Metering Cockpit

What Metering Cockpit is

Metering Cockpit is a loudness metering plug-in for mixing and mastering. It combines a frequency analyzer with monitoring aids, displaying loudness, peak level, dynamics, spectrum, stereo correlation, waveform, and loudness history. Loudness measurements use BS.1770-4, while loudness range measurements use EBU R128. The analyzer provides fractional-octave views from 1/1 to 1/24 octave and can also show raw FFT bins.

For reference listening, load a file, compare it with the mix, and set its listening level independently. The plug-in adds no latency and leaves audio unchanged except while a frequency band is soloed or a reference is playing. It works in hosts that load VST3 or AU. On macOS, it is available as VST3 and AU; on Windows, it is VST3. It requires macOS 11 or newer or 64-bit Windows 10 or newer. The free plug-in can be used privately and commercially without registration or a time limit. Reference files are limited to ten minutes because they are converted to the session rate and held in memory.

Who it suits

Metering Cockpit suits people mixing or mastering audio who want loudness, level, dynamics, and spectrum views in a VST3 or AU host. It also fits users who want to compare a mix against a reference file and independently adjust its listening level.

Limits

The free plan has no registration or time limit and allows private and commercial use. Reference files are limited to ten minutes.

Getting started

1. Visit the Jeesonic Metering Cockpit website.
2. Download the version for macOS 11 or newer or 64-bit Windows 10 or newer.
3. Install the VST3 or AU plug-in supported by your system.
4. Load it in a host that supports VST3 or AU.
5. Load a reference file of up to ten minutes if you want to compare it with your mix.

Verdict

Choose Metering Cockpit if you need a free mixing or mastering meter with a detailed analyzer and reference monitoring. Look elsewhere if your reference files need to exceed ten minutes or your host does not load VST3 or AU.