Question:
How do I set up Loudness Monitoring on my MOCO server?
Answer:
To enable Loudness Monitoring, you will need to do the following:
- Navigate to Admin —> Input
- Edit the input(s) you would like Loudness Data on
- Scroll down to Generate Loudness Data —> On
- Select the Loudness Specifications
- ATSC A/85 2011 (Original CALM Act Spec
- ATSC A/85 2013 (The one currently now used in the US) ←- Most likely will be the one selected
- EBU R128 (European Spec)
- Set Short Intervals (seconds) ←- You can leave this as default unless you want different intervals set up.
- Click Save and repeat the steps for the remaining inputs.
- Navigate to Monitor —> Loudness Graph
- Select the Input and hit the drop-down arrow
- Depending on the input/source, it may show multiple tracks or it may just show one.
- Click the + button for a track
- You can view different metrics
- Short Interval Integrated
- Short-Term
- Momentary ←-Used to calculate Integrated Loudness
- Short Interval LRA
- AC3 Dialnorm
- You can view different metrics
Additional Notes:
You can zoom in to the graph data by adjusting the track bar just below the graph or hitting the Zoom preset buttons above the graph.
Applies to Version:
SnapStream MOCO.