Audio Level Alignment—Evaluation Method and Performance of EBU R 128 by Analyzing Fader Movements

Allan J, Berg J. Audio Level Alignment—Evaluation Method and Performance of EBU R 128 by Analyzing Fader Movements. In: AES Convention 134. Audio Engineering Society; 2013. Paper 8842. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=16743

@inproceedings{Allan2013_16743,
  author = {Allan, Jon and Berg, Jan},
  title = {{Audio Level Alignment—Evaluation Method and Performance of EBU R 128 by Analyzing Fader Movements}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 134},
  note = {Paper 8842},
  year = {2013},
  month = may,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=16743}
}

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TI  - Audio Level Alignment—Evaluation Method and Performance of EBU R 128 by Analyzing Fader Movements
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AB  - A method is proposed for evaluating audio meters in terms of how well the engineer conforms to a level alignment recommendation and succeeds to achieve evenly perceived audio levels. The proposed method is used to evaluate different meter implementations, three conforming to the recommendation EBU R 128 and one conforming to EBU Tech 3205-E. In an experiment, engineers participated in a simulated live broadcast show and the resulting fader movements were recorded. The movements were analyzed in terms of different characteristics: fader mean level, fader variability, and fader movement. Significant effects were found showing that engineers do act differently depending on the meter and recommendation at hand.
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