[ProAudio] VU meter permitted overdrive with a sine wave...

[Corey Bailey Audio Engineering]

Not sure, I've never seen data on this. Whenever I've done headroom 
testing with a VU meter involved, I just let it peg. Some recover & some 
need to be thumped. :-)

CB

Corey Bailey Audio Engineering
www.baileyzone.net

On 1/28/2021 9:26 AM, Bob Katz via ProAudio wrote:
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> This list has been remarkably silent, but I am very grateful that it's 
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> Who here knows the acceptable rating of a standard mechanical VU meter 
> above 0 VU with a sine wave?  If I recall correctly, they are designed 
> to accept as high as +6 VU or even higher. For example, when doing 
> testing of a tape recorder for headroom. It's still ideal to shut off 
> the meter, but in some cases that's not possible.
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