LCn English Manual

Interface and feature reference
LCn Manual 17
Source Radar Meter
The left radar meter shows the loudness land-
scape of the source clip or file.
You may already have used other TC Electronic
products that employ our famous Radar Meter,
such as the LM2n/LM6n plug-ins or the LM6
Loudness Radar Meter in DB6. But even if you
don’t, you should be able to intuitively under-
stand the dual Radar feature.
The Radar Meter on the left shows the loudness
landscape over time (i.e. short-term loudness)
of the original content. When this clip or file has
been processed, the Radar Meter on the right
will show the loudness landscape of the new,
loudness-normalized clip or file. In other words:
Pre and Post processing states are displayed si-
multaneously.
This side-by-side comparison is helpful for all
kinds of program types, but it is indispensable
when processing long-duration programs, as it
allows you to check literally at a glance if every-
thing is in order.
Source “LED”
The round colored “LED” on the left side of the
plug-in window shows the status of the source
clip or file as follows:
Source “LED” grey
Nothing has been analyzed yet.
Source “LED” green
If the source “LED” is green, the source clip or
file has already been loudness-normalized to the
same target that you have specified.
Source “LED” yellow
If the source “LED” is yellow, the source clip or
file has already been analyzed, but it has not yet
been processed (loudness-normalized).
Source “LED” red
If the source “LED” is red, the clip or file you have
selected for processing is not in a supported for-
mat (AIFF, WAV or BWAV).
Processed Radar Meter
The right radar meter shows the loudness land-
scape of the processed clip or file. For more in-
formation, see “Source Radar Meter” on page
17.
Processed “LED”
The round colored “LED” on the right side of
the plug-in window shows the status of the pro-
cessed clip or file as follows:
Processed “LED” grey
Nothing has been processed yet.
Processed “LED” green
If the Processed “LED” is green, the processed,
loudness-normalized clip or file meets your tar-
get specifications.
Processed “LED” yellow
If the Processed “LED” is yellow, the settings of
some parameters (such as Max Boost, SMax or
Max Reduction) have kept the plug-in from hit-
ting the specified loudness target.