FAIRLIGHT / LEVEL METER / PRACTICE

Prepared: 9 October 2026
https://videomontazher.com/en/fairlight/level-meter

Project / passage / range: ____________________
Source format / mapping / L/R position: ____________________
Track / bus / Meter insertion point: ____________________
Monitoring bus / file output: ____________________
Meter Type / Custom settings: ____________________
Pre fader metering on tracks / Reset Peak on Play: ____________________

Work in a test copy. Record actual observations; no result is pre-approved.
The native effect is called Meter. Its red line holds a peak for 2 seconds; the numerical maximum persists separately.
Lab Gain and R offset modify an authored generator, not native Meter.
The lab calculates sample peak and RMS of specified 256-sample blocks, not LUFS, true peak or recording processing.
Capturing lab maxima covers manually selected blocks only, without native hold/decay.

1 · Name the signal and route
In a test copy, choose 10–15 seconds of material. Record its channel format, track, bus, monitoring output and expected L/R position.
Setting / measured playback range: ____________________
L peak / R peak / block RMS (only if measured): ____________________
What you heard or calculated: ____________________
Remaining question / next comparison: ____________________

2 · Repeat the Meter measurement
Open native Meter on the intended track or bus. Reset before the pass, record the numerical channel maxima and check Reset Peak on Play behaviour between two passes.
Setting / measured playback range: ____________________
L peak / R peak / block RMS (only if measured): ____________________
What you heard or calculated: ____________________
Remaining question / next comparison: ____________________

3 · Check the fader’s influence
Record Meter Type and Pre fader metering on tracks. Temporarily lower the track fader by 6 dB, replay the passage and compare the measurement with listening. Restore the initial value afterwards.
Setting / measured playback range: ____________________
L peak / R peak / block RMS (only if measured): ____________________
What you heard or calculated: ____________________
Remaining question / next comparison: ____________________

4 · Compare shapes in the lab
At matching gain and R offset, compare Sine, Burst and Impulse: record sample peak and block RMS. Check Silence, then change R offset alone. Keep this calculation separate from measuring the recording in Resolve.
Setting / measured playback range: ____________________
L peak / R peak / block RMS (only if measured): ____________________
What you heard or calculated: ____________________
Remaining question / next comparison: ____________________

5 · Correct and check the output
Choose one observed problem, correct its cause and compare the complete mix. Listen to a short export; separately check loudness and true peak against project requirements. Record the actual result.
Setting / measured playback range: ____________________
L peak / R peak / block RMS (only if measured): ____________________
What you heard or calculated: ____________________
Remaining question / next comparison: ____________________

Final route / stereo / mono: ____________________
Project loudness / true-peak requirements: ____________________
Exported-file measurement results: ____________________
File listened to / date / corrections: ____________________

Do not add different track dB readings arithmetically. Label the type and point of each measurement.
A red display element does not replace clipping investigation, and sample peak does not replace true peak.

Source: DaVinci Resolve 21 Reference Manual, pp. 167, 4118, 4130–4140.
https://documents.blackmagicdesign.com/UserManuals/DaVinci_Resolve_21_Reference_Manual.pdf