Utility and Meters
Needle
A pair of VU meters that show how loud something sounds, the needles rising and falling at a VU's own pace. The sound passes through untouched.
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Every control, as its hover label says it in the plugin.
| Control | What it does | Range | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ref | The level that reads 0 VU: a steady tone this loud puts the needle on 0. Lower it for a quiet source, raise it for a hot one. | -24 to -12 dBFS | -18 dBFS |
| Mode | L · R: each needle shows its own side. Sum: both show the two sides added together, as a single speaker plays them. | L · R, Sum | Sum |
The pedal as the plugin draws it: each of its looks.
What goes in and what comes out.
- InIn
The signal to measure: it passes through untouched.
- OutOut
The signal, untouched, in stereo.
- VUOut
Where each needle stands, as a signal: 1.0 at 0 VU, each side its own, both alike on the sum, dipping just under 0 as a needle settles. REF scales it.