[Rwp] Help comprehending meter levels in reaper from Autery

[Andrew Downie]

Hi Autery


It sounds like you have cracked the system, but just in case you missed 
the importance of the shift-alt-p command.  You need to use that to 
select the track you want to monitor.  Having done that, I then use 
alt-f8 to reset peaks, play the segment I want to check and then use 
alt-f9 and alt-f10 to check peaks on the track.  You are right, you 
won't get a true reading without playing the audio (smile).



Andrew



On 14/06/2016 10:30 PM, Autery wrote:
>
> Hello Andrew!!
>
> Another question:
>
> I tested  you and Justin instructions on my project and my read out is 
> -150 for peak and -150 for rms both right and left.
>
> What am I doing wrong??
>
> To make sure what you and Justin said works:
>
> I imported a song that is already mastered and the meters work and 
> read 0.22 and 0.32 peak and around -10. … for rms
>
> For my project I am working on:
>
> I could not get any reading for my project..
>
> Do I need to activate something in reaper??
>
> Autery
>
> *From:*RWP [mailto:rwp-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] *On Behalf Of 
> *Andrew Downie
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 14, 2016 7:03 AM
> *To:* Reapers Without Peepers
> *Subject:* Re: [Rwp] Help comprehending meter levels in reaper from Autery
>
> Hi Autery
>
> Having been wrestling with levels for the past few days, I am not an 
> expert and others may add to and/or correct what follows.
>
> My understanding is that when you press j or k you get the level at 
> exactly the point when you hit the key.  You only need to be a few 
> milliseconds off to be well below the peak. On the other hand, 
> pressing alt-f9 and alt-f10 for channel 1 and channel 2 respectively 
> of the track selected with shift-alt-p will give you the peak since 
> resetting with alt-f8.  You can choose to have peaks held for less 
> time if you wish.
>
> Justin's response came in while I was writing this and doing some 
> testing to check that I wasn't writing complete rubbish. Yes, shift-j 
> and shift-k give the master level, but if I am correct it is still 
> reading the level as you hit the key. Especially for the soundscape 
> stuff that I like doing, finding the peak for the track is most 
> important.  To that end, the SWS facility ctrl-k takes you to the peak 
> for the current item, which is great.  The other SWS facility I find 
> useful is shift-ctrl-k for getting stats on maximum db and RMS levels.
>
> It sounds like you should be trusting your ears (smile).
>
> Andrew
>
> On 14/06/2016 7:39 PM, Autery wrote:
>
>     Hello everyone!
>
>     I am trying to mix and master a song in reaper, however, having
>     problem comprehending the readings when I press j and k.
>
>     It seems as if my volume level is low, however, I am hearing the
>     music loud in my headphone and monitor speaker. Also if I turn the
>     volume up until I hear distortion, the meters reads about around
>     -8 and -7 peak give or take.
>
>     Help me comprehend please.
>
>     I usually master with my meter levels reading around -1.
>
>     Is reaper configured different? Could someone tell me what I am
>     missing??
>
>     Thank YOU
>
>     Autery
>
>
>
>
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