VU meters: AcuVU · DejaVU · SPL Mk2 · AL-65 · Smooth Slider · Prism

[hiccup]

Here are a couple of VU meters I have created with the focus on them having good and satisfying 'needle action', and them blending in nicely with MusicBee skins.

It requires the VUMeter plugin created by BoringName that can be found here.

There are also variations available that are coloured to suit specific skins.
The name of the skin it is designed for is appended to the VU meter's name.


AcuVU



A VU meter that is calibrated on peak values.

download AcuVU





DejaVU



The default version will work nicely in light skins such as MusicBee's default skin.

available variations:

DejaVU Chameleon Dark


DejaVU Void Green


and also:

DejaVU Elemental
DejaVU Void Black
DejaVU Void Red

download DejaVU




DejaVU Compact



A more compact (vertical) version of DejaVU that may work better in panels that have less width available.

download DejaVU Compact

available variations:

DejaVU Compact Elemental
DejaVU Compact Chameleon Dark
DejaVU Compact Phred on the Outlook
DejaVU Compact MusicBee3


There are also variations that have LED peak indicators:
 
DejaVU Compact LED - Traffic Light


DejaVU Compact LED - Fischer's Lovebird






SPL Mk2




It's inspired by an existing VU meter for foobar2000 that has been one of my favorites.
I thought to create it from scratch tweaking some things to my own preference, and making it easier for me to create variations of it for different skins.

available variations:

SPL Mk2 Elemental


SPL Mk2 Void Red


and also:

SPL Mk2 Void Green
SPL Mk2 Chameleon Dark
SPL Mk2 Phred on the Outlook

download SPL Mk2





AL-65



A digital replica of one of the most wonderful and intriguing VU meters of any device I have ever owned.
(it's using small mirrors to project light beams)
I really missed that device, so I am very happy I can now experience this again.

available variations:

AL-65 Elemental
AL-65 Chameleon Light

download AL-65





Smooth Slider



A basic and compact horizontal bar type meter.

available variations:

Smooth Slider Elemental

Smooth Slider Chameleon Dark


download Smooth Slider





Prism



available variations:

Prism
Prism Chameleon Dark
Prism Elemental

download Prism
 

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[hiccup]

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also:
damn, I just realised that 'accurate' has two c's
So the VU meter should maybe be named AccuVU instead of AcuVU?

Could native English speakers chip-in on this?
(AcuVU does look nicer to me visually, so I'm not sure...)

[phred]

Could native English speakers chip-in on this?

I wouldn't lose any sleep over it...
a) It's already published. Do you really want to redo them?
b) I can't speak for all English speaking folks, but I will say that most Americans won't notice it. Or care.

As for the plugin and your additional skins, I will be trying them out shortly.

[sveakul]

hiccup:  you should probably include in your post that these need to be used with the VUMeter plugin, at least I assume that is the case.  Thanks for your work.

[karbock]

As for Acu vs. Accu:
Acu is just fine if it stands for 'acuity'.

Let's propowze an Inglish spelling riform, aniway. Think ov George Bernard Shaw's: ðat wun compryzed 'wimin'.

[hiccup]

I solved it.
It's now an acronym for Astoundingly Correct Unveiling VU.

[phred]

I solved it.
It's now an acronym for Astoundingly Correct Unveiling VU.

HA! How many adult beverages did it take to come up with that?

[hiccup]

added VU meter AL-65

[phred]

hiccup... please take pity on those of us who are lazy.

I don't mind downloading a ZIPped collection of VUMeter skins. But I don't like having each skin ZIPped within the top level zip. In this case I have to go to the VUSkins directory, create a new directory for each of your skins, and open each ZIPped skin. Only then can I drag the files into its specific directory.

If you were to simply have all relevant files (unzipped) under each skins name and then ZIPped up the whole thing, I wouldn't need to create a new directory for each new skin. I could just drag it from the ZIP and a (new) directory and its contents would appear.

We (me) who is always looking to save an extra step would appreciate it.

Thanks.

[hiccup]

I don't mind downloading a ZIPped collection of VUMeter skins.

I'm glad you don't mind.

But either I don't understand or I don't agree with what you are saying.
It makes perfect sense to me that a VU meter is a single downloadable file.

Also, all AIMP VU meters are .zip files, and in AIMP you just copy them to the plugin's folder without the need to extract them.
I already discussed this with BoringName, and I hope he will make his plugin also accept .zip files without the need for extracting.

Also, if you are going to be a VU meter hoarder and are going to download many dozens of them, just do this:

[phred]

I'm glad you don't mind.

That's good because apparently I'm losing mine.

But either I don't understand or I don't agree with what you are saying.

Probably a little bit of both.

Also, if you are going to be a VU meter hoarder and are going to download many dozens of them, just do this:

I'm not hoarding. I'm downloading them all to see how they look in an attempt to settle on just a couple.
And the reason I stated at the beginning of this reply that apparently I'm losing my mind is that I completely forgot about using 7-Zip's extract option. Like a mindless person, I've been double-clicking on the container (top-level) ZIP and then double-clicking on the ZIPs inside the container to expose the second level ZIP(s) and then dragging them to my newly created directory. But 7-Zip can do all that for me. As you so visually pointed out.

In summation... never mind.

[hiccup]

I've been double-clicking on the container (top-level) ZIP

I understand now, so you used the 'bulk' download button at the top of the Dropbox page.
Then Dropbox will zip up everything that is beneath it. Nothing I could do about that.
You could also use the download button per file, then you will have the individual VU meter zip files.

[phred]

I understand now, so you used the 'bulk' download button at the top of the Dropbox page.

Yes, the "one-step" download. Which I belatedly realized that my laziness was what was creating my multi-step process. And I know there's nothing you can do about Dropbox's process.

Let's put this to rest since I have learned the error of my ways.

Oh, and keep those great looking meters coming. For the record, SPL Mk2 Elemental Light is getting the most play and may be the runaway winner for me.

[hiccup]

Oh, and keep those great looking meters coming. For the record, SPL Mk2 Elemental Light is getting the most play and may be the runaway winner for me.

SPL Mk2 Phred on the Outlook has been added.

[phred]

SPL Mk2 Phred on the Outlook has been added.

No hurry, but let me know if it's ever ready.  :-)