An analog VU (volume unit) meter is a splendid moving-coil measuring instrument. It is a passive electromechanical device displaying a representation of the signal level in an audio equipment. Even ...

VU (Volume Unit) meters are often included in analog audio equipments to display a signal level in Visual Units. We are building a mono input VU meter in this project. You can build one pair to use ...

Once a mainstay of every station, the reel-to-reel recorder is now a mystery to some people. While most radio stations are fully digital now, there are still a few limited (often forgotten) parts of ...

We all love seeing data represented in pretty ways — whether it’s necessary or not. Take VU meters for example. They’re a super useful tool for audio editors to balance signals, but they also look ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. One thing teenagers love is playing loud music. Another ...

Meters Music, an Ashdown Engineering brand, has taken the iconic analog VU meter and embedded one in each of the earpieces of its $350 OV-1-B Connect Bluetooth headphones. Visually, these ...