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Early Access·Loudness + spatial

Cota

Loudness metering, but beautiful.

ITU-R BS.1770-4 · stereo to 9.1.6 · plugin + standalone

See the proof

£149 at launch £199 · early access

Close-up of Cota's loudness gauge
Close-up of Cota's spectral terrain analyser
Close-up of Cota's spectrogram in full colour
Cota running on a laptop, tablet and phone in a studio
Measured, not claimed

Beautiful metering.
And f***ing accurate.

EBU R128 allows ±0.1 LU of measurement error. Cota lands within 0.04 LU — every metric sitting well inside the published ITU-R BS.1770-4 tolerance, on every release.

Momentary max error 0.04 · limit ±0.10 LU
Short-term max error 0.04 · limit ±0.10 LU
Integrated max error 0.06 · limit ±0.10 LU
True peak max error 0.17 · limit +0.2 / −0.4 dB
Loudness range max error 0.05 · limit ±1.0 LU

Bars show worst-case error as a fraction of the EBU tolerance (dashed = limit). Less is better — every measure lands far inside spec.

When Cota reads −14 LUFS, you're at −14 LUFS — on Spotify, Apple, YouTube or broadcast. Measured against the published EBU R128 tolerances, every metric, every release.

Everything in one meter

Gauge

Integrated, short-term and momentary LUFS, loudness range and true peak — with an over-target warning.

Spectral terrain

A real-time spectral analyser in four luminous styles — Aurora, Topo, Bars and Neon.

Spatial

See your mix in space — 3D spatial metering from stereo all the way to 9.1.6.

Dashboard

Gauge, history, spectrogram, goniometer and per-channel true-peak together on one screen.

Remote view

Live meters served over your network — open Cota on a phone, tablet or any browser.

Plugin + standalone

Runs as a CLAP, AU and VST3 plugin in your DAW, or as a standalone app on files and live input.

Cota's loudness gauge showing integrated LUFS in a studio
Loudness

Read your loudness at a glance

A 300° contour gauge with integrated, short-term and momentary LUFS, loudness range and true peak — and a glowing over-target warning the moment you cross the line.

EBU R128ATSC −24Apple −16Stream −14Netflix −27
Cota's dashboard — loudness gauge, per-channel true-peak and spectrogram
Dashboard

Your whole mix, on one screen

Gauge, loudness history, spectrogram, goniometer and per-channel true-peak together — everything you need to sign off a master without switching views.

  • Per-channel true-peak metering
  • Loudness history + goniometer
  • Live spectrogram & spectral terrain
Cota's meters open in a phone browser — any screen is a monitoring station
Remote view

Any screen is a monitoring station

Cota serves its meters over your network, so you can watch loudness from a phone, tablet or any browser in the room — the identical bytes the app renders.

Phone · tablet · any browser · same network

Cota's spectrogram in full colour, glowing on a studio screen

Detailed metering,
but beautiful.

See spatial information in full colour — metering you'll actually want to keep on screen.

Two editions

Start free. Step up when you need to.

Cota Lite is a free, focused meter. Cota adds the full spatial, spectral and remote toolkit.

Cota Lite

Free

A clean, focused loudness meter — yours at no cost.

  • Gauge view — integrated LUFS, LRA & true peak
  • Compact window mode
  • Loudness history + transport
  • Standalone: file & live input metering

Cota

Early Access
£149 £199

Launch price · save £50

  • Dashboard, Spatial & RTA views
  • Spectral terrain analyser (4 styles)
  • Remote view — meter from any browser
  • PDF / report export
  • Live monitor passthrough & routing
  • CLAP / AU / VST3 plugin + standalone
Formats & platforms
StandalonemacOS · Intel & Apple Silicon
PluginsAU · VST3 · CLAP
RemoteAny browser on your network