Segmented And Non-Segmented Meters - CAKEWALK SONAR User Manual

The dropdown menus give you the following display options:
Menu option...
Peak
RMS
Peak + RMS
Pre Fader/Post Fader (This
option is for playback and bus
meters only)
Pre Fader/Post FX (This option
is for the buses only)
-12 dB....-90 dB
Show Labels
Hold Peaks
Lock Peaks

Segmented and Non-segmented Meters

You can display meters as segmented (the default) or non-segmented meters. Non-segmented meters
have the advantage of taking up less room in a track strip.
segmented meter
What it does...
Choosing this option causes the meter to display the highest amplitude in
the signal that occurs in a complete cycle of a frequency.
Choosing this option causes the meter to display more of an average of the
amplitudes that occur in a complete cycle of a frequency. RMS, or Root-
Mean-Square, is a little over seventy percent of peak level.
Choosing this option causes the meter to display both the RMS and peak
levels. The RMS level is displayed by the solid bar on the left side of the
meter, and the peak level is displayed as a small line that follows the RMS
level just to the right of it.
Choose Pre Fader or Post Fader to measure the playback level either
before or after the track's or bus' volume fader.
Choose Pre Fader/Post FX to measure the bus volume before the fader, but
after any real-time effects.
Choosing one of these numbers sets the scale of the meter to a certain
range of dB. For example, choosing -90 dB sets the range of measurement
of that meter to 90 dB.
Note: You can also change the scale of a meter by right-clicking the meter
to display a popup menu and choosing a new dB range.
Clicking this option hides or shows the dB markings on the meter. Hiding
the markings shrinks the meter significantly, saving space.
Choosing this option causes the meter to display a small vertical line (the
peak marker) that shows the peak level and then decays until a new peak is
reached.
Choosing this option causes the meter to lock the peak marker at the
highest level, until a higher level occurs.
non-segmented meter
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