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Loudness Meter v1.6.7

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MacOS Windows User Manual

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Loudness Compressor v1.6.7

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MacOS Windows User Manual

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Release Notes

Version 1.6.7

  • Support for macOS Mojave (10.14)

    Version 1.6.6

  • Output types: Standard, Bypass, Delta (compressor)
  • Fix output offset in extreme cases (compressor)

    Version 1.6.5

  • Improved preset save
  • Fix missing source knee threshold drawing
  • Fix missing font characters

    Version 1.6.4

  • Default manual reset, with a reasonable general-purpose default loudness range
  • Default breath residual mode enabled

    Version 1.6.3

  • Aesthetic improvements

    Version 1.6.2

  • Fix mono channels when using stereo loudness types

    Version 1.6.1

  • Fix discontinuities at compression curve extremes (compressor)

    Version 1.6.0

  • Presets & Themes management
  • A/B comparison buttons (compressor)

    Version 1.5.2

  • Minor graphical improvements

    Version 1.5.1

  • Fix Logic Pro validation failure
  • Darken the shading a bit outside the visualizer HUD

    Version 1.5.0

  • Improve/fix breath residual feature (compressor)

    Version 1.4.9

  • Support loading from file for analysis (meter)

    Version 1.4.8

  • Many cosmetic & visualizer improvements, configurable bit-depth

    Version 1.4.7

  • Fix mutex double-lock freeze on latency change in Cubase (compressor)

    Version 1.4.6

  • Additional optimizations and re-fix plug-in resize

    Version 1.4.5

  • Fix FLStudio crash on startup (meter)

    Version 1.4.4

  • Fix plug-in resize AU JUCE bug

    Version 1.4.3

  • Reduce overlay redraw overhead

    Version 1.4.2

  • Reduce CPU usage when editor is closed (meter)

    Version 1.4.1

  • Fix rare crash due to text rendering race condition
  • Fix settings apply/discard buttons sometimes enabled unnecessarily
  • Apply look and feel to standalone application audio settings dialog
  • OpenGL performance improvements

    Version 1.4.0

  • Improve sound quality (compressor)
  • Improve performance (especially meter)
  • Smoother history rendering
  • Improve various minor visual elements
  • Fix stereo RMS reset in certain cases
  • Support offline license activation (compressor)

    Version 1.3.1

  • Improve performance via more reasonable default block size (meter)
  • Minor aesthetic improvements

    Version 1.3.0

  • Fixes & improvements to stereo and integrated LUFS
  • Fix for combo-boxes closing themselves.
  • Fix for trial/license activation glitches while offline (compressor).

    Version 1.2.2

  • Updated EULA: Added a commitment to provide unprotected builds in the event the business ceases operations or goes offline, ensuring long-term access to the software for licensed users.

    Version 1.2.1

  • Support LRA, improvements to peak/min history (meter)

    Version 1.2.0

  • Initial release of APU Loudness Meter
  • Bug fixes and quality improvements (compressor)

    Version 1.1.0

  • Fix knee boundary artifacts (compressor)

    Version 1.0.4

  • Eliminate visual discontinuity during history length increase (compressor)
  • Improve target range behavior (compressor)

    Version 1.0.3

  • Reduce pixel shader artifacts (compressor)

    Version 1.0.2

  • Fix license status text not updating in certain cases (compressor)

    Version 1.0.1

  • Enable sandbox safe for audio unit compatibility (compressor)

    Version 1.0.0

  • Initial release of APU Loudness Compressor

Credits

This software was developed by APU Software, LLC and is available as VST (windows x64/x86, macOS universal), Audio Unit (macOS universal), or Standalone Application. The software libraries below are utilized for portions of the software:

  • JUCE (cross-platform audio and user interface framework)
  • Boost (header-only algorithms)
  • libebur128 (loudness measurements)

Demo video song credits:

  • Philip Dansor - Bloom (Instrumental), licensed via Audiio.
  • Annasara - A Lifetime Rolls By, licensed via Audiio.