The final result is that your tracks will always peak at the right level avoiding clips and distortion in any processor after the VU Meter How to use it This means that if the signal is too low the VU Meter will rise the gain, if it’s too high it will lower it. Never let your signal peak too high! With the Auto Gain function the HoRNet VU Meter will adjust it’s gain knob so that the signal level ha it’s peak value to +2VU. VU meters where the standard metering system before the digital revolution and they still are one of the best way to evaluate the intensity of a signal, their response is intentionally slow to show the perceived loudness of the signal and not the peak. Since analog must obey to the law of physics there is just a certain amount of current that you can pass without having distortion in the signal. Usually the manufacturer of converters set the +4 dBu (the “sweet spot” and what is usually shown as “0” on VU meters) to -18dBFS after the conversion, so if the meters of your DAW reads -3dbFS while you record, you are actually driving the input stage of your converters to +15VU, that is A LOT of current flowing through your electronics. Knowing exactly the intensity of the signal you are putting inside your DAW is crucial if you want to use your equipment in its sweet spot, this plugin is inspired by this thread on GearSlutz ( a must read ) and it’s useful to avoid recording your signals to hot.Įvery A/D converter from the cheapest one to the most expensive has an analog front-end before the actual conversion takes place.
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