change scale of Meter toolbar [SOLVED]

Audacity Help Forum Windows
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Windows 8 64-bit, Audacity 2.0.5., .exe installer

I cannot remember of find how to extend the scale of the VU meters.

I’ve done this before but I can’t remember how. I want to extend the scale on the input and output scales from the default 60 dB to 90 or 100 dB. Could someone jog my memory.

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“Edit > Preferences > Interface”
Change the “Meter/Waveform dB range”

Note that you can also drag the meters out of the main Audacity interface, and stretch the meters to the full width of your screen.

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This page in the manual may be useful to you: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/meter_toolbar.html

WC

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Thanks. I always feel so dumb when I can’t find the answer. My problem is often how to formulate the question. In any case, all is well.

I worked with SoundForge for years and am now relearning on Audacity. While I wish there was a way to use some of the mastering tools from SoundForge, otherwise, I find Audacity to actually be superior to SF.