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Platform-agnostic alternative to TT Dynamic Range Meter for measuring dynamic range of music.

dr_meter is dynamic range meter. In short, it measures how much does the amplitude of music change. dr_meter is attempt to create open-source, non-GUI, format-agnostic and OS-agnostic dynamic range meter, whose results will be compatible with TT DR Offline Meter's.

What can I do with it? Read the LICENSE.

How to use it? $ make $ ./dr_meter /your/favourite/music.flac

What formats does it support? Every audio format ever. Or at least the ones supported by ffmpeg.

Why to use it? To fight overcompression. Interesting links about loudness wars:

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war
  • http://turnmeup.org/
  • http://justiceforaudio.org/
  • http://www.pleasurizemusic.com/
  • http://dr.loudness-war.info/