VFD displays are beloved for their eerie glow that sits somewhere just off what you’d call blue. [mircemk] used one of these displays to create an old-school VU meter that looks straight out of a ...
Before starting Techaeris, I didn’t think too much about headphones, like many people I just picked up a pair of cheap buds and went about my day. It wasn’t until I started testing headphones of ...
An analog VU (volume unit) meter is a splendid moving-coil measuring instrument. It is a passive electromechanical device displaying a representation of the signal level in an audio equipment. Even ...
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Once a mainstay of every station, the reel-to-reel recorder is now a mystery to some people. While most radio stations are fully digital now, there are still a few limited (often forgotten) parts of ...
The best laid schemes of mice, men and niche British audio brands can go awry when the world is gripped by a global pandemic. Meters Music announced its new flagship headphones back in January, with ...
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The circuit was designed based on the functionality of LM3915 integrated circuit to produce a volume unit meter (VU Meter) that will be connected to the output of power amplifier. Power Amplifier – a ...
Given its appearance in one form or another in all but the cheapest audio gear produced in the last 70 years or so, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the ubiquitous VU meter is just one of those ...
VU is an abbreviation for volume unit. Thus, a VU meter is a device for measuring the level of sound intensity with audio equipment, such as amplifiers and tape recorders. Although the measurements ...
It is roughly the average signal level though not precisely. A VU meter is not recommended as the sole metering method for digital systems - it is too slow to catch transients which may overload the ...