TC Electronic DB6, User Manual

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LM6
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Log file format and structure
Each log file is a plain text file with the structure
shown below. The header shows a summary of
the log, followed by the actual, time-stamped
values in tab-separated values format.
This file format can easily be imported into
spreadsheet applications such as Microsoft Ex-
cel or Apple Numbers for further analysis.
Log file header
If the Loudness Meter preset being used has
been edited, the Preset Name is followed by “Ed-
ited”. The serial number, preset name and soft-
ware version information for the logged device is
also available.
The summary includes statistics, and the mea-
surements are stored every second.
Time and date is added while dumping the log
file. This information is derived from the com-
puter that the TC Icon software is running on.
Accordingly, you need to ensure that the com-
puter’s clock is set correctly.
Log file name
The log file’s name is composed from the Algo-
rithm, the Device ID, the Meter Engine, the date
(coming from the computer running the TC Icon
software), plus a number starting with 0000 and
increased for each log file retrieval on the same
date.
Log file example
Header lines are indicated by a leading hash
character.
# --- LM6 log file -------------------------
#
# TC Electronic LM6 Loudness Meter
# DB6 serial number 13508233 - Firmware 1.25.00
# Meter M1
# Preset: EBU R128 Radar (Edited)
#
# --- Overall Statistics -------------------
#
# Start time:
2014-01-27 13:58:39
# End time: 2014-01-27 14:06:25
#
# Program Loudness: -27.1 LUFS
# Loudness Max 10s: -20.7LUFS
# Loudness Range: 17.1 LUFS
# True-Peak Max:
-4.0 LUFS
# --- Loudness log -------------------------
#
Date
Time Loudness (LUFS)
2014-07-27 13:58:39 -23.15
2014-07-27 13:58:40 -23.48
2014-07-27 13:58:41 -23.73
etc.
Working with log files
You can delete, move and rename log files as
required using Windows Explorer in Microsoft
Windows, the Finder in OS X or a third-party file
manager.
Auto Logging
Using the free TC Icon software application (but
not the hardware TC Icon), it is possible to spec-
ify a fixed interval at which the computer will col-
lect Loudness Meter log files from the Frames
controlled by the Icon software.
Log file retrieval can be activated for a wide
range of TC Electronic devices from TC Icon
software.