NuGen Audio MasterCheck v1.1.08

Music Industry Loudness & Dynamics tools

• Produce for iTunes, Spotify etc.
• Check dynamics for playout
• Compare to reference productions
• Match loudness across FX chains
• Measure the 'loudness war'
• See and audition in real time

Overview

Mix and Master for the listener directly to Apple, Spotify, DAB Radio and TV specifications, MasterCheck will immediately reveal how your audio is going to sound to the listener, allowing you to produce with confidence and certainty.

 MasterCheck immediately reveals how the consumer will hear your productions on todays music platforms. Mix and master to target and the quality of your audio will be assured all the way to the consumer with no nasty surprises after release.

"To be able to do a consistent, reliable A/B comparison of an FX chain and remove the loudness component is really, really useful." - Mike Thornton | Protools Expert

Compare and contrast your productions with reference works and learn from the best. MasterCheck gives you the tools to evaluate your work and seize the competitive advantage by producing directly for the playout environment, allowing you to effectively utilise maximum dynamic range without compromising on loudness or risking distortion introduced by mp3 or AAC compression.

MasterCheck instantly de-mystifies loudness normalised playout systems, showing you the effect of compression on your audio so you can immediately determine how much is enough and by using loudness matching, exactly what is happening to the transients etc. as the compression increases. Now you can quickly find the point beyond which playout systems kick into effect, putting you back in control of how your productions will sound.

Applications

• Audio production to loudness target
• Measuring dynamic content
• Avoiding downstream clipping introduced by compression codecs
• Compare your loudness and dynamics with reference material
• Audition Loudness matched FX chains
• Objectively evaluate compression settings with PLR & loudness matching

Features

Standard consumer presets

• Apple iTunes Radio
• Spotify
• Radio (replay gain)
• EBU R128
• ATSC A/85 (Calm Act)
• Mobile streaming

Flexible operation

• Target playout platform
• Cross reference other productions
• Audition loudness matched FX chains
• Absolute or differential readings
• Colour banded target zones

Standardised measures

• Program loudness
• PLR (Peak to Loudness Ratio) dynamics reading
• Short-term loudness
• ITU compliant inter-sample peak