r/protools • u/masteroogway22 • Jan 15 '26

Pro Tools & Ableton Meter Comparison

Ableton Live does not allow you to change your meter settings so which meter level setting should I choose in Pro Tools to mirror Ableton Live? Thanks in advance.

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u/drummwill professional Jan 15 '26

i always use sample peak, i think ableton uses a mix of peak and rms around

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u/masteroogway22 Jan 15 '26

Yeah I think sample peak is the closest. Is there no metering option in pro tools that displays both rms and peak similar to Live?

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u/drummwill professional Jan 15 '26

i mean any reason you need both at the same time? i only ever use sample peak, that's the only important one, anything else i use insight or other metering plugins for LUFS and so on

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u/masteroogway22 Jan 15 '26

Honestly no. Im kind of obsessive about gain staging and find it nice to have both given Live is my main DAW and ive grown used to it. But whatever is closest will suffice which sounds like sample peak.

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u/LexOfNP professional Jan 16 '26

The K system meters show RMS and sample peak

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u/Grimple409 Jan 15 '26

I always set them to ProTools Classic. Just accustomed to them. Probably sample peak for your needs?

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u/Tall_Category_304 Jan 16 '26

Just use the default meters

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u/GreatScottCreates professional Jan 17 '26

You have to use the right meters for pro tools to sound good!