On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:05:36 +0000 Fons Adriaensen <f...@linuxaudio.org> wrote:
<snip> The overshoot > isn't a detail - it has quite a marked effect on the response. > Many software 'VU' meters use a first order lowpass - this doesn't > even come close to the response of a the real thing. > > Ciao, Hmmm. Remembering my early training... In quality moving coil test meters this was referred to as critical damping and not only gave the best response time but also gave confidence that the meter needle wasn't sticking. With dead-band damping where the needle slowed to a stop as it rose (or fell) you were always tapping the glass because you weren't *quite* sure. -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk Say you have a poem and I have a tune. Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-dev mailing list Linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev
