PPMBATCH

Mission control for all your audio assets

Never lose track of your audio assets with PPMBATCH

Please note that PPMBATCH will be discontinued at the end of 2025, with support offered until 31st March 2026.

With PPMBATCH, you can analyze and normalize your audio files according to various broadcasting loudness standards. With a clear and easy-to-follow interface you get an intuitive overview of your batch process.

Multi-file mixes such as surround projects can be processed as if they were interleaved files with retained phase accuracy.

With presets for most common broadcasting standards, it’s easy to get going. Modify or create your own presets to save time for repeating tasks, and streamline your workflow with the Watch Folder system.

PPMBATCH is the perfect tool for post production, archive converting and automatic normalizing of every-day broadcast reports.

Key Features

Automatic Normalization
For a range of audio applications
Limiter Usage Indication
Multi-Channel Support
For up to eight channels
Supports Custom Parameters
Watch Folder
For clutter-free processing
Check Compliance
Against a range of audio standards
Standalone Application
For both Windows and Mac devices

News

Metering Plugin Discontinuation



We have announced the discontinuation of the zplane metering range of audio products, including FENNEK, PPMULATOR, PPMULATOR XL and PPMBATCH.

ppmBatch 1.2.0 - M1-compatibility & New Watch Folder System



The latest zplane product to become natively compatible with Apple's M1 Silicone processors is PPMBATCH, the bulk loudness metering and normalization application

FAQs

More Answers

PPMBATCH General

Are multichannel files supported?

Yes, multichannel WAV as well as multi-mono files are supported.

What video formats are supported?

PPMBATCH can only process audio files.

What audio formats are supported?

The following audio formats are supported as input:

  • WAV (normal and broadcast wave format)
  • AIF
  • MP3
  • OGG
  • WMA (Windows only)
  • FLAC

The output file format is always uncompressed audio (WAV format).

What is PPMBATCH?

PPMBATCH is a batch processing tool for loudness analysis and normalization. It allows you to make your audio files compliant with various broadcasting standards.

PPMBATCH Loudness

Is PPMBATCH compliant to the EBU recommendation R.128?

Yes, it’s fully compliant – including the absolute and relative gating according to the latest (August 2011) revision of the specification. Feel free to validate the standard compliance for yourself with the freely available EBU test files.

What is EBU R.128?

The intention of this new recommendation is to adjust the level based on loudness and not on peaks. More info and several PDF documents can be found on their website: http://tech.ebu.ch/loudness/ or download the standard here: http://tech.ebu.ch/docs/r/r128.pdf

Which loudness standards are supported?

In the current version, PPMBATCH supports the following standards:

  • EBU R 128 (2011)
  • EBU R 128 (2014)
  • ATSC A-85
  • ARIB TR-B32
  • FreeTV OP-59
  • ITU-R BS.1770-3