[Simon Inns] turned out this VU meter with a 16 RGB LEDs. He’s using three 16-bit TLC5940NTG LED drivers for the project. They’re not cheap chips but they do a great job. If you were looking to save ...
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 ...
The circuit was conventionally designed with eight LED audio level meter made out of two low power quad op-amps which utilizes LM324. Volume Unit – an entity equal to a decibel for expressing the ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. One thing teenagers love is playing loud music. Another ...
The author is a retired broadcast engineer in Mount Vernon, Va. This is in reference to the interesting and informative article in the May 8 issue by Oliver Berliner (“The ‘vu’ Meter Legacy Shines On” ...
We've seen on-ear and in-ear headphones with VU meters from Meters Music - now a desktop wireless speaker system joins the quirky brand's distinctive product line-up. The mains-powered Meters Cubed ...
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 ...
In almost every measurable way, a lossless digital audio file is superior to any analog media. This doesn’t mean that analog audio isn’t valuable though; plenty of people appreciate the compression, ...