Dolby Media Meter vs. LM100

[Applebee]

Hi.

Looking to purchase DMM or LM100 for upcoming Discovery series. Will Dolby Media Meter suffice?

Thanks.

[Dallas Taylor]

Absolutely! I ditched my LM100 the week the DMM came out

I worked in-house at Discovery up until a year ago & still mix tons of Discovery projects with the DMM.

[tom_lowe]

You make it sound as though DMM is an inferior product. It is actually far more advanced than an LM100.

[kd_special]

My question is whos checking your mix?

whould it be discovery? Or a quality control place?

What gear do they have, to check your mix?

Anyone know?

We have a DMM at the studio but i havent messed around with it.

kd

[tom_lowe]

Well if delivery spec says ITU.1770/LKFS then you set DMM to that.

If they have an LM100 and want spec to LEq(A) then you set DMM to that.

Here in the UK I just use DMM to make sure I have a nice average dialogue level that fits within the PPM spec where we don't have an actual average dialogue range, but I find mixes sound more accurate by setting an arbitrary average dialogue level, and ensuring it doesn't go above around PPM5 for dialogue and PPM6 for the main mix.