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Dorrough Stereo Black Friday pricing is 69% off, which puts this Waves metering plugin at $29.99 until Nov 26, 2026.
Dorrough Stereo is a loudness and level metering plugin for recording, broadcast and film work. It reads both peak and average levels, so you see more than where the overs are.
The maker says Waves modeled Dorrough's patented Ballistic process, which came out of a 20-year effort to refine audio measurement. It was developed in close association with Dorrough Electronics.
The plugin gives you fast peak metering that behaves like an analog meter. The maker says it duplicates the visual behavior of industry-standard hardware.
It models Dorrough's 3 most popular loudness meters. You get mono and stereo versions, each in 3 sizes and 3 styles.
The average level is the part that tracks perceived loudness. That is the reading the maker points to when it talks about the emotional response of listeners and moviegoers.
The Sum/Diff warning gives a fast mono-compatibility check directly on the bus. If your stereo width is cancelling energy, the meter shows it.
The Overs LED is sample-based. Three or more consecutive samples above 0 dBFS trip it, so you catch clipping before it reaches a bounce.
On Mac, it supports macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 and Sequoia 15, in VST, AU and AAX formats.
On PC, it needs Windows 10 or later, in VST and AAX formats.
It sits in the Waves utility plugins group, alongside other metering and utility tools.
Yes. The Dorrough Stereo Black Friday deal takes 69% off this Waves utility plugin, bringing it to $29.99. The deal runs until Nov 26, 2026.
It is a Waves metering plugin that models Dorrough's loudness meters. It shows fast peak levels with analog-style behavior, plus the average levels that reflect perceived loudness, for recording, broadcast and film work.
Yes, it is a VST. On Mac it comes as VST, AU and AAX. On Windows 10 and later it comes as VST and AAX. Mac support covers macOS Monterey 12 through Sequoia 15.
It has 3 meter modes: Left/Right, Sum/Difference and Phase. The 3 peak modes are 3-second hold, infinite hold and peak reset. Sum/Diff mode warns of energy drops when the mix is summed to mono.
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