Loudness Normalizer Vst Plugin

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JELSTUDIO's 'AL' (Auto Loudness) family

An automatic perceived-loudness normalizer for LIVE and OFFLINE use

ToneBoosters has released TB EBULoudness, a stereo and multi-channel loudness measurement plug-in for Windows and Mac. The EBU published its Loudness Recommendation EBU R128. It tells how broadcasters can measure and normalize audio using loudness meters instead of Peak Meters (PPMs) only, as is common practice nowadays. TBEBULoudness calculates k-weighted momentary loudness (LM), short-term. Apr 15, 2019 This is a freeware loudness metering plugin featuring four metering modes (LUFS, LRA, DR and true peak). It is a must-have visual tool for every producer and mixing engineer on a budget as it will help determine the proper amount of loudness without sacrificing the sound quality and dynamic range of the track.

JELSTUDIO's 'AL 1' (Auto Loudness)


LIVE use.


AL will automatically and continuously adjust audio-gain to maintain a similar overall perceived-loudness of the audio going through it.

AL has 18 different methods of adjusting loudness.

Technically it is a 32/64 bit VST2 audio-effect plugin mainly for use in a LIVE VST-host (for example with LIVE stage-performance audio, or with music/TV home-stereo audio), but it can also be used in DAWs and sound/video-editors on Windows.

A few ideas of what AL can be used for: to balance dialog and sound-effects when watching movies, to avoid loud commercials when watching TV-shows, to balance loudness between songs when listening to music. It can also be used on LIVE internet-broadcasts.

JELSTUDIO's 'AL 12' (Auto Loudness)


OFFLINE use.


AL 12 sounds more musically transparent than AL1, but uses a half-second latency to achieve this.

AL 12 has 18 different methods of adjusting loudness (Not the same as in AL 1, but tuned for more transparency)

Technically it is a 32/64 bit VST2 audio-effect plugin for use in a LIVE VST-host with music home-stereo audio, or in DAWs and sound/video-editors on Windows for offline rendering/exporting of audio.

A few ideas of what AL can be used for: to balance dialogue and sound-effects in movie-soundtracks, to balance varied material in podcasts, DJ-mixes or compiled radio/TV-programs, to balance loudness between songs when listening to music. It can also be used on LIVE internet-broadcasts where the half-second latency is acceptable.


AL 1

  • Runaway volume peaks are clipped at -0.1 dB FS

  • Zero latency (for LIVE use or for tracking)

  • Inspired by 'Recommendation ITU-R BS.1864-0' (See manual for more info)

  • Inspired by 'Recommendation ITU-R BS.1770-4' (See manual for more info)

  • Can handle incoming audio-signals that has 'overs' (internally handles signals hotter than 0 dB FS, either real peaks or ISPs)

  • Works on mono and stereo signals.

  • GUI layout is optimized for ’peripheral vision overview’ (when looking at the center of the GUI; all important displays can be read at a glance with peripheral vision)

AL 12

  • Audio-chain sample-peak overload protection (Max output is 0 dB FS unweighted)

  • Half a second latency (Plugin has delay compensation, so can be used in multi-track environments)

  • Inspired by 'Recommendation ITU-R BS.1864-0' (See manual for more info)

  • Inspired by 'Recommendation ITU-R BS.1770-4' (See manual for more info)

  • Has 1 loudness-algorithm (JELSTUDIO’s own based on the “Advanced Television Systems Committeestandard A/85”)

  • Can handle incoming audio-signals that has 'overs' without clipping (Internally the plugin can operatewith sample-peak values up to about +10 dB FS)

  • Works on mono and stereo signals.

  • GUI layout is optimized for ’peripheral vision overview’ (when looking at the center of the GUI; allimportant displays can be read at a glance with peripheral vision) based on aviation-safety studies.

(Read the PDF manual for AL 1) /// (Read the PDF manual for AL 12)

If you buy, or already have bought, a license for 'Otto' you also get a license for 'AL'
Download license here | Go to Otto's webpage

DOWNLOAD:
AL 1 : JELSTUDIO_AutoLoudness(AL)_(20170110_windows7-10,x86,x64,VST2,Demo,Full).zip
AL 12 : JELSTUDIO_AL12_20200906_Windows7,Windows10,x86,x64,VST2,Demo,Full.zip

Alternative download (hosted on onedrive): https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=477B75BA40190F9E%21149

AL 1 version: 20170110, File-size: < 2 MB
AL 12 version: 20200906, File-size: < 3 MB
File-format: standard .zip file
changelog
download older versions (none at this time)
The downloaded VST-dll file must be manually copied to your VST plugin folder of choice. There is no auto-installer and no registry-changes. To un-install plugin; simply delete it.

The download contains both the demo-version and the full paid-version in the same download.

When you buy a license you get a password to unlock the 7z compressed file containing the paid-version.

The demo-version is exactly the same as the full paid-version, except it briefly cuts the sound once every minute*
*Note that the demo-version can still be tested in multi-track sessions, as multiple instances of the plugin will cut-out sound at the same time.

PURCHASE:https://sites.fastspring.com/jelstudio/instant/autoloudness

Sale is handled via fastspring.com (you can see your options when clicking purchase link above)
Please make sure you have thoroughly tested that the demo runs on your computer without issues before making a purchase!
What you buy is a user-license (in the form of the password needed to unlock the full version in the download file to the left)
Think of this user-license as if it was a piece of physical hardware you purchased (a device or machine, like a tape-recorder or mixing-desk, whether it is for your personal use or for use by employees in your company or students in your institution. You can copy it to your various personal computers as long as it is within common sense of fair-use)
The email you receive after purchase is your proof-of-purchase.

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TALK: Links in this section is to social-media, forums, review-sites, where you can read what others have to say about the plugin

  • AL forum-thread on gearslutz
  • AL on KVRaudio


CONTACT:jelstudio@hotmail.com
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Alternative/Experimental versions:
Special experimental versions of AL that may or may not be useful.

JELSTUDIO_AutoLoudness(AL_LatencyX)_(20181115_windows7-10,x86,x64,VST2,Demo,Full).zip

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This is the same as 'AL 1' but with a short lookahead, causing a short delay between input and output, which may improve the general sound while still being fast enough for LIVE-use with television-viewing.

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Normalize allows you to raise or lower the level of audio that was recorded at an inappropriate input level. You can use the maximum peak level or the loudness of the audio as normalization reference.

Peak Normalization

Allows you to normalize your audio based on the maximum peak level. Maximum Peak Level in dBFS sets a maximum peak level for the audio, between -50 dB and 0 dB. From this maximum level, the current maximum level of the selected audio is subtracted, and the gain is raised or lowered by the resulting amount.

Loudness Normalization

Allows you to normalize your audio based on the integrated loudness, according to the recommendation R 128 of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Integrated Loudness in LUFS sets a loudness value for the audio, between -34 LUFS and 0 LUFS.

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  • For audio shorter than 0.4 s, no loudness normalization is applied in order to avoid unexpectedly high gain changes.

  • Normalizing a highly dynamic signal based on the integrated loudness may cause peaks over 0 dB. To avoid this, we recommend that you add the Brickwall Limiter plug-in after the Normalize process.