Specifications
Audio Plug-Ins Guide514
TL MasterMeter can be used in two different
ways during a session: Real-Time Metering or
Historical Metering.
Real-Time Metering
TL MasterMeter can be used to monitor live sig-
nal levels, even if the Pro Tools transport is
stopped. This can be useful in quickly determin-
ing the appropriate level for mixing and master-
ing.
When used in real time, the timecode informa-
tion displayed in the browsers should be ig-
nored.
Historical Metering
To gain an overall picture of the levels in an en-
tire session, TL MasterMeter can be inserted on
a Master Fader track and the entire session
played from beginning to end. This is typically
done during final mix and mastering.
When session playback is complete, TL Master-
Meter shows historical peak and event informa-
tion for the entire session, as well as a historical
list of events in the browsers for both signal
clips and oversampled clips. You can then man-
ually examine the relevant parts of the session
using the timecode listed in the browsers to de-
termine any appropriate corrective actions.
TL MasterMeter Controls and
Displays
TL Master Meter Browsers
Signal Clip Events Browser
The Signal Clip Events browser displays histori-
cal clip events from the current session. The col-
umns displayed show the relevant timecode for
the beginning and ending of a clip event. When
used in a stereo track, the first column shows L
or R to indicate if the left or right channel has
clipped. The Min and Max values in this browser
will always be zero, unless the Clip level is set
below zero. The contents of this browser can be
sorted in ascending and descending order by
any column simply by clicking on the desired
column one or more times.
The time information displayed in this browser
is relative to where the transport started. The
Offset field can be used to adjust the timecode
values if TL MasterMeter is being used for his-
torical metering but the session was started
from a point other than the beginning. If TL
MasterMeter is being used in real time, the time-
code information in this browser can be ig-
nored.
At the bottom of the browser, the Peak field dis-
plays the highest dB value of the audio signal re-
ceived so far. The Events field shows the histor-
ical total of clip events in the audio signal. Once
TL MasterMeter reaches 2,000 clip events, it
Signal Clip Events browser