Two free metering plug-ins from Mike Dean's mastering chain. Dean-O-Meter watches VU and loudness; Master Check adds DC offset, phase and dither checks for the final bounce.
DEAN-O-METER
VU + LOUDNESS METER - VERSION 1.4.2
- The DLP Inspector meter strip: VU L / VU R faces, true RMS, LUFS short-term with integrated + LRA, true peak with TP MAX, phase scope with correlation, RTA
- FACE: MD (DLP colour face, gold needle) or TRADITIONAL (cream classic VU face). SPEED: MD (fast) or TRADITIONAL (classic 300 ms VU). CAL 0 VU from -8 to -24 dBFS. All in one METER menu
- LUFS HISTORY: momentary, short-term, integrated against a target line, 30 s to 30 min windows
- Watch the meters on your phone: COPY iOS LINK / QR puts every meter on an iPhone over the studio network
- Every reading in the strip opens full-screen on a click
MASTER CHECK
MASTERING METER + DITHER - VERSION 1.4.1
- Four scopes across the top: DC OFFSET, PHASE, PEAK, RMS / VU, each a 10 s rolling trace
- The DLP Inspector strip underneath: VU L / VU R, RMS, LUFS short-term, RTA, phase, plus LED peak meters at the far right
- LOUDNESS column: EBU mode, short-term, integrated, LRA, max momentary, true-peak max, target line, AUTO reset on transport
- DITHER (off / 16 / 24 bit) and METERING window / speed on the panel; FACE and SPEED tags MD / TRADITIONAL
- Watch it on your phone: QR button in the top bar
| PRICE | FREE |
| FORMATS | VST3 / AU / AAX + standalone |
| FOR USE WITH | Pro Tools, Logic, Ableton, FL Studio, Cubase, Studio One, or almost any host that loads VST3, AU or AAX |
| SYSTEM | macOS 11 or newer, Apple Silicon + Intel (Universal) |
| WINDOWS / LINUX | Not yet |
| ONE SHEET | DLP_Free_Meters_One_Sheet.pdf |