Master Fader and VU meter

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Master Fader and VU meter

Can the Master Fader have a VU meter? If so how?

I've just switched from a Roland Digital Recording unit to Logic. I am used to mixing my individual track levels and watching the Master Fader VU to see my overall mix volume.

Posted on Oct 22, 2005 6:58 PM

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Answer 1

Oct 22, 2005 8:02 PM in response to Andy Gridley

Hey Andy, in the Logic plug-ins, you can insert the Level Meter that will show you the master output. As far as a VU meter, some plug-ins (compressors) have the VU meters, and you could insert one on the master bus, with no actual compression, if anything just to monitor the meters.

Luis

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Answer 2

mlehmann

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Oct 23, 2005 4:59 PM in response to Andy Gridley

I use PSP's free Vintage Meter and like it a lot. Just put it on a insert of Output 1-2

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Answer 3

Andy Gridley Author

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Oct 28, 2005 9:14 PM in response to mlehmann

Cool! That's awesome. Thanks. Do you know if I download the VST, oRTS version? I'm new at plug-ins.

Also, can you help me make sense of a level problem?? Logic individual tracks and output tracks show levels to be above 0db but it sounded quiet... so I looked to the led's on my audio interface (Motu 828mkII) and the little output led's show my level to be significantly below 0db. I opened up the Motu mixing software and it shows the same thing.

All logic faders I've set to unity.

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Answer 4

Stash-

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Oct 28, 2005 9:24 PM in response to Andy Gridley

check the master channel or the output 1-2

stash

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Answer 5

mlehmann

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Oct 29, 2005 8:03 AM in response to Andy Gridley

You need the AudioUnit version.

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Answer 6

Oct 29, 2005 6:43 PM in response to mlehmann

Andy, see my reply to your other post. What I suggest here is that you put the VU meter the last plugin on the channel strip. This way it should always work for the output levels. I think that the output faders are always post meters anyway, and this does make sense to be able to see how loud, after all the mastering plugins and level tweaks, the final mix is. Hope this helps, Fred

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