On Mon, 29 Jul 2019 11:21:39 -0700 (MST) Stephan Bourgeois <stepha...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Hi there, > >I have been tinkering with Steve Harris' meterbridge 0.9.2 for jack. >cf. https://github.com/stephanb2/jack-meterbridge > >1. Refactored global variables so that the code builds on Debian 9.2. >2. Improved (?) the dpm IEC scale and ballistics. >3. Changed the PPM ballistics to use Fons Adriaensen's JMeters algorithm. > >I do however have a deeper question: what is the point of jack meterbridge? >Given that the broadcast and podcast industry has moved to EBU-R128 and >Ebumeter offers EBU R-128 metering. JMeters offers "nostalgia" PPM and VU >meters with correct ballistics, more options, better graphics. The only >thing missing would be a 4x oversampling true peak meter. > >Should meterbridge be maintained or should another metering app de bundled >with jack? > >Note that I am not a C engineer, my background is Java and Python. Please >send code review comments and shout if you see anything horrific. > >Let me know your thoughts. >Cheers, >Stephan. I use it all the time. It is simple, clear and runs well in a standalone environment. It also acts as a useful summing point. One's ears are the final arbiter but this is very helpful. I will check out your build as soon as I have some free time (whatever that is!) -- It wasn't me! (Well actually, it probably was) ... the hard part is not dodging what life throws at you, but trying to catch the good bits. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-dev mailing list Linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev