TC Electronic SYSTEM 6000 MKII Algorithm Manual

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lM6
Basic Use
LM6makesuseofauniquewayofvisualizingshort-termloudness,loudnesshistory,andlong-termstatisticaldescriptors.
Itmaybeusedwithmono,stereoand5.1materialforanytypeofprogrammaterial.
PresstheRadarkeytobringuptheRadarpage.Thispagewillbeusedmostofthetime.Thebasicfunctionalityofthe
RadarpageisshowninFig3.
Fig 3 - Radar page features of LM6 in System6000
Target Loudness is displayed at 12 o’clock of the outer
ring, and at the bold circle of the radar indicated also by the
transition from green to yellow. The descriptors Loudness
Range and Program Loudness, are the yellow numbers in
the lower part of the display. Press the Reset key to reset
Radar and Descriptors.
The“TransportControls”,PauseandReset,areusedto
maketheradaranddescriptormeasurementsrun,pause
andreset.Pressthe“Main”keytochangepresetname
andforadjustingmoreparameters.Pressthe“Setup”
keytochangesetupparameters.Presetscanbestored
specifying target loudness, noise floor, overload conditions
etc using normal System6000 preset handling procedures.
Radar Page
Current Loudness: Outer Ring
The outer ring of the Radar page displays Momentary
loudness.The0LUpoint(i.e.TargetLoudness)isat12
o’clock,andmarkedbytheborderbetweengreenand
yellow,whiletheLowLevelpointismarkedbytheborder
betweengreenandblue.The“0LUEquals”and“Low
LevelBelow”parametersarefoundontheSetuppage.For
instance,if0LUissetat-22LUFS,andLowLevelisset
at-20LU,thecolorcodingofFig3applies.
Theusershouldbeinstructedtokeeptheouterringin
thegreenarea,andaround12o’clockontheaverage.
Excursionsintotheblueortheyellowareashouldbe
balanced, and not only go in one direction.
The numbers associated with the outer ring may be
referenced at either maximum loudness, or have a zero
pointsetsetatTargetLevel.Choose“LUFS”or“LU”atthe
Loudness Scale selection on the Main page depending on
yourpreference.Eitherwayoflookingatloudnessisvalid.
LUFSreadingisinlinewithhowpeaklevelistypically
measured in a digital system, and compatible with Dolby
AC3andEmetadata,whiletheLUapproachcallsfora
certainTargetLoudnesstohavebeenpredetermined,like
e.g.aVUmeter.
Notehow“LUFS”insomecountriesiscalled“LKFS”,but
thetwoareidentical.Areadingof,forinstance,-25.0LUFS
istheprecisesameas-25.0LKFS.

TC Electronic SYSTEM 6000 MKII Specifications

General

Brand	TC Electronic
Model	SYSTEM 6000 MKII
Category	Computer Hardware
Language	English