Dialnorm Menu

This menu page is used to configure the Dialnorm instrument. This instrument is used to calculate numerical Dialnorm values from digital surround sound signals. Dialnorm is used in film sound mixing and describes the normalization of the dialog loudness level (dialogue normalisation) with respect to a certain reference monitoring level (–31 dBFS in surround applications). The idea behind this scheme is that the perceived total loudness of a mixed audio signal may be determined and kept constant at the listening end by using the dialogue level (optimized for a combination of good intelligibility and minimal nuisance through excessive volumes) with its fixed loudness ratio in relation to music and sound effects as a reference.

  

Common settings
Key Settings section
 
 

• Hour  
This key is used to enter the measurement time interval (hours) in Auto mode (see below).

Options:

  

0 hours | 1 hour | 2 hours

Default value:

  

2 hours

  

• Minute
This key is used to enter the measurement time interval (minutes) in Auto mode (see below).

Options:

  

0 to 59 minutes

Default value:

  

59 minutes

  

• Second
This key is used to enter the measurement time interval (seconds) in Auto mode (see below).

Options:

  

0 to 59 seconds

Default value:

  

59 seconds

  

• Mode
This key is used to switch between "Auto" and "Manual" modes. In "Auto" mode, an individual time interval can be entered for the measurement using the "Hour", "Minute" and "Second" keys (see above). After passing the entered time interval, the measurement is stopped automatically. In "Manual" mode, the maximum time interval available (2:59:59) is always used. In both cases, the measurement can be started and stopped manually with the "Start" and "Stop" keys in the Control Bar and/or Keyboard. These keys are configured using the "Configure Keys" key (see below).

Options:

  

Manual | Auto

Default value:

  

Auto

  

• Selected channels
This key is used to select the input channels for the Dialnorm measurement. The number of available channels differs depending on the selected channel mode.

Options:

  

all active | every single channel of the audio group

Default value:

  

L, R

  

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Key Settings section  

  

• Keys
The "Dialnorm Keys" menu entered with the "Configure" key is used to define the keys that will be available in the instrument's and the local Control Bar and to define the routing of the global keyboard.

  

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