Outboard VU Meters?

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Chris Shaeffer

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Anyone know of a decent value on outboard VU meters? Actual VU meters with needles and such? I'd love to find a rack unit with 4-8 of the things on them somewhere.

Anyone know how to make them. It seems like it should be *that* hard, but I don't really know what I'm talking about. :)

Thanks,
Chris
 
That why I said "value" instead of "cheap" or anything like that. I don't know enough about the darn things to even guess. I know that accurate metering isn't cheap, but I also don't know what a bargain is.

Thanks for the link. I'd seen that one and it did set the standard. I've found a few more expensive ones out there, but I really wouldn't know a good one from a poor one.

Take care,
Chris
 
i believe Sebatron has the ''4 eyes'' unit but i dont know the price :)
 
I can't seem to find information on what 2 rackmounted units would cost, since there is no pricing on the rack itself? Total cost=$(475x2)+?? Am I missing something?

I can't see why anyone would buy less than 2 units anyway...
 
Thanks for all the good leads, guys.
 
Dorrough is the way to go IMO. I have a set in every mix room here. I racked up some sets of the 10A's in their wood desktop enclosures and they look great. I like to use the "center zero" scale. It gives +20db above zero instead of +16db.

Dorroughs are a very good meter, maybe the best. What is really usefull is that the meters display three things you need to know at one glance. They display the persistant level using a VU type ballistic, at above zero db they display peak levels using a peaking ballistic, and finally the difference (gap) between the persistant and peak levels let you see what the dynamics are.

Give Doorough a call. They are very nice people and will help you out. I was able to go in their shop help find a solution to getting the meters I have racked.

Tell them Kirk from Studiopolis sent you.
 
Stefan Elmblad said:
I can't seem to find information on what 2 rackmounted units would cost, since there is no pricing on the rack itself? Total cost=$(475x2)+?? Am I missing something?

I can't see why anyone would buy less than 2 units anyway...
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Forgot to add that the box that is needed to rack up a pair was $80.00 each a few weeks ago. It is a wood box with a metal front panel. They are nice. Also get the LED upgrade so you don't have to replace the lamps when they burn out. Plus they look way better.

Kirk
 
Anyone know where I can get some tube meters?

Maybe some transfo-balanced for a little iron?

Does Behringer make anything cheaper?
 
I use the Dorrough's at work. They are pretty nice.
 
nwsoundman said:
Dorrough is the way to go IMO. I have a set in every mix room here. I racked up some sets of the 10A's in their wood desktop enclosures and they look great. I like to use the "center zero" scale. It gives +20db above zero instead of +16db.
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So is that the 40-C that you are using? You guys are giving me a serious case of G.A.S. with this Dorrough meter stuff. I need you to stop now, because my credit card hand is starting to get twitchy. :eek:

nwsoundman said:
Dorroughs are a very good meter, maybe the best. What is really usefull is that the meters display three things you need to know at one glance. They display the persistant level using a VU type ballistic, at above zero db they display peak levels using a peaking ballistic, and finally the difference (gap) between the persistant and peak levels let you see what the dynamics are.
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Do you have to have these settings configured at the factory, or is this what you use the DIP switches on the back are for?

The LED meters seem to be standard issue now, perhaps that used to be an option?
 
SonicAlbert said:
So is that the 40-C that you are using? You guys are giving me a serious case of G.A.S. with this Dorrough meter stuff. I need you to stop now, because my credit card hand is starting to get twitchy. :eek:



Do you have to have these settings configured at the factory, or is this what you use the DIP switches on the back are for?

The LED meters seem to be standard issue now, perhaps that used to be an option?
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I actually had some 10A size meters with the scale you see on the 40C's. Come to think of it they may have been 10C's. There was a lot of confusion when I was speaking with Dorrough on the phone so I had to go to there shop to figure out my solution. Dorrough can change the scale on the 10A to have the +20 db headroom and a center zero.

The dipswitches on the backs are for setting the meter modes. You can select right, left, sum, difference, and peak hold.

The meters by design give the peak and persistant levels thus allowing you to see the amount of dynamics of your material.

NWSM
 
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