How can I expand my level meter?

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mark H.
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How can I expand my level meter?

Post by mark H. » Fri Oct 31, 2014 5:09 pm

I want to see more dB increments. I read the manual, and I can drag the meter aroujnd, but I need to easily see more info. Thank you!

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Re: How can I expand my level meter?

Post by waxcylinder » Fri Oct 31, 2014 5:23 pm

Good that you want to that - I have mine stretched across the whole window.

To make them bigger just click on the right end and drag rightwards (if they are docked if undocked there is a little triangle at bottom right that you can click and drag on.

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Re: How can I expand my level meter?

Post by waxcylinder » Fri Oct 31, 2014 5:26 pm

Things will probably get even better for the next release - the developers are experimenting with splitting the meters - using the latest alpha nightly releases I now have my record meter occupying about 3/4 of the window width and the playback one just 1/4

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Re: How can I expand my level meter?

Post by mark H. » Fri Oct 31, 2014 5:30 pm

Thank you! I learned how to restore my meters, now have dragged it down and expanded it across the window! Awesome, thank you! mark H.

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Re: How can I expand my level meter?

Post by Gale Andrews » Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:26 pm

waxcylinder wrote:Things will probably get even better for the next release - the developers are experimenting with splitting the meters - using the latest alpha nightly releases I now have my record meter occupying about 3/4 of the window width and the recording one just 1/4
Also if nothing further is changed, there will still be a combined playback and recording meter as an alternative to separate meters.

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