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UAD System Manual - 49 - Chapter 6: UAD Meter & Control Panel
Note: The Quit, Minimize, and Menu button positions shown in Figure 4 are 
as they appear on Mac systems. The button positions are reversed on Win-
dows systems, reflecting the conventions for each OS platform.
Launching the UAD Meter & Control Panel Application
Windows To launch the UAD Meter in Windows:
1. Double-click the UAD Meter & Control Panel shortcut that was optionally 
placed on the Desktop during installation. OR,
2. Access the application from:
Start Menu>All Programs>UAD Powered Plug-Ins. OR,
3. Double-click the executable application on the hard drive located at:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Universal Audio\Powered Plugins\UADPerfMon.exe
Mac To launch the UAD Meter in Mac OS X:
1. Single-click the UAD Meter & Control Panel alias that was placed in the 
Dock during installation. OR,
2. Double-click the UAD Meter & Control Panel application that was installed 
to /Applications/Powered Plug-Ins Tools/ during installation.
Using the UAD Meter
The UAD Meter & Control Panel can be launched or quit at any time. It does 
not need to be open or active to use UAD Powered Plug-Ins. It is completely 
independent and does not require a host application. You can move the UAD 
Meter to a convenient location on your screen by dragging its window title 
bar.
Always On Top The UAD Meter window can be set to normal or “Always on top” view mode. 
In normal mode, the window can be covered by windows of the foreground 
application. When in Always on top mode, the Meter window always 
“floats” on top of other windows, even when other applications are in the 
foreground, so you can always see the meter and access the disable buttons 
(page 50). This setting is saved when the meter is quit.
To enable Always on top mode, click the control panel menu button in the 
Meter window title bar (Figure 8 on page 52) and select “Always on top” 
from the drop menu (or use the keyboard shortcut shown in the menu). The 
mode is active when a checkbox appears next to the item in the drop menu.










