RaiderPro 2.3.0 Update: Smarter Audio Detection for Vocals, Music, and

The RaiderPro 2.3.0 update introduces a major redesign of the way RaiderPro detects and analyzes audio.

Detection is at the core of any automated level rider. Before RaiderPro can decide how much to adjust your signal, it needs to understand what is actually happening in the audio.

That's why this RaiderPro update focuses heavily on detection, loudness analysis, and sensitivity.

With RaiderPro 2.3.0, you can now choose between two RaiderPro detection modes:

We've also redesigned RaiderPro vocal sensitivity and improved RaiderPro music sensitivity, giving you more meaningful control over how RaiderPro responds to vocals, music, and spoken audio.

What's New in RaiderPro 2.3.0?

What's New in the RaiderPro 2.3.0 Update?

The latest update introduces four important changes:

New Momentary RMS and LUFS Short-Term detection modes
LUFS Short-Term uses EBU R128-based loudness analysis
A completely redesigned Vocal Sensitivity algorithm
Improved Music Sensitivity normalization

Together, these changes make RaiderPro's detection engine more responsive, predictable, and useful across different types of audio.

New RaiderPro Detection Modes

One of the biggest additions in this RaiderPro update is the ability to choose how RaiderPro measures your signal.

Different detection methods can produce very different results when analyzing the same vocal or music track. A detector focused on signal energy doesn't necessarily respond in the same way as one focused on perceived loudness.

RaiderPro now gives you a choice.

Momentary RMS Detection

Momentary RMS detection provides a direct representation of the signal's energy and dynamics. This makes it useful when you want RaiderPro to respond closely to changes in the incoming audio level. For dynamic vocals and other sources where short-term level changes are important, RMS detection provides a familiar and responsive way to drive the rider.

LUFS Short-Term Detection

The second option is LUFS Short-Term detection.

This mode uses EBU R128 loudness detection to analyze the signal based on loudness rather than simply measuring its raw energy. That distinction can be particularly useful for spoken audio, vocals, dialogue, and other material where perceived level is more important than individual peaks or rapid changes in dynamics. In other words, LUFS Short-Term detection gives RaiderPro a different way to answer a fundamental question:

How loud does this audio actually feel over a short period of time?

This makes it a useful option when you're looking for more consistent loudness-based vocal detection.

RaiderPro Vocal Sensitivity Has Been Redesigned

The RaiderPro vocal sensitivity system has also received a major algorithmic redesign.

Previously, Vocal Sensitivity relied on a linear calculation. Increasing sensitivity essentially changed the influence of the detected signal without fundamentally changing the way RaiderPro analyzed the vocal.

The new system takes a different approach.

Vocal Sensitivity now directly shapes the behavior of the noise gate used to analyze the vocal.

As sensitivity increases, RaiderPro automatically adjusts several characteristics of its detection gate:

Parameter	Lower Sensitivity	Higher Sensitivity
Gate Threshold	-45 dB	-18 dB
Gate Ratio	8×	80×
Attack	20 ms	0.5 ms
Release	450 ms	35 ms

This means that sensitivity isn't simply making the detected signal stronger.

It's changing how RaiderPro listens to the vocal.

Vocal Sensitivity (VS) modulates an adaptive noise gate using the linear function (y = mx + b), where the Sensitized Signal (y) scales the rider output based on: Vocal Sensitivity (m ∈[0,1]) Reduction (x) Input Signal (b) Gate Threshold (-42 dB)

Why the New Vocal Sensitivity Matters

Real vocal recordings contain much more than the singer's voice.

Breaths
Room noise
Microphone bleed
Background noise
Pauses between phrases
Low-level vocal details

A detection system needs to distinguish between material that should influence the rider and material that shouldn't.

The redesigned sensitivity system gives you more control over that behavior.

As sensitivity increases, the detection gate becomes more responsive and more aggressive:

The threshold becomes higher
The ratio becomes stronger
The attack becomes faster
The release becomes shorter

This makes RaiderPro vocal sensitivity substantially more meaningful when dialing in the right riding behavior for a particular recording.

Rather than simply saying "respond more," you're effectively telling RaiderPro:

Be more selective and responsive when listening for the vocal.

That makes RaiderPro particularly useful as a vocal sensitivity audio plugin and an audio plugin for vocal processing.

A More Powerful Vocal Noise Gate Approach

The redesigned detection system also gives RaiderPro characteristics that are similar to what you'd expect from a dedicated vocal noise gate plugin, but with a different purpose.

The gate isn't being used primarily to mute the vocal track.

Instead, it helps determine what parts of the signal should influence the rider's level detection.

That's an important distinction.

RaiderPro can use this detection stage to focus its gain-riding behavior on the relevant parts of the vocal, helping the automation respond more appropriately to the performance.

RaiderPro Music Sensitivity Is More Intuitive

The RaiderPro music sensitivity algorithm has also been improved.

In the previous implementation, the normalization logic could invert the expected relationship between the sidechain level and its influence on gain reduction.

That meant the control could behave in a counterintuitive way when the music moved further below the reference level.

The normalization logic has now been corrected.

The New Behavior

A quieter sidechain signal now has less influence on gain reduction.

This creates a more intuitive relationship between the music level and the amount of influence it has over the rider.

When the music is close to the reference level, it can have more influence.

When the music moves significantly below the reference level, its influence decreases.

This makes RaiderPro's music sensitivity audio plugin behavior much easier to understand when using a sidechain to control vocal level.

In this case Music sensitivity moves up to +6dB which in turn reduces the the level of the Sensitized Signal in order to let the SideChain Signal remain louder than the Input Signal.

Better Sidechain Gain Reduction

The change is particularly relevant when using RaiderPro as a sidechain gain reduction plugin.

Imagine a vocal sitting over a music bed.

As the relationship between the vocal and music changes, you want the sidechain to provide useful information about how strongly the music should influence the rider.

The corrected Music Sensitivity calculation makes this relationship behave more naturally.

Instead of a quieter sidechain unexpectedly becoming more influential, its influence now decreases as expected.

That means you can use Music Sensitivity to shape the relationship between your vocal and music without fighting against unintuitive normalization behavior.

Which Detection Mode Should You Use?

There isn't a single detection mode that's best for every source.

The right choice depends on what you want RaiderPro to respond to.

Choose Momentary RMS when:

You want a direct response to signal dynamics
You're working with highly dynamic material
You want the rider to closely follow changes in signal energy
You prefer a traditional RMS-based detection approach

Choose LUFS Short-Term when:

You're working with spoken audio or dialogue
Perceived loudness is more important than instantaneous dynamics
You want loudness-based vocal detection
You want to experiment with EBU R128-based loudness analysis

Both modes provide a different perspective on the same audio, giving you another tool for finding the riding behavior that works best for your material.

RaiderPro 2.3.0 detection modes demo

Better Detection Means Better Automation

A level rider is only as useful as the information driving it.

If the detector responds to the wrong parts of a recording, the resulting gain automation can feel unnatural. If it understands the source more accurately, the rider has better information to work with.

That's the main goal behind the RaiderPro 2.3.0 update.

This isn't simply an update to the interface or a collection of small parameter changes.

We've redesigned important parts of the detection system so you have greater control over what RaiderPro hears and how it responds.

With Momentary RMS detection, LUFS Short-Term detection, redesigned Vocal Sensitivity, and improved Music Sensitivity, RaiderPro 2.3.0 gives producers more ways to shape automated level riding for vocals, music, and spoken audio.

RaiderPro 2.3.0: A Smarter Way to Detect Audio

The RaiderPro 2.3.0 update brings a new level of control to automated audio processing.

The Update Includes:

🎚️ New Detection Modes
Choose between Momentary RMS and LUFS Short-Term detection.
📈 EBU R128 Loudness Detection
Use EBU R128-based analysis for LUFS Short-Term detection.
🎙️ Redesigned Vocal Sensitivity
Sensitivity now changes the behavior of the detection gate rather than simply applying a linear calculation.
🎵 Improved Music Sensitivity
Corrected normalization makes quieter sidechain signals have less influence on gain reduction.
⚡ More Responsive Detection
The redesigned algorithms give RaiderPro a more meaningful response to different types of audio.

RaiderPro 2.3.0 FAQ

What is new in the RaiderPro 2.3.0 update?

RaiderPro 2.3.0 adds Momentary RMS and LUFS Short-Term detection modes, introduces EBU R128-based loudness analysis, redesigns Vocal Sensitivity, and improves Music Sensitivity normalization.

What is the difference between Momentary RMS and LUFS Short-Term detection?

Momentary RMS responds directly to the energy and dynamics of the incoming signal. LUFS Short-Term analyzes perceived loudness over a short period of time, making it useful when loudness matters more than rapid level changes.

Which RaiderPro detection mode should I use for vocals?

Use Momentary RMS when you want RaiderPro to follow direct changes in vocal dynamics. Try LUFS Short-Term when you want the rider to respond more closely to perceived loudness, especially for spoken audio, dialogue, or vocals with changing dynamics.

What does Vocal Sensitivity change in RaiderPro?

Vocal Sensitivity now changes the behavior of the detection gate. As sensitivity increases, the gate threshold and ratio become stronger while attack and release become faster, changing how RaiderPro listens for the vocal.

What changed in RaiderPro Music Sensitivity?

The normalization logic was corrected so a quieter sidechain signal has less influence on gain reduction. This makes the relationship between the music level and the rider more intuitive.

Does RaiderPro 2.3.0 replace Momentary RMS detection with LUFS?

No. Both detection modes are available, so you can choose the method that best matches your source and the way you want RaiderPro to respond.

Try RaiderPro 2.3.0

Whether you're working on vocals, dialogue, music, podcasts, or other dynamic sources, the new detection system gives you more control over how RaiderPro responds.

Better detection means better riding—and less time drawing automation by hand.

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