# VU Meter

## VU Meter

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The VU Meter effect displays a volume meter type of effects that responds to the sound level of an audio track. Each bar represents a note on the scale and the height of each bar represents the intensity.

| Option/Settings          | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| **Bars**                 | Controls the number of bars to be used for the effect.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| **Type**                 | <p>Controls the type of Waveform that is displayed. Options are:<br></p><p>"Spectrogram" visual representation of the audios frequencies. Bends color pallet values together based on audio level.</p><p>"Spectrogram Peak" same a "Spectrogram" but used last color pallet option to draw a peak line.</p><p>"Spectrogram Line" line that represents the audios frequencies levels.</p><p>"Spectrogram Circle Line" uses circles to represents the audios frequencies levels.</p><p>"Volume Bars" draws bars based on audio levels.</p><p>"Waveform" Displays the audio waveform.</p><p>"Frame Waveform" Displays the audio waveform only using the current frame of audio.</p><p>"On" will shows brightness equivalent to the volume of music</p><p>"Color On" will change color (from the palette) as the intensity of the music increases.</p><p>"Dominant Frequency Colour" chooses the colour based on the dominant frequency. Start and End Notes are used to set the frequency range.</p><p>"Dominant Frequency Colour Gradient" same as previous but will blend the colors.</p><p>"Intensity Wave" Scrolls vertical bars across with brightness based on the music intensity.</p><p>"Pulse" Fade In and Out a Color based on the timing marks.</p><p>"Level Bar" Scrolls a vertical bar across with movement based on audio level.</p><p>"Level Color" Cycles panel colors based on the audio level.</p><p>"Level Pulse" pulses when the audio gets above a certain level.</p><p>"Level Jump" The effect with "jump" to the audio level when the sensitivity level is crossed by the audio level.</p><p>"Level Jump 100" The effect with "jump" to 100 percent when the sensitivity level is crossed by the audio level.</p><p>"Level Pulse Color" pulses when the audio gets above a certain level and changes colors with each pulse.</p><p>"Level Shape" display the selected shape with a size that adjusts based on the audio level.</p><p>"Timing Event Bar" Scrolls a vertical bar across with each timing mark.</p><p>"Timing Event Bars" Display multiple bars that shift with each timing mark.</p><p>"Timing Event Spike" Sweeps a vertical bar across with each timing mark. Single Color</p><p>"Timing Event Sweep" Sweeps a vertical bar across with each timing mark. Blends All the color pallet options.</p><p>"Timing Event Sweep 2" Sweeps a vertical bar across with each timing mark. Sliced bar based by the color pallet options.</p><p>"Timing Event Timed Sweep" Sweeps a vertical bar across with each timing mark. Speed is based on timing mark spacing. Blends All the color pallet options.</p><p>"Timing Event Timed Sweep 2" Sweeps a vertical bar across with each timing mark. Speed is based on timing mark spacing. Sliced bar based by the color pallet options.</p><p>"Timing Event Alternate Timed Sweep" Sweeps a vertical bar across with each timing mark. Will bounce back and forth. The full bar with disappear off the buffer before the "bounce" occurs. Blends Sliced bar based by the color pallet options.</p><p>"Timing Event Alternate Timed Sweep 2" Sweeps a vertical bar across with each timing mark. Will bounce back and forth. The bar will "bounce" when it touched edge of the buffer. Blends Sliced bar based by the color pallet options.</p><p>"Timing Event Color" will change color based (from the palette) triggered on the timing of the Timing Track selected.</p><p>"Timing Event Jump" will cause a "jump" at each event (i.e. bars/beats) of the timing track selected based on the audio level.</p><p>"Timing Event Jump 100" will cause a Spike at each event (i.e. bars/beats) of the timing track selected but will fill the full vertical resolution.</p><p>"Timing Event Pulse" pulses based on the timing marks using a single color.</p><p>"Timing Event Pulse Color" pulses based on the timing marks and cycling through the color on each pause.</p><p>"Note On" will shows brightness based on the note range intensity.</p><p>"Note Level Pulse" will turn on a color (i.e pulse) when the note range crosses the sensitivity level and then quickly fade out.</p><p>"Node Level Jump" The effect with "jump" to the audio level when the sensitivity level is crossed by the audio level.</p><p>"Node Level Jump 100" The effect with "jump" to 100 when the sensitivity level is crossed by the audio level.</p><p>"Note Level Bar" Sweeps a vertical bar across when the note range crosses the sensitivity.</p> |
| **Timing Track**         | Defines the timing track from the sequence against which the effect will be generated. This is only available for some types of effects as in other cases the effect is generated off the audio level or audio spectrum.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| **Sensitivity**          | Controls the threshold level of the music at which the effect gets triggered. The effect will last as long as the intensity is above the threshold.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| **Gain**                 | Gain for effects movement level.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| **Shape**                | <p>Enabled when the Type attribute is ‘Level Shape’. Options are:</p><p>Circle, Square, Diamond, Star, Tree, Crucifix, Present, Candy Cane, Snowflake, Heart. Filled or Unfilled.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| **Show Down Falls**      | Averages audio levels to smooth out shape size and spectrogram height.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| **Start Note, End Note** | Controls (narrows) the range of notes (MIDI values) that are used for the effect i.e notes outside this range will be filtered out. Useful to filter out the bottom notes or the top notes in different songs. Value 60 corresponds to ‘Middle C’ .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| **Logarithmic X axis**   | Use Logarithmic X axis for bar spacing. This will better even out the auto waveform on the low frequency end.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| **Horizontal Offset**    | This attribute adjusts the center of the effect horizontally.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| **Vertical Offset**      | <p>This attribute adjusts the center of the effect vertically.</p><p>Can be adjusted via the Value Curves options.</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
