Meter Core
Key Features
- Scores a full mix playback with a Track Pass verdict of PASS, WATCH, or PUSHED.
- Combines VU, true peak, integrated loudness, RMS, crest factor, headroom, M/S balance, and correlation in one master-bus view.
- Adds commercial-reference translation indices such as Side Air, Centre Weight, Forward Mid, Punch Reserve, Silk Ratio, Low Width Risk, and Push Damage.
- Uses a built-in Guide to explain what each custom index means in practical mix terms.
- Designed for end-to-end song checks, showing averages, worst cases, and weak sections rather than only momentary readings.
- Ships as a notarized macOS installer with AU and VST3 plugin formats.
Description
Meter Core is a macOS master-bus metering plugin from AutoFactory Audio that turns a full mix playback into a translation verdict. Instead of stopping at LUFS, true peak, RMS, M/S balance, and correlation, it scores the mix against commercial-reference calibration with a Track Pass result of PASS, WATCH, or PUSHED.
The plugin is built for producers who want one master-bus panel that explains why a mix feels small, over-pushed, soft, or risky outside the studio. Its custom indices cover Side Air, Centre Weight, Forward Mid, Punch Reserve, Silk Ratio, Low Width Risk, Push Damage, and related balance cues that normal level meters do not summarize.
That makes it most useful late in the mix, before printing a master, or when checking a reference against your own track. You still get conventional level and stereo data, but the main value is the plain-language verdict and guide that point to translation problems after a complete playback.
Meter Core is currently macOS-only, with AU and VST3 formats supplied through a notarized PKG installer. The developer states that it is fully functional, no-signup, and free for good, with Windows planned but not released yet.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does Meter Core measure beyond normal loudness meters?
It includes standard loudness and level readings, but its main difference is the translation scoring layer. The official page lists indices such as Side Air, Centre Weight, Punch Reserve, Low Width Risk, and Push Damage, which are designed to flag mix-balance problems that ordinary LUFS and peak readings may not explain.
How does Track Pass work?
Track Pass is meant to watch a whole song play from start to finish. After playback, it reports a verdict and summarizes averages, worst cases, and weak sections so you can judge the mix as a complete track rather than a few meter snapshots.
Is Meter Core useful for mastering?
It can help before or during mastering because it shows loudness, peak, stereo, and translation cues on the master bus. It is not a limiter or mastering processor; it is a diagnostic meter for spotting balance, width, punch, and push-related issues.
Is there a Windows version?
Not yet. AutoFactory describes Meter Core as macOS-first and says Windows is coming, but the current public download is for macOS only.
