- Painstakingly modeled behavior and recreation of the general ballistics of classic VU meters
- three different VU implementations to choose from
- unique overshoot control to match your favorite analog VU meter you are familiar with, tweak-able rise/fallback times
- PPM DIN (Type I) mode with adjustable rise/fallback times
- RMS meter with selectable '+3dB (AES-17)' option and adjustable RMS-window plus integrated peak-bargraphand K-12, K-14, K-20 scales to enable proper K-metering
- Fully customizable smart Clip-LED: lights up yellow/orange when exceeding a user defined level(your headroom) and turns red when digital overs are taking place
- switchable (and customizable) hold needle which shows the current max VU value
- switchable (and customizable) numerical readouts for peak and meter values
- included TRIM controls for left, right, mid, side channels to make gain staging easy
- Easy on the eyes, comes with EIGHT skins to be pleasant to look at for (almost) everybody
- optional editable instance label
- GUI resizing - select from 6 different GUI sizes
- option to show the meters only and hide all controls from the GUI
- on stereo channel you can switch between single and dual meter display
- preset browser with easy copy/paste, save as default...
- global settings to customize knob-behavior, adjust the refresh rate of the meter-needles and more
- dedicated standalone application included (Note: the standalone version needs a physical input to display levels. So if you want to use it in conjunction with a media player, you can do this with the help of a virtual audio cable, such as soundflower, jackosx or similar)
- supported formats (64bit only):
Windows: VST, VST3, AAX, Standalone
macOS: AU, VST, VST3, AAX, Standalone
This is the list of 3 best free VU meter plugins will help! And using VU meter VST plugin can save you a lot of time and fixing things during mastering stages. Waves Free VU Meter Plugin. Waves VU Meter Plugin. Every DAW usually has a peak meter on each mixer slot, which helps a ton to see whether some elements of the track are too loud.
Lvlmeter Free Vu Meter Plugin
- With unparalleled smoothness and perfect ballistic response that equals the best hardware VU meters, the Waves VU Meter plugin will help you maintain proper gain staging for a clear and spacious mix.
- LVLMeter is a free vu meter VST, Audio Unit plugin developed by LSRaudio. Compatible OS (s): Windows 64b, macOS. LVLMeter is a VU meter plugin for VST and AU hosts on Mac and Windows.