TBProAudio updates dpMeter to 5.0 - Free RMS/EBU/DIAL Meter Plugin for Windows and Ma

[TBProAudio]

TBProAudio updates dpMeter, a precise digital audio multi channel meter including RMS, EBU R 128, Dialog gated and True Peak (inter-sample) measurement.



Walk through video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oOmefe_fb4

dpMeter5 offers following features:

• click-free 64-bit internal processing
• measurement modes: RMS/EBU R128/DIAL
• multi channel metering: 2-6 RMS channels, 2.0 stereo, 4.0, 4.1 and 5.1 surround
• RMS: integrated, momentary, peak and true peak, Crest
• EBU R128: IL, SL, ML, true pack and loudness range
• DIAL (dialog gated): IL (dialog gated), SL, dialog proportion, loudness range (dialog gated), loudness range, true peak
• true peak measurement based on ITU BS.1770-4
• K/A/B/C/M-weighting filter
• continuous/synced measurement
• record metering results as automation data
• large and accurate live meters
• adjustable pre-gain
• manual loudness/peak/TP match with given reference level
• loudness offset mode
• GUI scale
• preset management

System Requirements:

• Windows 7 or newer
• Mac OS X 10.11 or newer
• OpenGL2
• AVX capable CPU
• Compatible DAW
• Win: VST2/VST3/AAX, 32/64 Bit
• OS X: VST2/VST3/AAX/AU, 64 Bit

Price: Free

[Pashkuli]

This is a must have metering tool/plugin!

[Reaperto]

These are good news!

[TonE]

Thanks for sharing, which are the differences to previous version?

[TBProAudio]

Originally Posted by TonE

Thanks for sharing, which are the differences to previous version?

5.0.0:
- NEW: GFX backend

[zacki]

Thank you!

[vanhaze]

Thank you very much for this update !

[batcat]

Thank you, this is an awesome plugin!

[heda]

I am having an issue with REAPER crashing hard when adding various dpmeter5 5.0.5 instances.
I guess it may be because of the new graphics requirements?

and another strange issue with the latest dpmeter4 4.3.12 version seems to not update the loudness if the plugin window is not visible.

[TBProAudio]

Originally Posted by heda

I am having an issue with REAPER crashing hard when adding various dpmeter5 5.0.5 instances.
I guess it may be because of the new graphics requirements?

Well, dpMeter5 needs OpenGL 2 or Metal capable GFX card/drivers. Maybe a driver update helps. BTW runs here with multiple instances open.

Originally Posted by heda

and another strange issue with the latest dpmeter4 4.3.12 version seems to not update the loudness if the plugin window is not visible.

We will check this.

[TBProAudio]

Originally Posted by heda

and another strange issue with the latest dpmeter4 4.3.12 version seems to not update the loudness if the plugin window is not visible.

Just updated dpMeter4 to V4.3.13. It fixes the problem.

[Lunar Ladder]

TBProAudio is becoming one of my favorite developers fast. Kudos!

This metering plugin is really, really good - and the other free offerings are, too. Can't wait to receive my DSEQ license, hehe, I've been contemplating on a Soothe alternative for a good while after Oeksound went iLok, and I ended up buying this one after demoing a lot. Although the old Soothe version still works and they honor the pre-iLok activation on that, I much prefer the future proof method TBProAudio is using. Annnnnd I must say... I prefer the sound, too.

So, a huge thumbs up for you guys. Imo it's a good idea to support devs who offer this kind of quality without coupling it to any kind of invasive drm. And sorry about the slight off-topic, you rock

[TBProAudio]

Originally Posted by Lunar Ladder

TBProAudio is becoming one of my favorite developers fast. Kudos!

This metering plugin is really, really good - and the other free offerings are, too. Can't wait to receive my DSEQ license, hehe, I've been contemplating on a Soothe alternative for a good while after Oeksound went iLok, and I ended up buying this one after demoing a lot. Although the old Soothe version still works and they honor the pre-iLok activation on that, I much prefer the future proof method TBProAudio is using. Annnnnd I must say... I prefer the sound, too.

So, a huge thumbs up for you guys. Imo it's a good idea to support devs who offer this kind of quality without coupling it to any kind of invasive drm. And sorry about the slight off-topic, you rock

Thank you for your nice words :-)

[heda]

Originally Posted by TBProAudio

Just updated dpMeter4 to V4.3.13. It fixes the problem.

thank you very much! it works now

as for the openGL requirements in dpMerer5 I wonder if it could be optional or there is no way back. Here it seems working fine with only dpmeter5. it was in a full project loaded with more plugins when it crashed. maybe full memory? but this is an old i7 with integrated graphics(updated drivers but still old)and windows 7... so I can understand it is not ideal,

but if you want to crash it 100% of the times, try opening dpmeter5 in a windows remote desktop session.

[TBProAudio]

Originally Posted by heda

thank you very much! it works now

as for the openCL requirements in dpMerer5 I wonder if it could be optional or there is no way back. Here it seems working fine with only dpmeter5. it was in a full project loaded with more plugins when it crashed. maybe full memory? but this is an old i7 with integrated graphics(updated drivers but still old)and windows 7... so I can understand it is not ideal,

but if you want to crash it 100% of the times, try opening dpmeter5 in a windows remote desktop session.

Thank you. Unfortunately currently it is OGL only. For newer systems no problem :-) And that's why dpMeter4 is still here.

[heda]

Originally Posted by TBProAudio

Thank you. Unfortunately currently it is OGL only. For newer systems no problem :-) And that's why dpMeter4 is still here.

ok. I just asked because maybe it was easy to force some kind of openGL software mode or something but if not, it's ok I'll be using dpmeter4 on this machine.
Just keep it in mind if more users report problems it might be the openGL issue. I see many new plugins also having GPU acceleration too, but they usually have it as an option

Thanks again for fixing dpmeter4!

[Daodan]

Thanks for such a nice plugin!
But there is a problem with recording automation in VST3 version of dpMeter 5 in Reaper. As if the "write auto." button does nothing. VST2 version and dpMeter 4 works fine.

[TBProAudio]

Originally Posted by Daodan

Thanks for such a nice plugin!
But there is a problem with recording automation in VST3 version of dpMeter 5 in Reaper. As if the "write auto." button does nothing. VST2 version and dpMeter 4 works fine.

Thank you for your report. Just fixed it with V5.0.8. Available on our web site.

[vanhaze]

Great, many thanks for the Fix !!

[TBProAudio]

Originally Posted by vanhaze

Great, many thanks for the Fix !!

Does it work?

[kirk1701]

Originally Posted by TBProAudio

Thank you for your report. Just fixed it with V5.0.8. Available on our web site.

Awesome! This lives in my MonitorFX.

[Daodan]

Originally Posted by TBProAudio

Thank you for your report. Just fixed it with V5.0.8. Available on our web site.

Wow. Thanks so much.

[X-Raym]

@TBProAudio
Hi !


Do you, by any chance, have a CLI version of dpmeter ?
I'm sruggling to find good tool to batch render a CSV of RMS, short term, and momentary over time, with todays standard.

(Maybe more a job for dpmeterXT ? if it has cli mode also :P)

Just wondering

(edit: I wonder if ffmpeg could be used for this kind of analysis.... I'm not fluent with it)

[TBProAudio]

Originally Posted by X-Raym

@TBProAudio
Hi !


Do you, by any chance, have a CLI version of dpmeter ?
I'm sruggling to find good tool to batch render a CSV of RMS, short term, and momentary over time, with todays standard.

(Maybe more a job for dpmeterXT ? if it has cli mode also :P)

Just wondering

(edit: I wonder if ffmpeg could be used for this kind of analysis.... I'm not fluent with it)

Currently there is no CLI version of dpMeter/dpMeterXT. Maybe we make it, but this would need some time, because the current plugin frame work cannot be used ...


What about this:

https://github.com/dbmcclain/EBU-R128
https://www.kvraudio.com/product/lev...by-grimm-audio

[kirk1701]

Is there a way to be notified when you update?

[X-Raym]

@TBProAudio
Thx for your feedback and consideraiton;

Well, I think I found how to do it with FFmpeg and FFProbe then, it is not simple but it seems to work.


Let us know if you port your plugin to CLI though :P


Cheers !

[TBProAudio]

Originally Posted by X-Raym

@TBProAudio
Thx for your feedback and consideraiton;

Well, I think I found how to do it with FFmpeg and FFProbe then, it is not simple but it seems to work.


Let us know if you port your plugin to CLI though :P


Cheers !

will do!

[TBProAudio]

Originally Posted by kirk1701

Is there a way to be notified when you update?

Newsletter or RSS feed?

[kirk1701]

Originally Posted by TBProAudio

Newsletter or RSS feed?

Thanks! Found you on Instagram!

[EpicSounds]

how to get this version working with Heda's loudness graph?
I get the plugin to load with the script but no writing to the graph.
M1 mac, Arm 64 version of reaper.

[TBProAudio]

Originally Posted by EpicSounds

how to get this version working with Heda's loudness graph?
I get the plugin to load with the script but no writing to the graph.
M1 mac, Arm 64 version of reaper.

which plugin format are you using? VST2/VST3 or AU?


Does dpMeter5 write automation data (without Heda script)?

[EpicSounds]

it is vst2
yes writing automation does work.

[TBProAudio]

Originally Posted by EpicSounds

it is vst2
yes writing automation does work.

Then you may ask Heda directly

[EpicSounds]

Originally Posted by TBProAudio

Then you may ask Heda directly

I don't think it's that far off topic that we can't discuss here, and he was in the thread earlier...

[X-Raym]

I just explain how to mod Heda Loudness graph options to get it work with dpmeter 5. Check loudness graph thread for infos.m

[Sound asleep]

There is a sort of bug for me, in that the meters on Reaper don't display as meter bars in the correct place, but instead I get a little VU meter, like a Reaper style icon of VU meters, which sort of bounce up and down like the meters should.

It's like the plugin was looking for an image file, and took the wrong one.

It's not like that for all the meters, the blueish ones are fine.

I'm using vst3

[TBProAudio]

Originally Posted by Sound asleep

There is a sort of bug for me, in that the meters on Reaper don't display as meter bars in the correct place, but instead I get a little VU meter, like a Reaper style icon of VU meters, which sort of bounce up and down like the meters should.

It's like the plugin was looking for an image file, and took the wrong one.

It's not like that for all the meters, the blueish ones are fine.

I'm using vst3

Thank you. Please send post a screen shot to TBProAudio support.

[Sound asleep]

Not really sure where that is, but here is a screenshot



They grow and shrink vertically as you'd expect the meters to. This is about as high as they get.

[Daodan]

Had the same thing a couple of times.

[TBProAudio]

Originally Posted by Sound asleep

Not really sure where that is, but here is a screenshot



They grow and shrink vertically as you'd expect the meters to. This is about as high as they get.

Update GFX driver?