<a name="planetz-file"></a><a href="http://www.planetz.com/Pulsar/files/dev ... .zip"><img src="/forums/images/file_icon.gif" border="0" alt=" File"> File</a><BR> <a name="planetz-tag"></a>Price ($USD): 10<BR> <a name="planetz-tag"></a>Type: Utility<BR> _____________________________________<BR><BR> here is what the new version looks like. and can be purchased
<a href="http://order.kagi.com/cgi-bin/store.cgi ... &">here</a>
new features:
streamlined dsp usage to 25% of 1 chip
on/off buttons for each channel of the meter.
j9k
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rms 100
This is nice 
I have tested around 8 socalled vu-meters for pulsar. From what I can see by feeding them with sine tones from the controll room device, they are far from acurate - and wether they can be called VU-meters is also often questionable. Often they are peak meters with a wrong name.
If you ever plan on modifying the design, I think it would be nice to be able to boost the VU-meters by a userdefinable amount of dB. If this is done, it would also be nice to have the meter max at +6dB. Another suggestion would be to add 2 more continous "read outs?" above the 2 with the RMS value. These could show the Crest factor.
Anyway - don't take my suggestions as bad critique. I am very happy, that you made this device.

I have tested around 8 socalled vu-meters for pulsar. From what I can see by feeding them with sine tones from the controll room device, they are far from acurate - and wether they can be called VU-meters is also often questionable. Often they are peak meters with a wrong name.
If you ever plan on modifying the design, I think it would be nice to be able to boost the VU-meters by a userdefinable amount of dB. If this is done, it would also be nice to have the meter max at +6dB. Another suggestion would be to add 2 more continous "read outs?" above the 2 with the RMS value. These could show the Crest factor.
Anyway - don't take my suggestions as bad critique. I am very happy, that you made this device.