True Peak/RMS Meter Component

Controls

The controls listed below are divided into sections to match the Control Panel sections.

Once you establish the initial settings for a component, you can save those settings, along with all the other component's settings, in a Snapshot.

Input

Control	Function	Default/Range
Peak/RMS Meters (1- n) (dBFS)	The meter display has two different readings: The solid bar represents the RMS or Peak level. The response of this indicator is controlled by the Response Time control. The thin line represents the maximum level reached by RMS or Peak level indicator. The length of time this indicator stays at the maximum is controlled by the Hold Time control, or the Infinite Hold button. The display shows from -60 dB to +20 dB, but if you hover the mouse over the meter, the text readout extends from -100 dB to +20 dB.	-100 to 20
Peak/RMS dB-linear (dBFS)	The meter display has two different readings: The solid bar represents the RMS or Peak level. The response of this indicator is controlled by the Response Time control. The thin line represents the maximum level reached by RMS or Peak level indicator. The length of time this indicator stays at the maximum is controlled by the Hold Time control, or the Infinite Hold button. The scale is linear and displays from -60 dB to +20 dB, but if you hover the mouse over the meter, the text readout extends from -100 dB to +20 dB.	-100 to 20
Peak Program Meters (1- n)	The Peak Program meter registers peaks longer than a few milliseconds in duration, and ignores shorter peaks. The meter reads 6 to 8 dB below true peak The meter has a long decay time constant, to allow longer to see the peaks. The meter has a logarithmic scale giving 4 decibels per division, and a standard reference level of 4 corresponding to 0 dBu.	1 to 7

Control

Function

Default/Range

Peak/RMS Meters (1- n)

(dBFS)

The meter display has two different readings:

The solid bar represents the RMS or Peak level. The response of this indicator is controlled by the Response Time control.

The thin line represents the maximum level reached by RMS or Peak level indicator. The length of time this indicator stays at the maximum is controlled by the Hold Time control, or the Infinite Hold button.

The display shows from -60 dB to +20 dB, but if you hover the mouse over the meter, the text readout extends from -100 dB to +20 dB.

-100 to 20

Peak/RMS dB-linear

(dBFS)

The meter display has two different readings:

The solid bar represents the RMS or Peak level. The response of this indicator is controlled by the Response Time control.

The scale is linear and displays from -60 dB to +20 dB, but if you hover the mouse over the meter, the text readout extends from -100 dB to +20 dB.

-100 to 20

Peak Program Meters (1- n)

The Peak Program meter registers peaks longer than a few milliseconds in duration, and ignores shorter peaks.

The meter reads 6 to 8 dB below true peak

The meter has a long decay time constant, to allow longer to see the peaks.

The meter has a logarithmic scale giving 4 decibels per division, and a standard reference level of 4 corresponding to 0 dBu.

1 to 7

Configure

Control	Function	Default/Range
Select	Selects the meter type: RMS or Peak. Available only in True Peak/RMS and True Peak/RMS dB-linear modes as set in the Properties.	Default = Peak Range = RMS/Peak
Response Time (seconds)	Sets the Level Detector time constant for both attack and decay. This controls how quickly the meters respond to changes in the input levels. Available only in True Peak/RMS mode as set in the Properties.	Default = 0.3 Range = 0.01 to 1
Max Hold Time (seconds)	Sets how long the maximum level marker is held.	Default = 1.0 Range = 0.01 to 10
Infinite Hold (button)	Keeps the maximum level marker (thin line) at the maximum value reached, until the button is disengaged.	Off/On

Control

Function

Default/Range

Select

Selects the meter type: RMS or Peak.

Available only in True Peak/RMS and True Peak/RMS dB-linear modes as set in the Properties.

Default = Peak

Range = RMS/Peak

Response Time

(seconds)

Sets the Level Detector time constant for both attack and decay. This controls how quickly the meters respond to changes in the input levels.

Available only in True Peak/RMS mode as set in the Properties.

Default = 0.3

Range = 0.01 to 1

Max Hold Time

(seconds)

Sets how long the maximum level marker is held.

Default = 1.0

Range = 0.01 to 10

Infinite Hold

(button)

Keeps the maximum level marker (thin line) at the maximum value reached, until the button is disengaged.

Off/On

Properties

Property	Function	Choices
Meter Type	Selects the type of the meter.	True Peak/RMS Peak Program
Type	Selects the range for the number of inputs.	Mono Stereo Multi-Channel
Count	Selects the number of inputs for Multi-Channel.	2 to 256

Property

Function

Choices

Meter Type

Selects the type of the meter.

True Peak/RMS

Peak Program

Type

Selects the range for the number of inputs.

Mono

Stereo

Multi-Channel

Count

Selects the number of inputs for Multi-Channel.

2 to 256

Control Pins

The available Control Pins depend on settings in Properties.

Pin Name	Value	String	Position	Pins Available
Hold Time	0.010 to 10	10 ms to 10 s	0.000 to 1.00	Input / Output
Infinite Hold	0 1	false true	0 1	Input / Output
Peak Level	-100 to 20	-100 dB to 20 dB	0.000 1.000	Output
Peak Max	-100 to 20	-100 dB to 20 dB	0.000 1.000	Output
Peak/RMS Select ¹	0 1	Peak RMS	0 1	Input / Output
Response Time ¹	0.010 to 1.00	10 ms to 1 s	0.000 to 1.00	Input / Output
RMS Level ¹	-100 to 20	-100 dB to 20 dB	0.000 1.000	Output
RMS Max ¹	-100 to 20	-100 dB to 20 dB	0.000 1.000	Output
1. Available only in True Peak/RMS and True Peak/RMS dB-linear mode as set in the Properties.

Pin Name

Value

String

Position

Pins Available

Hold Time

0.010 to 10

10 ms to 10 s

0.000 to 1.00

Input / Output

Infinite Hold

false

true

Input / Output

Peak Level

-100 to 20

-100 dB to 20 dB

0.000

1.000

Output

Peak Max

-100 to 20

-100 dB to 20 dB

0.000

1.000

Output

Peak/RMS Select ¹

Peak

RMS

Input / Output

Response Time ¹

0.010 to 1.00

10 ms to 1 s

0.000 to 1.00

Input / Output

RMS Level ¹

-100 to 20

-100 dB to 20 dB

0.000

1.000

Output

RMS Max ¹

-100 to 20

-100 dB to 20 dB

0.000

1.000

Output

1. Available only in True Peak/RMS and True Peak/RMS dB-linear mode as set in the Properties.

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