“The initial version of Clarity M was heavily influenced by the workflow and requirements of the broadcast industry,” explains Thomas Valter, Director of Product Management at the Danish audio company.
“But as we’ve seen a lot of producers, mixing engineers, musicians and live DJs adopt the meter, we have for a long time wanted to give it a major overhaul with more focus on music production."
Metering essentials for music
The new features of Clarity M all aim at making life easier for the audio engineers, and ensure that their final deliveries sound their best, no matter the playback system.
On top of an added offline metering mode and support for 96 kHz digital stereo input, the updated version features new dedicated stereo tools, such as a customizable vector scope and a combined Left-Right and Mid-Side balance meter.
Already adopted by many producers, mixing engineers, musicians and live DJs around the world, TC Electronic expects that the updated version will see Clarity M find its way to even more consoles, mixing desks and bedroom recording stations.
All additions coming with the 2.0 update:
• Customizable vector scope
• Stereo mid/side Balance-O-Meter
• Fast offline plug-in mode
• Increased number of PPM meter scales
• Color scheme tweaks that improves readability, especially in low-light scenarios
• Highly improved flexibility to display layout
• New application specific presets
• General improvements to usability
Available: Now
Pricing: Free software download
Clarity M Desktop Audio Meter Webpage
"First impressions" video with Kenny Moran