Visual peak level indicator Use the meter~ object to monitor any signal in the range -1 and 1 (other signals should be scaled first). Cycling '74 MSP MSP U/I Input Between 0-1 to Meter TEXT_HERE Peak Value For Each Metering Interval TEXT_HERE TEXT_HERE TEXT_HERE Set the meter to display a value Converted to float. A value will set the meter to react as though a signal with equal amplitude peak-value has been passed to its input. Corresponding LEDs will light up and the peak-level value will be passed out the outlet (0.0 will show silence, 0.0 through 1.0 will light up to any but the overload LED, and anything above 1.0 will light all LEDs including overload). Set the meter to display a value A float value will set the meter to react as though a signal with equal amplitude peak-value has been passed to its input. Corresponding LEDs will light up and the peak-level value will be passed out the outlet (0.0 will show silence, 0.0 through 1.0 will light up to any but the overload LED, and anything above 1.0 will light all LEDs including overload). Click and drag to reorient the meter display When the patcher window is unlocked, you can reorient a meter~ from horizontal to vertical by dragging its resize area and changing its shape. Display the peak amplitude The peak amplitude of the incoming signal is displayed by the LEDs of the on-screen level meter. Background color Sets the RGBA values for the background color of the meter~ object. TEXT_HERE TEXT_HERE Cold signal color Sets the RGBA values for the cold signal color of the meter~ object. dB amount per LED Sets the amount of signal level in deciBels represented by each LED. By default each LED represents a 3dB change in volume from its neighboring LEDs. LED hot range color Sets the RGBA values for the LED color for the upper "hot" range of the meter~ object. Update interval Sets the update-time interval, in milliseconds, of the meter~ display. The minimum update-interval is 10 milliseconds, the maximum is 2 seconds, and the default is 50 milliseconds. This message also sets the rate at which meter~ sends out the peak value received in that time interval. Monotone Toggles single-color display for level indicators Number of "hot" warning LEDs Sets the total number "hot" warning LEDs displayed on the meter~ object (corresponding to the color set by the rgba2 message). Number of "tepid" mid-range LEDs Sets the total number "tepid" mid-range LEDs displayed on the meter~ object (corresponding to the color set by the rgba5 message). Number of LEDS The word numleds, followed by a number between 10 and 20, sets the total number of LEDs displayed on the meter~ object. The range is 10-20 LEDs. Number of "warm" lower-mid-range LEDs Sets the total number "warm" lower-mid-range LEDs displayed on the meter~ object (corresponding to the color set by the rgba4 message). Off Color Sets the color for the "off" level indicators. The offcolor attribute is mapped to the elementcolor style color. On Color Sets the color for the "on" level indicators. The oncolor attribute is mapped to the color style color. "Over" indicator color Sets the RGBA values for the LED color for the "over" indicator of the meter~ object. Style Sets the style to be applied to the object. Styles can be set using the Format palette. Lower-middle "tepid" range color Sets the RGBA values for the LED color for the lower-middle "tepid" range of the meter~ object. Upper-middle "warm" range color Sets the RGBA values for the LED color for upper-middle "warm" range of the meter~ object. Each "LED" on the meter represents a change of 3dB from the previous step, by default. The red "over" LED comes on if the signal is greater than or equal to 1, and lasts for about a second. You can change the redrawing interval with the interval message. Resizing the meter gives its vertical or horizontal orientation, depending on whether its height is greater than its width or vice versa. meter~ outputs the peak signal value received every redrawing interval. Additional appearance settings, such as number of LEDs, and their colors can be set using the object's Inspector. The peak (absolute) value received in the previous update interval is sent out the outlet when audio processing is on.