From: Ed Ward Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2018 08:52:11 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Updated the 'Metering in Ardour' page. Added a clearer to the template so that the... X-Git-Url: http://shamusworld.gotdns.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=ac18c771fa8b6496e5fdfa0326f4412ce6770b4d;hp=9004ebcc1d0c931c48ca4ebe2e572289c3ebdb6c;p=ardour-manual Updated the 'Metering in Ardour' page. Added a clearer to the template so that the prev/next buttons never flow in the content. --- diff --git a/include/metering-in-ardour.html b/include/metering-in-ardour.html index 0ad9128..b5133af 100644 --- a/include/metering-in-ardour.html +++ b/include/metering-in-ardour.html @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ at a single meter.

- Yet, if you want to work in or with the broadcast industry, it is + Yet, in order to work in or with the broadcast industry, it is usually unavoidable to use meters.

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@

  • When tracking, meters are used to ensure that the input signal does not overload and maintains reasonable headroom.
    • -
  • Meters offer a quick visual indication of a +
  • Meters offer a quick visual indication of an activity when working with a large number of tracks.
  • During mixing, meters provide an rough estimate of the loudness of each track.
    • @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ exact specifications.

    Various conventions for DPM fall-off times and dBFS line-up level can be - chosen in Edit > Preferences > GUI. + chosen in Edit > Preferences > Metering.

    @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
  • K14: Same as K20 with scale aligned to -14 dBFS.
  • K12: Same as K20 with scale aligned to -12 dBFS (since 3.5.143).
  • Peak + RMS: standard RMS, customizable via - Edit > Preferences > GUI > Metering
    • + Edit > Preferences > Metering @@ -117,7 +117,13 @@

    Ardour Specifics

    -mixer strip meter context menu +
    + mixer strip meter context menu +
    + Mixer strip meter context menu +
    +
    +

    Meters are available in various places in Ardour:

    @@ -132,39 +138,48 @@ They all share the same configuration and color-theme which is available in preferences and the theme-manager. Settings for the Peak and RMS+Peak meters as well as VU meter standards are found in - Edit > Preferences > GUI > Metering. + Edit > Preferences > Metering.

    +

    The type of meter and the metering point (the place in the signal chain where the meter taps the signal) are configurable in the context menu of each meter. - Depending on the Edit > Preferences > GUI > Mixer - Strip settings, the metering point is also accessible via a button in - each Mixer strip. + Depending on the Edit > Preferences > Mixer settings, + the metering point is also accessible via a button in each Mixer strip.

    - +

    Regardless of meter type and standard the meter display will highlight red if the signal on the given channel exceeds the configured peak threshold.

    - Left on the peak-indicator button resets the + Left clicking on the peak-indicator button resets the peak-hold indicator of a single channel.
    - Left resets a whole group, and
    - Left resets all meters. + Left clicking resets a whole group, and
    + Left clicking resets all meters.

    Overview of meter types

    +
    + Bar-graph meters in Ardour +
    + Bar-graph meters in Ardour +
    +
    + +
    + Needle-style meters as external LV2 plugins +
    + Needle-style meters as external LV2 plugins +
    +
    +

    The figure on the left shows all available meter-types in Ardour 3.4 when fed with a -18 dBFS 1 kHz sine wave.

    - - -

    Due to layout concerns and consistent look and feel all meters available in Ardour itself are bar-graph type meters. Corresponding needle-style @@ -172,4 +187,3 @@ alt="Bar-graph meters in Ardour" /> LV2 plugins (see image on the right): meters.lv2.

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    {{ content }} + +
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