VU meter

audio signal strength indicator conforming to ANSI C16.5-1942 specification, used in sound recording
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VU meter

Summary

VU meter is a technical standard[1]. It draws 230 Wikipedia views per month (technical_standard category, ranking #63 of 319).[2]

Key Facts

  • VU meter's image is recorded as VU Meter.jpg[3].
  • VU meter's image is recorded as Studer A80 - analog 8 track recorder.JPG[4].
  • VU meter's image is recorded as Technics SCD 615 geschlossen.jpg[5].
  • VU meter's instance of is recorded as technical standard[6].
  • VU meter's subclass of is recorded as measuring instrument[7].
  • VU meter's subclass of is recorded as moving coil meter[8].
  • VU meter's part of is recorded as multitrack recorder[9].
  • VU meter's part of is recorded as reel-to-reel audio tape recorder[10].
  • VU meter's part of is recorded as cassette deck[11].
  • VU meter's part of is recorded as mixing console[12].
  • VU meter's has use is recorded as audio electronics[13].
  • VU meter's has use is recorded as audio recording[14].
  • VU meter's Commons category is recorded as VU meters[15].
  • VU meter's has part is recorded as moving coil meter[16].
  • VU meter's has part is recorded as battery indicator[17].
  • VU meter's has part is recorded as measurement scale[18].
  • VU meter's has part is recorded as lighting[19].
  • VU meter's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0460mw[20].
  • VU meter's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0151314[21].
  • VU meter's used by is recorded as audio technician[22].
  • VU meter's used by is recorded as audio engineer[23].
  • VU meter's used by is recorded as consumer[24].
  • VU meter's different from is recorded as peak programme meter[25].
  • VU meter's different from is recorded as Modulometer[26].
  • VU meter's different from is recorded as peak meter[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include multitrack recorder[9]; reel-to-reel audio tape recorder[10]; cassette deck[11]; and mixing console[12], founded in 1910[28].

Designation and Status

VU meter's instance of is recorded as technical standard[6].

Why It Matters

VU meter draws 230 Wikipedia views per month (technical_standard category, ranking #63 of 319).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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