LMn Manual

Using LM2n/LM6n
LM2n / LM6n Manual 12
Basic use of LM2n/ LM6n
LM2nand LM6n make use of a unique way of vi-
sualizing short-term loudness, loudness history,
and long-term statistical descriptors for any type
of program material.
LM2n supports analysis of mono and stereo sig-
nals, while LM6n supports mono, stereo and 5.1.
Select LM2n or LM6n in your host to bring up
the Radar page. This page will be used most of
the time.
Fig. 9.: LM6n Radar page
Reading the Radar display
The parameter values shown in the left and right
bottom corners of the Radar page in yellow are
called Descriptors. The default descriptors are
Loudness Range (left) and Program Loudness
(right).
The Outer ring surrounding the actual Radar dis-
play shows Momentary Loudness. The value
shown at the 12 o’clock position is the Target
Loudness.
The Radar measures loudness over the time. The
time represented by one Radar revolution is set
using the Radar Speed parameter on the Set-
tings page.
Resetting measurements
Click the Reset button (the “X” in the upper right
corner of the interface) to reset the Radar display
and the Descriptors.
Presets (storing/recalling settings)
Presets are handled via your host. Please refer to
the description of the host software’s features for
storing and recalling plug-in settings.
Logging (LM6n only)
When logging has been activated (using the Cre-
ate Log File parameter on the Settings page) and
the plug-in is opened or reset, a log file is cre-
ated in the log file folder specified on the Set-
tings page.
This log file includes information such as:
when LM6n was opened and closed
how long LM6n has been measuring material
since it was opened last
Loudness Range and Program loudness data
logged since LM6n was opened.
Use the Create Log File parameter on the
Settings page to activate logging functional-
ity. See “Create Log File parameter” on page
24.
Use the Log File Folder parameter on the Set-
tings page to define the folder where log files
should be stored. See “Log File Folder pa-
rameter (LM6n only)” on page 24.
Use the Reset on Play parameter on the Set-
tings page to specify wether measurements
should be reset when activating Play mode.
See “Reset on Play parameter” on page 25
Log file name and content
The format of the log file name is
“LM6n-Log-YYYY-MM-DD-hh-mm-ss.log”.
E.g.,“LM6n-Log-2014-04-02-14-23-00.log”
means that this log file was created April 2nd,
2014 at 2:23pm.