| I do agree that, when properly calibrated (which they seldom are), Dorroughs are the best and yes, very expensive. But accuracy is relative to what you use metering for. If you use it to follow clipping, either soft off the console 2-buss or hard into a channel, we usually (hopefully and assumedly) are using our ears anyway. I've always thought that the idea of using visuals for any type of audio assessment is folly. Perhaps the most common problem with digital recording is that we end up using our eyes to read the sound. Less listening means lazy ears and bad recordings. I've always preferred VU's, simply for following movement. They are physical guages that tell you more about how each track is driving the mix. They translate attitude over accuracy. The way the needle swings is far more important to me than the silly lines and numbers. Granted, for tape machine calibration, they are key, but beyond that..... --- On Mon, 7/5/10, lsf5275@aol.com <lsf5275@aol.com> wrote: |