HoRNet LU Meter MK2

An LUFS Meter to Set Your Levels Right

The HoRNet LU Meter MK2 is a professional-grade digital loudness meter designed to take your mixing and mastering workflow to the next level. Featuring advanced auto gain staging and grouping functions, this plugin ensures your audio levels are consistent, accurate, and perfectly tailored to modern loudness standards. Its redesigned and resizable GUI offers an intuitive user experience, concealing a powerful tool beneath its simplicity.

At the heart of the LU Meter MK2 is its use of Loudness Units (LU), a measurement system based on human perception of sound. Unlike traditional meters, which may struggle to provide accurate readings across different frequencies, the LUFS-based approach ensures that sounds of varying frequencies but identical levels are measured accurately. This allows you to make better-informed mixing decisions and achieve a balanced and polished sound.

Precise Loudness Readings with EBU R128 Standards

The HoRNet LU Meter MK2 provides three essential loudness measurements: momentary, short-term, and integratedloudness, all adhering to the widely recognized EBU R128 standard. Whether you’re mixing for streaming platforms, broadcast, or live performance, this plugin ensures that your audio complies with the appropriate loudness guidelines.

A standout feature of the LU Meter MK2 is its ability to apply the “auto gain” concept. By dynamically adjusting the gain, the plugin keeps your signal within the chosen LU level, ensuring consistent loudness throughout your mix or master. This functionality is incredibly flexible—you can choose to follow the EBU standard (which sums all channels into a single reading) or operate in a non-standard mode, where channels are measured separately. This versatility makes the LU Meter MK2 suitable for a wide variety of audio projects.

LUFS Meter with Safety Features for Reliable Mixing

One challenge with loudness-based metering is the risk of peaks occasionally exceeding 0 dBFS when auto gain is applied. To address this, the HoRNet LU Meter MK2 incorporates a peak protection system. Whenever the peaks rise above your chosen safety level, the plugin automatically adjusts the gain to ensure the peaks stay within the maximum set value. This added layer of protection ensures clean and distortion-free audio, even during dynamic sections.

By default, the LU Meter MK2 is calibrated to -18 LUFS (Loudness Units Full Scale), which serves as a common reference point for gain staging. However, the plugin offers full calibration flexibility, allowing you to adjust the reference level to suit your specific needs—whether you’re aiming for higher loudness for streaming platforms like Spotify (-14 LUFS) or lower levels for broadcast compliance (-23 LUFS). This adaptability helps you judge your audio levels more accurately and produce faster, better mixing results.

Save Time with Auto Gain Adjustment

A key feature of the HoRNet LU Meter MK2 is its intelligent auto gain algorithm, which ensures your tracks stay within the chosen loudness level automatically. This feature not only saves time but also guarantees consistent results across your projects, eliminating the need for constant manual adjustments. Whether you’re working on a single track or an entire mix, the auto gain function provides a smoother, more efficient workflow.

Advanced Group and Parameter Sharing for Seamless Workflow

One of the most powerful features of the HoRNet LU Meter MK2 is its ability to send parameters across multiple plugin instances. This functionality allows you to copy and synchronize settings such as Gain, Reference Level, Max Peak, Target LUFS, Mode, EBU compliance, and more, either within the same group (e.g., your drum bus) or across every instance of the plugin in your session.

For added convenience, the plugin offers customizable behavior for parameter sharing. By right-clicking on a control, you can enable the “Send to group” or “Send to all” functions. The plugin uses a simple color-coded system to indicate these settings: a green dot shows when a control is sent to the group, while an orange dot indicates it is sent to all instances. This feature transforms the LU Meter MK2 into one of the most flexible and efficient LUFS meters available on the market today.

Why Choose the HoRNet LU Meter MK2?

The HoRNet LU Meter MK2 stands out as a versatile and user-friendly LUFS meter that caters to the needs of modern audio professionals. Its combination of precision, flexibility, and innovative features makes it an invaluable tool for achieving consistent loudness in any project. Whether you’re a music producer, mixing engineer, or content creator, this plugin simplifies the process of loudness metering while ensuring your audio meets industry standards.

With its resizable interface, auto gain staging, group parameter sharing, and peak protection, the LU Meter MK2 offers everything you need to streamline your mixing and mastering process. It’s more than just a meter—it’s your partner in crafting audio that sounds great everywhere.

The HoRNet LU Meter MK2 is your ultimate solution for loudness monitoring. Experience the precision, flexibility, and innovation of a plugin designed to help you achieve perfect levels with ease. Try the LU Meter MK2 today and take your audio production to the next level.