MUMBAI: NUGEN Audio today announced that its Korean distributor, Music Metro, will represent the company at the KOBA 2016 show, May 24-27 at the COEX convention and exhibition center in Seoul, South Korea. On stand A420, Music Metro will highlight NUGEN Audio's award-winning broadcast loudness measurement and management tools, including the Loudness Toolkit 2 and Loudness Management Batch (LMB) Processor.

Loudness Toolkit 2 is the latest generation of NUGEN Audio's acclaimed suite of loudness metering and correction tools. Consisting of the VisLM-H 2 loudness meter, LM-Correct 2 quick-fix tool, and ISL 2 true-peak limiter, Loudness Toolkit 2 now offers powerful workflow enhancements and upgrades that make it an even more valuable companion for users of nonlinear editors (NLEs) and digital audio workstations (DAWs). Loudness Toolkit 2 now includes versions of VisLM-H 2 and ISL 2 for power users of AVID Avid Pro Tools | HDX. In addition, the toolkit also includes a comprehensive new Adobe Premiere Pro CC integration for LM-Correct 2, enabling users to access LM-Correct 2 as a Common Extensibility Platform (CEP) panel within the Premiere editing environment.

NUGEN Audio's LMB Processor is an offline file-based loudness analysis and correction program for high-throughput applications. The solution qualified for AS-11 DPP compatibility together with NUGEN Audio's MXF Extension, a file-handling option that provides native MXF audio-handling and enables LMB Processor to perform automated analysis and correction of audio within an MXF container while preserving all other data within the file.

"Korea's loudness regulation has been effective since 2013, but on May 29 the grace period will end and loudness will become mandatory for Korean broadcasters. At this year's KOBA show, Music Metro is the ideal partner to show broadcasters how our award-winning loudness metering, management, and processing tools can help them comply easily and quickly," said Creative director, NUGEN Audio, Jon Schorah. "With its outstanding track record in providing innovative digital audio solutions to the Korean marketplace, Music Metro is renowned for its commitment to high-quality customer support and its deep understanding of the Korean broadcasting landscape. In short, Music Metro is an invaluable asset as we build our market presence in this exciting and dynamic country."

"It is a pleasure to present NUGEN Audio solutions to the Korean market," said Team manager, Music Metro, Jun Yup Cha. "NUGEN Audio's solutions are well-known for helping customers deliver high-quality, compliant audio while saving time, reducing costs, and preserving the creative process. With NUGEN Audio tools, we're able to offer our customer total confidence in meeting their loudness delivery guidelines, especially with the looming deadline for the Korean loudness mandate."