UAD Powered Plug-Ins Manual v5.2 - Just Music

Sliding Meter Scale
With the K-System, programs with different amounts of dynamic range and
headroom can be produced by using a loudness meter with a sliding scale,
because the moveable 0dB point is always tied to the same calibrated monitor
SPL. The Precision Limiter provides several meter ranges for various types
of program material (see “Type” on page 147).
Long Live Dynamic Range!
The K-System can help combat the bane of the “loudness wars” which is alltoo
common in today’s music, whereby material is made to appear louder
when compared to other material at the same playback volume, at the expense
of dynamic range and fidelity. Detailed K-System information can be
found on the world wide web at:
• http://digido.com/portal/pmodule_id=11/pmdmode=fullscreen/pageadder_page_id=59
Type
The Type switch defines the 0dB point in the meter scale (see “Sliding Meter
Scale” on page 147). There are three different K-System meter scales, with
0dB at either 20, 14, or 12 dB below full scale, for typical headroom and
SNR requirements of various program materials.
Each of these modes displays the The RMS and instantaneous peak levels,
which follow the signal, and the peak-hold level (see “Meter Response” on
page 148).
PK-RMS
K-20
K-14
K-12
Figure 39. Precision Limiter Meter Types
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