Loudness Overlay

You can overlay the Waveform or the Rainbow view of the Audio Editor with an RMS Loudness view and adjust the transparency of the overlay.

The RMS Loudness overlay allows you to keep a constant eye on both peaks and loudness, so that you can easily identify audio sections with varying dynamics.

To overlay the Waveform or the Rainbow view with the RMS Loudness view, use the scroll wheel (1) at the bottom. The farther you turn the scroll wheel to the right, the higher the opacity of the RMS Loudness overlay (2); that is, the more prominent it becomes. The farther you turn the scroll wheel to the left, the more transparent the RMS Loudness overlay. Turning the scroll wheel all the way to the left sets the transparency to 100%, so that the RMS Loudness overlay is not visible.

Figure 1. Loudness Overlay scroll wheel in the Waveform view
Figure 2. Loudness Overlay in the Rainbow view

To activate/deactivate the RMS Loudness overlay display (2), double-click on the scroll wheel (1).

Note

This feature is also available in the Waveform and the Rainbow view of the Audio Montage window.

Note

  • The transparency settings for the Waveform and the Rainbow view are independent of each other, because of their different graphics rendering.

  • The transparency settings for the Audio Editor and the Audio Montage window are independent of each other as well.

To access further settings, select File > Preferences > Audio Files > Editing, and set the desired parameters in the Loudness Waveform Overlay section.