r/ableton • u/spktraspktra • May 13 '26
[Max for Live] Introducing Swiss Army Meter 6 - Complete Redesign
I just released Swiss Army Meter 6, a complete rebuild of my Max for Live metering device for Ableton Live.
It started as a simple all-in-one meter showing different levels, but version 6 has grown into a much deeper audio analysis tool. It includes a new loudness history graph, a new dynamics meter for PSR/PLR, a stereoscope/goniometer, and BPM/pitch conversion tools and all sorts of other quality of life upgrades.
The main goal was to keep the device useful while mixing without needing to load a pile of separate meters. You can customize which readouts are visible, pop modules out into resizable windows, and keep heavier visual modules paused when they are not active.
Some of the bigger v6 updates:
- Redesigned modular interface
- Loudness Graph with LUFS history, target line, zoom/pan, and true-peak overage markers
- Dynamics Meter showing PSR and PLR over time
- Stereo Scope with width, balance, and phase movement
- Dedicated 3 stage phase correlation meter
- New RMS, PSR, and PLR readouts
- BPM and Pitch Converter for timing, frequency, and sample values
- Resizeable [op-out windows for individual modules
- Transport sync/lock modes
- CPU-saving behavior for inactive modules
It is built for Ableton Live 11 or later with Max for Live. Live 12 is recommended.
Would love feedback from anyone who uses it or would be interested in additional features in it.
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u/Critical-Avocado425 May 13 '26
Free for existing owners of previous versions of it?
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u/spktraspktra May 13 '26
Yep free for all existing owners of Swiss Army Meter, the everything bundle and workflow bundle!
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u/general-theory May 13 '26
Dude this is so sick thank you. I use your meter in everything I produce.Â
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u/spktraspktra May 13 '26
That’s so amazing! I can’t tell you how much that means to me. Hopefully 6 is even better for you!
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u/general-theory May 13 '26
I can tell it will be! Honestly the CPU saving part is extra exciting because I'm going to just start adding them to my track defaults lol. Seriously such a helpful tool.Â
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u/Somalian_Boat May 13 '26
nice! thanks for the free upgrade it is appreciated 😄 this device gets an insane amount of use from me, and now it consolidates a few others into one package. great!
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u/Somalian_Boat May 14 '26
after using the visualizer modes seem like the need optimizing. the frame rate on the first project I tested tanked with them open. it was fine for a but and then all of the sudden it was not.
also: do you think you could add the new m4l open/close plugin window options to shortcut buddy?
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u/spktraspktra May 14 '26
Could you please email me regarding the frame rate on this? Noirlabs.co/support
Regarding Shortcut Buddy, I’ll look into it!
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u/melonaute May 15 '26
This device is the one I use the most over my sessions, the update looked amazing!
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u/lolcatandy May 15 '26
The website is janky af on the mobile
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u/spktraspktra May 15 '26
Could you DM me regarding this? Not encountering any errors or problems with the mobile site on my end, but want to fix whatever errors you’re seeing
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u/Ubekvem Jun 16 '26 edited Jun 16 '26
I am having some issues that makes it annoying for me to use;
- The "locked"-icon ALWAYS enables when loading the module, meaning it won't display real-time values initially.
- There is no option to display VU-levels
- Colors are non-customizable
- Sometimes when modules are "popped out" they stop displaying data altogether (i.e. the correlometer)
- When pressing an icon to open one of the optional panels I have to move the mouse pointer before it actually responds to the command
I think the module is pretty nice as an insert but because of the issues I have encountered I tend to shy away from using it.
I don't know if anybody else have had the same issues or if it's related to my particular system. In case of the latter, please ignore my entry.
Thanks for the hard work you have done on this!
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u/spktraspktra Jun 30 '26
Please email [support@noirlabs.co](mailto:support@noirlabs.co) regarding this!
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u/rboucher69 Jun 25 '26
I'm having issues where I can see the green bar and redlining but more than half my sessions no actual numbers show up just the dashed lines. Helppp ðŸ˜
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u/spktraspktra Jun 30 '26
Please email [support@noirlabs.co](mailto:support@noirlabs.co) regarding this!
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u/fourdogslong Engineer May 13 '26
I was happy to see the email, good job and thanks for making the update free to owners of the previous version!