Reference Guide

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Preferences dialog

Peak Hold

• Decay Rate (msec/dB). When Hold Peaks is enabled (see “Changing the meters’ display” on

page 851), this setting describes how fast the peaks fall after the established Hold Time.

• Hold Time (msecec). When Hold Peaks is enabled (see “Changing the meters’ display” on

page 851), this setting describes for how long peaks will sit still before dropping

Rise/Fall Times (times to change 20dB)

•RMS

• Rise (msecec). The time it takes for an RMS meter to register a 20dB rise in signal.

• Fall (msecec). The time it takes for an RMS meter to register a 20dB fall in signal.

• Peak

• Rise (msecec). The time it takes for a Peak meter to register a 20dB rise in signal.

• Fall (msecec). The time it takes for a Peak meter to register a 20dB fall in signal.

Here are the default values for the various settings:

• Refresh Rate = 40 msec

• Peak Hold – Decay Rate = 50 msec

• Peak Hold – Hold Time = 750 msec

• RMS Rise = 300 msec

• RMS Fall = 300 msec

• Peak Rise = 0 msec

• Peak Fall = 1000 msec

Segmented Meters

The Track View and Console View check boxes let you display the meters in segmented fashion in

the respective views.

For more information, see “Metering” on page 849.