Audio Level

Click on   Options in the function bar below the main menu and select Global Options - Audio Level on the left.

Level display settings

Here you can set the various modes of the audio level display:

• Peak Level  ...is the default setting and shows the peak level based on a quantized data stream. This mode has little significance with regard to the loudness of an audio signal but plays an essential role in numerically correct level control of the digital audio signal.

• K-XX/RMS (K-System)  ...enables the K-System for audio level and volume management introduced by Bob Katz. You can choose K-12, K-14 or K20 following which the RMS level is displayed which is more closely related to the actual loudness. The Peak Levelis also displayed but in narrow gray bars. Further information on the K-system can be found in topic The K-System - Monitoring volume and dynamic range.

For the RMS level a time window of 600 milliseconds  located before the locator is evaluated. Therefore, the RMS level display starts indicating even before a sound object, which is quite normal in this connection.

Background colors of stereo channels

Here you can select a background color for the level display of every stereo channel:

• To do so, click in the corresponding field. This way, various channels can be assigned different colors to characterize them. Details on color selection.

  For color specification color spaces RGB and HSB are available for selection.  Grab one of the small squares in the corners with the mouse and drag it to choose the corresponding color. Field Old / New color allows you to compare the new color to the old one. Clicking on old color causes it to be displayed in the corresponding object, if live update is supported by the object. This way, a before/after comparison can be made. Selection of colors is particularly easy via the pipette. Click the pipette and the mouse pointer takes the form of a pipette. Use it to click the corresponding color on the screen or somewhere in the program window. If you want to use your own standard colors for a project or want to use a particular color several times, you can define a Custom color. This is how you proceed: Select a color so that it becomes visible in field Old / New color on the right. Hold the Ctrl key pressed and click one of the squares in field Custom to save the corresponding color. All colors saved under Custom can be directly selected by clicking them. This selection of colors will also be available when the dialog is opened again.

• If you want to deactivate the individual background, click and check Use standard colors.

• The Audio Level display is located on tab Audio Level in the Project Explorer. The indication for playback duration is automatically shown unless tab Control Panel has been selected.

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