Generating a loudness log for the timeline (Feature Request)

john_dennis wrote on 11/12/2024, 9:12 AM

The Vegas 22 Help file says:

Generating a loudness log for the timeline

Select the data you want to analyze.

TIP If no data is selected, the entire timeline is analyzed.

Choose Tools | Generate Loudness Log.

My observation is that the entire timeline is analyzed no matter which event on the timeline is selected.

Comments

RogerS wrote on 11/12/2024, 9:13 AM

Your understanding is how I think it works too.

jetdv wrote on 11/12/2024, 12:32 PM

Instead of selecting the events, create a selection area around the events. Then it will only do the selection area.

john_dennis wrote on 11/12/2024, 12:52 PM

@jetdv

True...

... but not obvious to the casual Help file reader.

"Select the data you want to analyze."

john_dennis wrote on 11/12/2024, 2:00 PM
  1. Generate Loudness Log would be more intuitive and more useful if the report was generated on the audio of a selected event on the timeline.
  2. Update the Help file to describe how it actually works.
Candive wrote on 11/12/2024, 3:07 PM
  1. Generate Loudness Log would be more intuitive and more useful if the report was generated on the audio of a selected event on the timeline.
  2. Update the Help file to describe how it actually works.

@john_dennis, I agree that Help should be updated for clarity. My question is, when you say you want to select an event, do you only want the loudness of the specific event or the range of the event - meaning all sound tracks above and below the event for the event range?

john_dennis wrote on 11/12/2024, 3:13 PM

@Candive said: "...do you only want the loudness of the specific event or the range of the event..."

I'd like the ability to get the Loudness Log for an audio track of a single event without going to Sound Forge. There are other things that would make my life joyous that might not happen.

Candive wrote on 11/12/2024, 4:26 PM

@john_dennis

It appears that the loudness log does not work like that by design. According to help, if nothing is selected the entire timeline is analysed - meaning all applicable soundtracks in the project, so selecting a range makes sense rather than a single or multiple events in sequence. But your requirement is reasonable and should be suggested to Development as an enhancement. One should have the capability of selecting:

  1. The entire timeline (no selection)
  2. A range
  3. A single track or multiple tracks
  4. An event or series of events
mark-y wrote on 11/12/2024, 7:56 PM

@john_dennis I haven't tried Vegas 22, and I really like Reaper for their visual output.

john_dennis wrote on 11/12/2024, 9:17 PM

@mark-y I'll look at Reaper, just because.

mark-y wrote on 11/12/2024, 10:41 PM

@mark-y I'll look at Reaper, just because.

Their Reafir module is the best NR next to iZotope, and $400 less. ;?)

jetdv wrote on 11/13/2024, 7:35 AM

And Reafir can be used INSIDE VEGAS!

mark-y wrote on 11/13/2024, 11:33 AM

And Reafir can be used INSIDE VEGAS!

😲

 

Robert Johnston wrote on 11/14/2024, 11:46 PM

This is what I found. First set the "loop region" in/out points to cover the range or events. You don't need to highlight the loop region. Solo the tracks you want included, or mute the tracks you don't want included.

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john_dennis wrote on 11/15/2024, 12:50 AM

@Robert Johnston Noted.