Flower Audio vs RE 128 loudness meter

[dvdrtldg]

Any advice on which is better? At a glance it looks like the RE 128 has more features, but maybe I don't need them all

I'm a music & radio documentary producer - have been getting along OK without a dedicated loudness meter, mostly because we have dedicated sound engineers at work who understand all the specs. But if I was going to bite the bullet and learn how to use one, which would you recommend?

[Carly(Poohbear)]

Mr No Help Here,

I have them both and I use them next to each other all the time when doing sound design and for general monitoring of my mixes..

I do use/reference the Loudness meter more mainly as I can set a -12db reference for sound creation but I do like to know my dynamic range..

They are that cheap at the moment so why not buy them both....

[JerrelTheKing]

I really would like to know which 1 is better as well. They do the same thing so it's no reason to buy both..

[Loque]

There is no better and they dont do the same thing. If you mean just metering, than you dont need both, because you have this already in Reason.

I use Flower to have exact and easy view for my peaks by value. i use 128 if i want to have a detailed look on my peak history to adjust a compressor or limiter or whatever, but imo the display could be better somehow. Both do a good job. There is no better, its a matter of taste and what you need. Also there is another RE that displays the volume history and others that display volume and peaks.

[dana]

I use RE128 all the time, i don't use Flower any more. I like to zoom in and pinpoint a short period of time where all the action is.

[Bonkhead]

I have them both and I use them next to each other all the time when doing sound design and for general monitoring of my mixes..

Me too, plus mastering.

[kloeckno]

Pongasoft's VAC-6 (which is free) has some features in common with RE 128 also, plus it has the benefit of displaying graphics when the transport is stopped. When I first bought RE 128 I thought my graphics card drivers were causing a bug or something because the display is blank when the song wasn't playing, and I hadn't tried hitting play yet!