NUGEN Introduces MasterCheck Loudness Tool At AES

At the 137th AES Convention, NUGEN Audio will introduce MasterCheck, a loudness tool for the music industry, as well as an update of Visualizer, the company's industry-leading audio analysis tool.

MasterCheck
MasterCheck is the first music-industry-specific audio plug-in designed to facilitate mix and mastering for the modern world of loudness normalised playout. iTunes, Spotify and DAB Radio all now use loudness normalisation, and MasterCheck reveals how the consumer will hear audio on these music platforms, and others, by using loudness, dynamics, and true-peak standards.
MasterCheck can also be used for producing podcasts at optimal loudness levels for dialog clarity. Audio engineers can employ a single plug-in to apply loudness matching and dynamic content analysis, using techniques such as peak-to-loudness ratio (PLR) to compare multiple sources. The advanced side-chain loudness matching can also be used to audition signal paths, without the "improvement" of increased loudness, to understand precisely how various effects, such as compression, can change the sound with no influence from the loudness enhancement.

Visualizer Audio Analysis Version 2
Version 2 of Visualizer is the latest incarnation of NUGEN Audio's audio analysis suite. Suitable for music mixing and mastering, as well as audio post-production, Visualizer provides audio analysis for recording, mixing, and mastering in a single plug-in.
Visualizer now features numerous user interface enhancements including a fully resizable interface, a multiview feature that enables engineers to compare multiple sources with a single plug-in, and a difference view showing the difference between two input signals. Visualizer is available in a version supporting Avid Pro Tools | HDX, as well as a stand-alone application version.

At AES137, NUGEN Audio will preview a new upmix process specifically designed for film and TV production. Capable of producing a downmix-compatible upmix with optional dialog isolation in the center channel, the new technology is projected to be available in early 2015.

"We're looking forward to showing AES137 attendees why NUGEN Audio tools have become critical for so many influential professionals in the audio industry," said Jon Schorah, Founder and Creative Director, NUGEN Audio. "MasterCheck is the world's first loudness tool specifically designed for the music producer — empowering users to mix audio to the new loudness normalization and true-peak limiting techniques that streaming services now require. And the latest Visualizer demonstrates our ongoing commitment to the thousands of existing users, as well as the Avid community, with many highly-requested user interface features and the latest techniques for comparative audio analysis and usability. Finally, for the first time, we'll be showcasing some of our upcoming innovations in upmix technology."

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