PPMulator is plug-in that emulates a professional broadcast Peak Programme Meter (PPM).

PPMulator provides your audio production experience with a calibrated workspace, something that is hard to achieve when working in a non studio environment.

PPMulator is designed to closely follow the ballistics of mono, stereo and mid-side (MS) PPM meters conforming to IEC 268-10/DIN 45406 and has a number of built-in additional features, including various display options and a highly-useful Peak Logging process which logs all peaks/overloads against the timecode in the host application where they occurred.

PPMulator - Initial Feature Set:

• Configurable as a Type I/Type II PPM, or set your own custom reference levels, ballistics and settings.
• Both 'box-and-needle' PPM or plasma bargraph graphical display options.
• Unique Peak Logging feature - create lists of 'overs' logged against timecode for unattended mixes/laybacks.
• Mono/Stereo or Mid-Side (MS) metering options, with overload LED.
• Fully-resizable single or dual meter display.
• Monitor both input level when recording and output level when mixing.
• Mono gain trim to M3 (-3dB) or M6 (-6dB) standards.
• Phase-error warning light for maximum mono compatibility.
• Built-in reference tone generator for meter alignment and calibration.

Supported Metering Standards:

• IEC 269-10 Type I : Nordic N9
• IEC 269-10 Type I / DIN 45406
• IEC 269-10 Type IIa : BBC scale
• IEC 269-10 Type IIb : EBU scale

New in v3.3.0:

• Support for ITU-R BS.1770-3, ARIB TR-B32 (2013), FreeTV OP-59 (2013)
• Bugfix for peak logging to crash with ATSC scales has also been eliminated.

New in v3.2.1:

• Bugfix for resizing issue when switching between horizontal and vertical mode.
• Bugfix for inconsistency between loudness unit on preference panel and the meter display.
• Bugfix for setting colours for bar meter regions, switched units accidentally.
• Bugfix for preference panel now shows always the last used panel tab.

New in v3.2:

• Customizable loudness meter (e.g. ranges and colours)
• Password protected Admin mode
• Second range for true-peak scale
• Various bugfixes

New in v3.1.2:

• Support for AAX Native (32/64 bit) on Windows and Mac
• Support for ATSC/A85 (only PPMXL)
• Support for larger files (> 2GB)
• Improved resampling

New in v3.0.8:

• 64-bit compatibility
• 24 hours max measurement length
• All meters have a 200ms fall back time option
• A number of bugfixes