Analyzing the Loudness of Your Audio Material
You can perform a loudness analysis in the Audio Editor or in the Audio Montage window.
While the procedure is basically identical for both editors, the adjustments that you can make differ for the Audio Editor and the Audio Montage window.
Prerequisite
If you want to analyze titles in the Audio Montage window, you have set title markers to define audio regions.
Setting markers is not required for analyzing selected clips.
Procedure
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With the Analyze tab selected, click Loudness on the Tools panel.
The Loudness Analysis dialog opens.
Figure 1. Loudness Analysis Dialog in the Audio Editor 
Figure 2. Loudness Analysis Dialog in the Audio Montage Window -
In the Audio Material section, choose what to analyze:
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Audio Editor:
Active Audio File, Checked File Tabs, or All Audio Files.
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Audio Montage:
Whole Montage, Reference Tracks, or Selected Clips.
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In the section below, choose from the following options:
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Audio Editor:
You can perform the analysis With or Without applying Master Section Processing, or you can select both for comparing them.
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Audio Montage:
With Whole Montage and/or Reference Tracks selected in the Audio Material area, you can choose Ranges to Analyze; that is, Whole and/or one of the options listed under Other: Titles, Active Title, Title Groups, or Active Title Group.
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- Optional: At the bottom of the dialog, you can specify the usage of processor cores.
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Click Start to initiate the analysis. The loudness and the peaks are analyzed.
Note
All plug-ins in the audio path, ranging from clip plug-ins to Master Section plug-ins, are included in the analysis. Thus, the resulting values basically correspond to those of an analysis of the files after rendering.
Result
The results of the analysis are displayed in a report window.
After obtaining the results, you can leave the report window open and initiate a new analysis by clicking Loudness on the Tools panel again. This allows you to view several report windows side by side, for comparison.