![]() In short, our VUs let you concentrate on the music, not on the metering. In contrast, digital meters sit in your eyesight, demanding your attention and taking your attention off the music. This is because it is really good at displaying average loudness, but unlike a digital meter, you can just glance at it to see the level. In fact for many situations it is preferable to a digital meter for everyday metering. Really Useful Because today, in the midst of a plethora of modern digital meters, the VU meter still has a solid place. So no matter how hot your signal is, these VUs will work perfectly. This feature makes these VU meters really useful with modern signal levels. Unique Attenuator Lastly a precision stepped attenuator was added, unique to Crookwood, so you can adjust the level to the VU’s so that they’re always working within their range, no matter how hot the signal is, or how compressed or not the music is. The LEDs are rated at over 10,000 hours, so you’ll keep working for longer. We added our own lighting gel filters to get a really pleasing yellow colour, reminiscent of the old Sifam festoon bulbs, but without the bulbs associated heat and short life. Backlights Then we designed our own LED backlights, using LED arrays to give a solid colour backlight to the meter for use in low light environments. You can trust what they’re telling you with real music as well as static tones. These mechancial meters work by virtue of their precision construction and they’re light-years away from the typical consumer and copy-cat units used elsewhere. Real, large Sifam VU units are used, as in the old analogue SSL, Neve and Focusrite consoles. The first and most important ingredient is the VU unit itself. Thankfully Crookwood have improved on the original VU design to make it a unique and powerful tool in your studio. However they’re not easy to find these days. Whether it’s the warm yellow colour of the backlights or the smooth movement of the VU needles, a proper VU reeks of professionalism and music. There’s something very reassuring about a solid hardware VU meter.
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