Peak Reduction meters:
Present in both Dynamics and Limiter modules, these meters are very informative for displaying not only overall peak level, but the gain reduction applied, as well as the resulting peak level after processing.
1. – The peak level before processing
2. – The resulting output peak level after processing
3. – The amount in decibels of gain reduction applied to the signal
Alloy provides three types of meters for viewing the dynamics of a mix. You can set options for these meters by right clicking on any of the dynamics meters, or selecting the ‘Meters’ tab of the ‘Options’ dialogue.
Zoom Tool
You can zoom in on the level histogram by holding down the Ctrl key under Windows or the Command key under OS X and clicking on the meter. Left clicks zoom in the meter, while right clicks zoom back out. Under OS X you can also Ctrl/Cmd-click to zoom out.
Reduction Meters
When working in the Dynamics and Limiter modules, the reduction meter provides you with a readout of how much the dynamics processing is changing the level of the signal. You can set this to display the amount of compression and limiting, and/or the amount of gating by right-clicking (under OS X you can also ctrl-click) on the meter.
Curve Level Meter
The meter above is a traditional dynamics curve, where the x or horizontal axis is the signal going into the dynamics module, and the y or vertical axis is the signal coming out. Flatter compression curves means the signal is being flattened (compressed) more.