TM3-Primus

TouchMonitor TM3-Primus:

Stereo and 5.1 TouchMonitor, desktop unit with 4.3 inch capacitive touch screen and USB power supply for multifunc-tional stereo audio measurements. Analog stereo input via RCA (unbalanced, with potentiometer adjustable in the range of 61 mV to 12.28 V), digital stereo input and out-put via RCA (S/PDIF), digital audio signals via Micro-USB directlyfrom PC, power supply via Micro-USB connector (power supply unit or PC), PPM and True Peak measurements (standard scales), Loudness (EBU R128, ITU-R BS.1770-3/1771-1, ATSC A/85, ARIB, OP-59, AGCOM, CALM Act) bargraph or numeric, Loudness Range display with MagicLRA mode,Chart display of Loudness over time, audio vectorscope,correlation, Real Time Analyzer (RTA), Moving Coilnumerical display. Option: Complimentary USB Connect software for direct access of audio signals from a DAW without the need to define TM3-Primus as a standard audio output device, and for remote control of the Start/Stop/Reset functions.

Main Benefits:

Compact unit with full feature set for multifunctional audio measurements (analog, digital, USB audio)
Table-top or 2U panel-mount unit with display, USB connecting cable, and external USB mains adapter
4.3“ capacitive touch screen (272 x 480 pixel)
Optimized screen layout with selectable instruments
Micro-USB connector for digital audio inputs (stereo, 5.1) and USB power supply (USB mains adapter or computer)
PPM/TruePeak meter with analog and digital scales

Description

Extensive Loudness Metering – Ultra-compact and Budget-friendly

Compact metering device for all creative fields of the music industry
RTW‘s TM3-Primus series units are a highly compact and innovative, easy-to-use products, giving music, voice, and multimedia producers in professional as well as non-commercial environments everything they need. Therefore, the loudness and audio metering devices include frequently used standard instruments and parameters in supreme quality to meet the demands of a wide variety of applications.

Beside the use as a standalone desktop or 2U panel-mount unit including analog and digital audio interfaces, as well as USB audio, the TM3-Primus series units with firmware version 1-02 or higher also provides the innovative USB hybrid function for direct access of audio signals from a DAW. Metering will then be performed right from the DAW via RTW USB Connect software, and the TM3-Primus devices will process and visualize the information without the need for additional wiring or extensive signal routing, and without dropping the standard audio interface.

User interface
The graphical user interface used in the units is controlled simply by using your finger. Instruments can be selected and will be combined for an optimized reading. All commonly used parameters are set, just a few need to be adjusted by the user to meet individual requirements.

Start your measurement. TM3-Primus.

Features

Compact unit with full feature set for multifunctional audio measurements (analog, digital, USB audio)
Table-top or 2U panel-mount unit with display, USB connecting cable, and external USB mains adapter
4.3“ capacitive touch screen (272 x 480 pixel)
Optimized screen layout with selectable instruments
Analog 2-channel stereo input via unbal. RCA, adjustable from –22 dBu (61 mV) to +24 dBu (12.28 V)
Digital 2-channel stereo in- and output via S/PDIF (RCA)
Micro-USB connector for digital audio inputs (stereo, 5.1) and USB power supply (USB mains adapter or computer)
PPM/TruePeak meter with analog and digital scales
Moving Coil instruments with PPM, VU, and BBC modes
Loudness measurements acc. to EBU R128, ITU-R BS.1770-3/1771-1, ATSC A/85, ARIB, OP-59, AGCOM, or CALM Act
Summing Loudness bargraph, M, S, or I value selectable
Numerical displays
LRA instrument (Loudness Range) with MagicLRA mode
Loudness Chart instrument (course over time)
2-channel Audio Vectorscope
Stereo Correlator (phase meter)
RTA
Monitoring instrument with onscreen level fader
Downmix of USB Surround signals, output via S/PDIF Out connector
Keyboard
USB hybrid function: Using RTW USB Connect software allows simultaneous monitoring and metering, e. g. right from a DAW (see tab "USB Connect")

Instruments

With the integrated Smart software package, TM3-Primus is fully equipped. It provides a wide range of RTW‘s approved loudness and audio metering tools to meet the demands of a wide variety of applications. Beside the signal processing and the control functions this software includes the following instruments:

TP/PPM Bargraph
PPM and TruePeak meter for analog and digital 2-channel Stereo signals and USB audio (2-channel, 5.1), with analog scales (DIN5, TP60, Nordic, BR IIa, SMPTE24, NHK) and digital scales (TP60, Dig60, Nordic, BR IIa, VU), numerical display

MC - Moving Coil
Needle instruments with PPM display (BR IIa), VU display, and combined PPM and Loudness display (BBC mode)

Loudness Bar/Numeric instrument
Loudness Sum and Loudness Num instruments for displaying the summed Loudness values M, S, or I of a Loudness measurement acc. to EBU R128, ITU BS.1770-3/1771-1, ARIB, ATSC A/85, OP-59, AGCOM oder CALM Act on a bargraph resp. on a numerical display.

Magic LRA
Loudness Range instrument in MagicLRA mode for a graphical representation of Loudness variances.

Chart
Loudness Chart instrument for displaying and analyzing the course over time of a loudness measurement directly on the display.

VSC - Vectorscope
2-ch. Audio Vectorscope for displaying the phase relationship between the two channels of a channel pair (Lissajous display).

RTA
Real Time Spectrum Analyzer instrument for displaying the spectral content of the input channels using 31 filter bands. Highpass filter for High Band (> 20 kHz).

Monitoring
The Monitoring instrument provides a monitoring controlfunction with onscreen level fader for monitoring of displayed signals and generates a downmix of a USB Surround signal for output via S/PDIF Out connector.