AudioAuditor vs Metering Cockpit
AudioAuditor
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| Figure | AudioAuditor | Metering Cockpit |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Audio Analysis Software | 8.1 (#10) | 7.7 (#23) |
| Formats | The site lists support for 35 audio formats across lossless, lossy, and specialty categories. | The plug-in is available as VST3 and AU on macOS and VST3 on Windows. |
| Purpose | AudioAuditor is an open-source toolkit for audio analysis and playback, including lossless-quality checks, AI-generated audio detection, and a built-in hi-res player. | Metering Cockpit is a loudness metering plug-in with a flexible frequency analyzer and monitoring aids. |
| Support | Users can contact the maker by email, submit feedback through the site, or open a GitHub issue. | Support is available by email at [email protected], and the maker asks users to include their DAW, operating system, and plug-in format. |
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In their own words
AudioAuditor
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Metering Cockpit
Metering Cockpit is a loudness metering plug-in for mixing and mastering, with a frequency analyzer and monitoring aids. Its displays cover loudness, peak level, dynamics, spectrum, stereo correlation, waveform, and loudness history. Loudness measurement follows BS.1770-4, and loudness range measurement follows EBU R128. The fractional-octave analyzer spans 1/1 to 1/24 octave and can show raw FFT bins. For reference monitoring, users can load a file, compare it with a mix, and set its listening level independently. The plug-in adds no latency and leaves audio unchanged unless a frequency band is soloed or the reference is playing. It works in hosts that load VST3 or AU. macOS 11 or newer is required, with VST3 and AU formats; 64-bit Windows 10 or newer supports VST3. The macOS installer is signed and notarized. The plug-in is free for private and commercial use, with no registration or time limit. Reference files are limited to ten minutes because they are converted to the session rate and held in memory.