Display Options - Merging Pyramix 4.3 User Manual

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Peak-Meter
This measures the peak value of the audio signal.
Peak metering is very useful to check the absolute dig-
ital level of the audio signal. The Peak meter bars are
blue and it has a default release time of 16 dB/second.
VU-Meter
The VU (Volume Unit) meter displays an average
amplitude level. The VU meter is displayed in orange/
yellow color, has a default integration time of 60 ms
and a release time of 10 dB/second.
Dynamic-Meter
This display measures the instantaneous dynamic
range of the audio signal. Basically this is the differ-
ence between the Peak and the VU display. If a pure
sine tone is measured, the dynamics would be zero.
The Dynamics meter is displayed in yellow and has a
default release time of 12 dB/second.
Activating the VU-Meter
The VU-Meter can be added like any other plug-in on
any strip by choosing Add Effect > VU-Meter from the
context menu within the mixer strip. The only differ-
ence compared to other plug-ins is that when multiple
instances of the VU-Meter are activated they are
always displayed within a single window frame.

Display options

The Peak and the VU meter can be displayed individu-
ally with a middle mouse click anywhere within the win-
dow area of the VU meter. Each click with the middle
mouse switches between the options Peak and VU,
only Peak and only VU.
The Dynamics display can be activated by clicking on
the switches at the top of the meter bargraphs. On
multi-channel meters (stereo strips, surround mixes,
etc.), the dynamics are summed together into one bar-
graph, allowing for example to display the dynamics of
the L, R and C channels of a surround mix without the
rear channels.
Peak Meter floating Window
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