VU meter for Windows?

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2016/09/25 17:26:17 (permalink)

VU meter for Windows?

Hello all,
 
I would like to find a VU meter for Windows, so I can use it as a reference when I listen to songs outside of Sonar.
 
I have the Klangheim VU meter that opens in Sonar. Is there a way to make it available as a stand-alone meter on the Windows Desktop?
 
Thanks, Ray
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    Re: VU meter for Windows? 2016/09/25 17:50:47 (permalink)
    Could use a player like foobar2000 with the foo_vst plug-in
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    Re: VU meter for Windows? 2016/09/25 18:10:20 (permalink)
    Foobar 2000 has a basic bar-graph style VU meter built in by default. I like it because it's pre-fader, so I can see what the real DR is regardless of the volume I'm listening is.


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    Re: VU meter for Windows? 2016/09/25 19:23:45 (permalink)
    rspagnuolo
    Hello all,
     
    I would like to find a VU meter for Windows, so I can use it as a reference when I listen to songs outside of Sonar.
     
    I have the Klangheim VU meter that opens in Sonar. Is there a way to make it available as a stand-alone meter on the Windows Desktop?
     
    Thanks, Ray


    Yes. When you installed the VU meters, you also got executables (VUMTDuo.exe and VUMTSolo.exe)! For 64-bit installs, they're in the following directory by default:
     
    C:\Program Files\Klanghelm\VUMT
     
    I would expect something similar for 32-bit installs.
     
    That's the easy part. The challange will be routing audio through it. You may need something like Voicemeeter.

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    Re: VU meter for Windows? 2016/09/30 14:06:20 (permalink)
    Thanks, Scook, Bitflipper and Maartian.
     
    I 've downloaded Foobar and the vst (pre-fader is a good point, BT) and will try to figure out how to get Windows 8.1 to recognize the VUMT. For now, I'm trying not to buy another plug-in, so I'll try Google. (Nothing on the Klangheim website).
     
    Again, thanks.
     
     
    post edited by rspagnuolo - 2016/09/30 14:32:50
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