessary to install this software Installation Installat
10. er The application may be launched by selecting the installed icons Click Finish to exit Setup Figure 9 Installation Finish beDSP Authentication Go to the Applications ProgramFiles where you will find the beDSP folder Double click on the M 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 sign up and create your account 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 3 beDSP License manager 3 Online Offline Activation Activation For this For another computer computer if you don t have a beDSP account please click here Use your beDSP account and insert your serial number to authorize the product you bought Figure 10 Main menu Figure 11 Online Activation options 13 s D eDSP L Normalizer 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 O amp beDSP License manager DSP User user bedsp net Password You have successfully
11. i SS S Summa E Li be uti md LA pees ree e et Track e e ee ee ee a Select a Destination Select the disk where you want to install the L Introduction NormalizerPackage software 8 Destination Sele 8 Installatic 1 Installati gt Summa Macintosh HD 648 71 GB available 5 999 35 GB total Installing this software requires 15 2 MB of space You have chosen to install this software on the disk Macintosh HD Figure 3 The Install Location 2 Select a Destination for the installation see Figure 3 and then press GoBack the Continue button Figure 2 Installation Start 10 Installation and Authentication 3 An information message will appear Press the Install button if you have the necessary free space for a proper installation see Figure 4 or Customize for Cus tom Install see Figure 5 tie j y sarmalizerKaci Standard Install on Macintosh HD Introduction Destination Sele This will take 15 2 MB of space on your computer 8 Installatic Click Install to perform a standard installation of Installatig SS this software on the disk Macintosh HD Summa m Change Install Location Figure 4 Installation Type 4 Wait until the installation is completed and a confirmation window appears see Figure 6 Press the Close button and pass to the Authentication part Introduction Destination Sele Installati
12. lick the Analyze Render slider under L Normalizer for a complete reset Premiere Pro engine doesn t feature an offline audio processor So in order to analyze B lect an Audio format like Wave heti I F Fade doi hth Make sure that the channel format is the file you will need to export it to your hard drive in an audio format with the cor the same as your material and click rect channel count see Figure 33 After exporting simply remove the plug in from the Effects Control tab and reloaded from the Audio Effects menu After clicking the edit button a detailed report will be displayed under the Source label with values for Pro gram Loudness Maximum Short Therm Loudness Maximum Momentary Loudness Loud ness Range and Maximum True Peak see Figure 34 an Figure 33 Analyzing Mode 25 beD P L Normalizer The clip loudness measurements are now displayed under the Source label Figure 34 Source Values c A typical EBU compliant file will need to have a program loudness of 23 LUFS with a max true peak of 1 dBTP Now you can set the target values for normaliza Source Target Units Correct tion see Figure 35 and then click on the Analyze Render slider Program Loudness 26 2 EE urs O DSP l l 30 2 E uurs L Normalizer Max Short Term Loudness Max Momentary Loudness 24 6 LUFS Loudness Range 0 0 LU Render d Now you can check the file playing it or export a video master file with a pa 7 eae
13. lizer 4 From the Online Activation menu pick For Another Computer see Figure 11 beDSP License manager O 3 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 Generate Now move your license reply on the computer you wish to authorize Request beDSP License manager Ss 3 DSP IRIS user bedsp net Password Figure 17 Loading your reply Load your license request Load your license reply received from the beDSP License Manager to finish the authorization 7 Back on your computer from the main menu see Figure 10 pick Offline Activation Browse then choose Load Reply see Figure 17 A browser window will open and you have to select your reply ee aaa aaa a 8 After loading your reply a confirmation window will appear like the one from Figure 13 Press Ok and enjoy your product Figure 16 Authorizing your license request 16 3 How does It work beDSP Figure 18 Interface 3 1 Interface Integrated Loudness or Program Loudness in LUFS both Source and Target values Max Short Term Loudness in LUFS both Source and Target values Max Momentary Loudness in LUFS Loudness Range in LU The Correction para
14. meter for normalization Program Loudness or Max Short Term Loudness Max True Peak dBTP both Source and Target values Release Time in sec Knee Width in dBTP Analyze or Render processing Donon PRUNG 17 beDSP L Normalizer Loudness Normalizer and True Peak Limiter 3 2 The normalization algorithm For normalization you will need to set your target values Target Program Loudness LUFS the target value of Program Loudness Europa 23 00 America 24 00 or any value you need from 30 0 to 12 0 e Target Max SL LUFS target value of Max Short Term Loudness usually 20 00 but you can choose any value you need from 30 0 to 12 0 e Target Max TP dBTP target value of Max True Peak usually 100 but you can choose any value you need from 12 0 to 0 0 e Release Time sec the Release Time of the True Peak Limiter from 0 025 to 2 e Knee Width dBTP the Knee Width of the True Peak Limiter from 0 to 10 Normalization Program Loudness Or Max SL True Peak Limiter If Max True Peak gt Target Max True Peak Figure 19 The normalization algorithm 18 How does it work beDSP Several different scenario are possible see Figure 19 a Normalization after the Program Loudness parameter a l First it is necessary to calculate the gain defined as Gain dB Ly target L measured If the measured Program Loudness is lower than the target value the gain will be posi
15. n normalization Is used e Automatic source analysis after normalization L Normalizer Loudness Normalizer and True Peak Limiter heDSP Descriptors e Integrated Loudness or Program Loudness in LUFS or LU2 describes the long term integrated loudness of an audio material from start to stop e Max Momentary Loudness in LUFS the maximum value of the Momentary Loudness of the entire program calculated with a time window of 400ms e Max Short Term Loudness in LUFS or LU the maximum value of the Short Term Loudness of the entire program calculated with a time window of 3s e Loudness Range in LU loudness dynamic range from start to stop that helps you decide if dynamic compression Is necessary e Max True Peak 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 e Release Time in sec the time t takes to turn up the level again after the signal peaked e Knee Width in dBTP controls whether the bend tn the limiter characteristic has a sharp angle or has a rounded edge The Knee Width Is the threshold determined point where the limiter becomes on 1 LUFS Loudness K Weighting referenced to digital Full Scale 2 LU Loudness Units 1 LU 1 dB 3 dBTP deciBel referenced to digital Full Scale measured with a True Peak meter This page intentionally left blank 2 Installation an
16. nu see Figure 27 Sometimes the plug in will display values from previews sessions simply double click the Analyze Render slider under L Normalizer for a complete reset b with the slider set on Analyze click the Process button from the lower right corner see Figure 28 Don t panic The Nuendo Engine will atomically close the plug in when processing Simply reload the plug in and a detailed report will be displayed under the Source label with values for Program Loudness Maximum Short Therm Loudness Maximum Momentary Loudness Loudness Range and Maximum True Peak see Figure 29 Select the audio clip Figure 26 Select the audio clip From Audio Plug ins select L Normalizer Figure 27 Select L Normalizer 23 D e DSP L Normalizer Units Program Loudness LUFS DSP Max Short Term Loudness LUFS Normalizer Max Momentary Loudness LUFS Loudness Range LU Analyze Bp Max True Peak dETP Release Time sec Knee Width O Br aa Figure 28 Analyzing Mode Figure 29 Source Values c A typical EBU compliant file will need to have a program loudness of 23 LUFS with a max true peak of 1 dBTP Now you can set the target values for normalization see Fig ure 30 and then click on the Analyze Render slider see Figure 31 d Once you click on the Process button the plug in will normalize the file and do a fl nal analysis You can check the values if you reopen the plugin under the Source
17. r application can be very useful and helpful for audio engineers working in post production and broadcasting environments The major two steps of the workflow consists in analyzing the audio material and rendering an improved one If you choose to normalize your material you can pick between program loudness or short term loud ness if your materials are shorter than 30 seconds Also a True Peak Limiter is available with variable knee width release time and true peak beDSP Source Target Units Correct Program Loudness eee 23 B O DSP Max Short Term Loudness 19 9 EVE Lurs Normalizer ATSC Max Momentary Loudness 16 7 LUFS ae 2 Loudness Range 5 1 LU Analyze Max True Peak 8 9 l dBTP Release Time RFE sec Knee Width 3 Bela Plugin Features Figure 1 L Normalizer e Loudness Normalizer and True Peak Limiter VST AU and AAX plugins e Fully compliant with international loudness standards BS 1770 rev 3 EBU R128 and ATSC A 85 specifications e Analyzing and Rendering capabilities e Channels Format mono stereo and 5 1 with automatic detection of track numbers e Correction for either Program Loudness or Maximum Short Term Loudness e Adjustable settings for True Peak Limiter maximum true peak release time and knee e It can be used as an offline plugin but also offers real time processing if the plugin is inserted on a track e The True Peak Limiter ensures that no clipping occurs even when positive gai
18. ser in addition to this license on one single terminal computer owned by you The utilization of the same copy of the L Normalizer software on multiple term nals computer is forbidden regardless whether such terminals are your ownership or not Each terminal computer that will utilize a copy of the L Normalizer software 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 L Normalizer 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 li censes please contact us In order to activate the correct number of licensed for each of your terminals users 2 3 Copyright The L Normalizer product is the property of Audio Design Digital Art S R L and it is lawfully protected from fraudulent reproductions You may execute a sin sle 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
19. sonalized 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 28 This page intentionally left blank Preview File Edit View O Bookmark Window Hels d f f perep Moo e Source Target Units Correct Program Loudness ei 23 BN 0 Seres te Max Short Term Loudness 19 9 SE Lurs amp Max Momentary Loudness 16 7 LUFS Loudness Range 5 1 LU Anal Max True Peak 8 9 Release Time Knee Width DSP L Normalizer Loudness Normalizer and True Peak Limiter VST AU and AAX plugin based on BS1770 rev 3 and EBU R128 Contact web www bedsp net e mail contactabedsp net
20. tive and if it is wider the gain will be negative The normalization only consists in the amplification or attenuation of the entire program with the gain obtained above Gain a 2 After normalization it Is necessary to verify if the Max True Peak Level exceeds its correspondent target value If t exceeds the True Peak Limiting block is applied to obtain a lower Max True Peak l b Normalization after the Max SL parameter b l First it is necessary to calculate the gain defined as Gain lt j dB Max SL target Max SL measured If the Max SL measured is greater than the target value the gain will be negative and the normalization resumes at an attenuation of the entire program with the gain obtained above GainSL If the Max SL measured is lower than the target value the audio material will not be changed b 2 Also it Is necessary to verify if the Max True Peak Level exceeds its correspondent target value If it exceeds the True Peak Limiting block is applied to obtain a lower Max True Peak After the normalization is done C Normalizer creates two log files of the program material for evaluation and quality control of the descriptors Program Loudness Max SL Max ML LRA and Max True Peak with their time code position for both source and target 1 Note that after the True Peak Limiting block the Program Loudness Level will not be perfectly equal with the Program Loudness Level desired 19 beDSP L Normalizer
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