WiiM Ultra: Vu-Meter (yet another request: Full Range / Volume Range)

pjorgenunes

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Hi,

Regarding WiiM Ultra Vu-Meter (the one that exists already and hopefully future ones that WiiM Team manages to publish 🤞) I think it would be very nice to have this options:

1 - Volume Sensitive (the current only option - the needle maximum is related to output volume)
2 - Not Volume Sensitive (currently not available - The needle maximum should be related to the level of the sound on the source file at each moment - as it the output of WiiM is at fixed volume)

I use WiiM as a preamp controlling the volume in it.
Specialy when I listen at moderate sound levels (example at night) the needle movement is so anemic... I would like to see the "full-range" swing independently of volume level.

As stated at the beggining I would like to have these two options in the current (only one) vumeter and all future ones :)

BR,
Paulo
 
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Hi,

Regarding WiiM Ultra Vu-Meter (the one that exists already and hopefully future ones that WiiM Team manages to publish 🤞) I think it would be very nice to have this options:

1 - Volume Sensitive (the current only option - the needle maximum is related to output volume)
2 - Not Volume Sensitive (currently not available - The needle maximum should be related to the level of the sound on the source file at each moment - as it the output of WiiM is at fixed volume)

I use WiiM as a preamp controlling the volume in it.
Specialy when I listen at moderate sound levels (example at night) the needle movement is so anemic... I would like to see the "full-range" swing independently of volume level.

As stated at the beggining I would like to have these two options in the current (only one) vumeter and all future ones :)

BR,
Paulo
I have a doubt...but we agree...vu-meter... it s useless in this use...(?)
 
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In fact, the naming VU meter is wrong. The measurement is Decibel, not voltage. Common mistake that is made frequently.😟
 
Hi,

Regarding WiiM Ultra Vu-Meter (the one that exists already and hopefully future ones that WiiM Team manages to publish 🤞) I think it would be very nice to have this options:

1 - Volume Sensitive (the current only option - the needle maximum is related to output volume)
2 - Not Volume Sensitive (currently not available - The needle maximum should be related to the level of the sound on the source file at each moment - as it the output of WiiM is at fixed volume)

I use WiiM as a preamp controlling the volume in it.
Specialy when I listen at moderate sound levels (example at night) the needle movement is so anemic... I would like to see the "full-range" swing independently of volume level.

As stated at the beggining I would like to have these two options in the current (only one) vumeter and all future ones :)

BR,
Paulo
I would like to see this option. Need to be able to dim the current display also.
 
In fact, the naming VU meter is wrong. The measurement is Decibel, not voltage. Common mistake that is made frequently.😟
Both voltage and power can be represented as dB, it is after all a simple logarithmic ratio to a reference level.
 
Yes indeed - I noticed the same problem - I don't like loud listening so the meter is very lazy...
And colors - for me (CD with amber leds + tube amplifier) amber-like colour would be great :)
 
The ideal VU seen from my point of view would be to show the digital signal value after pre-gain (and EQ?) and before volume control.

Maybe an option to show after volume control?

Scale shall be dBFS (decibels relative to full scale). 0 dBFS represents the highest possible level in digital equipment. All other measurements expressed in terms of dBFS will always be less than 0 dB (negative numbers).
 
The ideal VU seen from my point of view would be to show the digital signal value after pre-gain (and EQ?) and before volume control.

Maybe an option to show after volume control?

Scale shall be dBFS (decibels relative to full scale). 0 dBFS represents the highest possible level in digital equipment. All other measurements expressed in terms of dBFS will always be less than 0 dB (negative numbers).
That'd be helpful for sure. Ideally it would also need to implement a peak hold function of some sort, which is missing in real mechanical VU meters.
 
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