Dorrough Stereo

Name: Dorrough Stereo
Price: 34.99 USD
Author: Waves

by Waves · Utility · Loudness meter

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Emulation of the Dorrough stereo loudness meters.

Best for: Mix Bus, Mastering. Genres: all genres.

Keywords: metering, mastering, bus processing, hardware emulation, mix bus, full mix, utility, mixing, musical.

What it does

Dorrough Stereo is a Waves emulation of the Dorrough stereo loudness meters, a metering tool with no audio processing.

Purpose: level and loudness monitoring; Waves describes the meters as readable, musical and accurate.
Family: part of the Dorrough meter collection, alongside Dorrough Surround.

Source: Waves product page

When to use it

Use it when you want a Dorrough-style meter for judging loudness and density while mixing or mastering, instead of a plain peak or RMS display. It sits alongside the meters in the utility category and doesn't replace a LUFS meter for delivery specs.

Best for: mastering and mix-bus monitoring.
Genres: any; most useful on loud, dense material.

Where to buy

Plugin Boutique: $34.99 (regular $99)
PluginFox: $34.99
AudioDeluxe: $34.99 (regular $129)
Waves: see store

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