Recording meters

[steve]

So it doesn't look like we're going to get a full screen width recording meter any time soon, so how about a log scale option on the meters, then it will at least be possible to watch those important top 6dB more closely.

[waxcylinder]

We certainly have them already in Audacity in both 1.3 and 1.2 - it is possible to move and resize the meter toolbars. I have mine stretched across the screen - half screenwidth for playback and half for record - but if you wish you can stetch them further to make both full screen.

In 1.2 they always appear to revert to the default when you next restart Audacity - but 1.3 remembers the setting via the user's audacity.cfg file.

To move them just drag them by the horizintal hatched bar at their left - to re-size them, drag the bottom right hand corner.

WC

[steve]

I can get them half screen width for playback, and half for record, but that's a far as the will go.

However, I've just answered my own question - in 1.3.5 there is the option to display in "dB" or "linear" (selected by right click on the meter), so that satisfies my needs.

Thanks for your reply, I only found what I needed by trying to stretch it further and clicking all over it

[waxcylinder]

IIRC I managed to get both meters full screen width by floating the toolbar (dragging it off the toolbar area) and then click-drag the bottom right corner outwards and downwards.

WC

[steve]

Ah yes - got it.
Thanks WC

(Resizing and positioning toolbars has always been a bit fiddly on my machine - I don't know if it's just my machine, or whether it is always a bit fiddly, but good to know it works).

EDIT:
Just noticed - it seems that it can only be done while the meter toolbar is floating - as soon as it is docked it jumps back to single height - but that's not a problem. The main thing I wanted was being able to switch between dB and linear scales, which is there at a simple right click.