What VU meters do you use for your hybrid DAW system?

I am trying to calculate/meter the total load I am showing the pickups, but I'm a bit confused. I have a few mods in there to alter the sound of the pickup. The pot is 500k and wired with hot lead to lug 1, lug 2 is output and lug 3 is bent back and soldered to the base. I have 333k resistor and 1000pF cap between lug 1 and lug 2. I also have a 1M resistor between lug 1 and lug 3.

Meter designed to interpret signal levels in a similar way to how human ears perceive loudness, responding more to the average level of sounds rather than to peak levels.

Hi,
I've been using Cubase for some time to record myself at home.
Now I'm considering doing a live performance with my vocal mic and guitar plugged via E-MU into my laptop with Cubase running.

Hello

what do you think about using a Bruel & Kjaer Sound Level Meter (2238 Mediator) for audio recording?
I'm thinking to use unweight (linear) analog output direct to Logic Pro.
The B&K mic is almost perfectly flat and of course has a really great preamp.

What do you think? is this a good option vs an AKG 414 for example?

Thank you.

Having been disabused of the notion that setting levels means just turning it up until the red light comes on and then turning it back down a little, I am at a loss as to how to translate the little green bar in GarageBand into the actual -12 to -6dB (maximum) peaks that I hear so much of on this board and elsewhere.

Is there one that exists for a decent price? And why are there such big differences in price? It's a meter...It's a single function device, so why do some go for $30 and some for $150?

Theres a bunch of them out there, which are the most trusted by sound techs?

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Am having DESPERATE trouble with my Asus A8V causing pops and clicks as soon as I do very much. I'm looking for a tool that monitors the activity on the PCI bus. i.e. how busy it is when I'm running an arrangement. Pro Tools has one but I cant find any simple utitlity on the net that will do this. Anyone point me in the right direction?