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VU meter

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A volume unit (VU) meter or standard volume indicator (SVI) is a device displaying a representation of the signal level in audio equipment. [1]

33 relations: Acoustical Society of America, American National Standards Institute, Ammeter, Audio equipment, Bell Labs, British Standards, CBS, Crest factor, Cycle per second, Decibel, Dekatron, Electrical load, Hertz, International Electrotechnical Commission, Loudness, Loudness monitoring, Metal rectifier, Mixing console, NBC, Neon, Noise pollution, Nominal level, Ohm, Overshoot (signal), Peak meter, Peak programme meter, Programme level, Rise time, Root mean square, Signal-to-noise ratio, Sound, Vishay Intertechnology, Volt.

Acoustical Society of America

The Acoustical Society of America (ASA) is an international scientific society dedicated to generating, disseminating and promoting the knowledge of acoustics and its practical applications.

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American National Standards Institute

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a private non-profit organization that oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards for products, services, processes, systems, and personnel in the United States.

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Ammeter

An ammeter (from Ampere Meter) is a measuring instrument used to measure the current in a circuit.

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Audio equipment

Audio equipment refers to devices that reproduce, record, or process sound.

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Bell Labs

Nokia Bell Labs (formerly named AT&T Bell Laboratories, Bell Telephone Laboratories and Bell Labs) is an American research and scientific development company, owned by Finnish company Nokia.

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British Standards

British Standards (BS) are the standards produced by the BSI Group which is incorporated under a Royal Charter (and which is formally designated as the National Standards Body (NSB) for the UK).

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CBS

CBS (an initialism of the network's former name, the Columbia Broadcasting System) is an American English language commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of CBS Corporation.

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Crest factor

Crest factor is a parameter of a waveform, such as alternating current or sound, showing the ratio of peak values to the effective value.

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Cycle per second

The cycle per second was a once-common English name for the unit of frequency now known as the hertz.

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Decibel

The decibel (symbol: dB) is a unit of measurement used to express the ratio of one value of a physical property to another on a logarithmic scale.

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Dekatron

In electronics, a Dekatron (or Decatron, or generically three-phase gas counting tube or glow-transfer counting tube or cold cathode tube) is a gas-filled decade counting tube.

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Electrical load

An electrical load is an electrical component or portion of a circuit that consumes (active) electric power.

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Hertz

The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the derived unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI) and is defined as one cycle per second.

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International Electrotechnical Commission

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC; in French: Commission électrotechnique internationale) is an international standards organization that prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies – collectively known as "electrotechnology".

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Loudness

In acoustics, loudness is the subjective perception of sound pressure.

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Loudness monitoring

Loudness monitoring of programme levels is needed in radio and television broadcasting, as well as in audio post production.

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Metal rectifier

A metal rectifier is an early type of semiconductor rectifier in which the semiconductor is copper oxide or selenium.

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Mixing console

In sound recording and reproduction, and sound reinforcement systems, a mixing console is an electronic device for combining sounds of many different audio signals.

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NBC

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English language commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast.

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Neon

Neon is a chemical element with symbol Ne and atomic number 10.

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Noise pollution

Sound pollution, also known as environmental noise or noise pollution, is the propagation of noise with harmful impact on the activity of human or animal life.

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Nominal level

Nominal level is the operating level at which an electronic signal processing device is designed to operate.

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Ohm

The ohm (symbol: Ω) is the SI derived unit of electrical resistance, named after German physicist Georg Simon Ohm.

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Overshoot (signal)

In signal processing, control theory, electronics, and mathematics, overshoot is the occurrence of a signal or function exceeding its target.

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Peak meter

A peak meter is a type of measuring instrument that indicates visually the instantaneous level of an audio signal that is passing through it (a sound level meter).

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Peak programme meter

A peak programme meter (PPM) is an instrument used in professional audio to indicate the level of an audio signal.

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Programme level

Programme level refers to the signal level that an audio source is transmitted or recorded at, and is important in audio if listeners of Compact Discs (CDs), radio and television are to get the best experience, without excessive noise in quiet periods or distortion of loud sounds.

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Rise time

In electronics, when describing a voltage or current step function, rise time is the time taken by a signal to change from a specified low value to a specified high value.

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Root mean square

In statistics and its applications, the root mean square (abbreviated RMS or rms) is defined as the square root of the mean square (the arithmetic mean of the squares of a set of numbers).

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Signal-to-noise ratio

Signal-to-noise ratio (abbreviated SNR or S/N) is a measure used in science and engineering that compares the level of a desired signal to the level of background noise.

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Sound

In physics, sound is a vibration that typically propagates as an audible wave of pressure, through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid or solid.

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Vishay Intertechnology

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. is an American manufacturer of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic component founded by Polish-born businessman Felix Zandman.

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Volt

The volt (symbol: V) is the derived unit for electric potential, electric potential difference (voltage), and electromotive force.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VU_meter

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