Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Linux Audio Human Interface Guidelines, 0.01 (was Re: mouse wheel behavior and RFC: human interface, guidelines)
From: Paul Winkler (pw_lists_AT_slinkp.com)
Date: Thu Aug 26 2004 - 00:52:56 EEST
On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 06:02:44AM +0000, philicorda wrote:
> Paul Winkler wrote:
>
> "I could swear I remember seeing an old tube compressor that
> had a gain reduction meter with "more" to the right, so it
> moved in opposition to the corresponding VU meter.
> No idea what model it was, and this was about 6 years ago
> so I could be mistaken.
>
> I wonder how consistent this is in the world of hardware?
> maybe I'll pop a question on rec.audio.pro."
btw, i had myself turned around again :-)
If the gain reduction meter is moving in opposition the VU meter,
then "more" gain reduction is to the left, not right.
> I built a tube compressor like that, an Altec436c.
> The 'gain reduction' meter measures the bias current of the vari-mu
> valve, which is reduced when gain reduction is required.
> The meter goes from right to left. (Any other way would require more
> circuitry, so I think it may just be a lucky accident.)
ah, that's an interesting point.
> Talking of meters, don't some phase meters often go left *and* right
> from a centre point to show averaged phase difference between the channels?
think so.
--Paul Winkler http://www.slinkp.com
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