Legacy AXS API
VU Meters and Peak Indicators
The Legacy AXS console provides the following displays for monitoring levels:
Main stereo VU meters
Channel VU meters
Channel peak indicators
200 Module LED meters
Stereo Return LED meters
Auxiliary Master LED meters
The following 200 Series modules have built-in LED output meters:
205 Direct Input
212 Microphone Preamp
The following 200 Series modules have built-in LED gain reduction meters:
225 Compressor/Limiter
235 Noise Gate/Expander
VU Meter Bridge
The Meter Bridge is populated with the VU meters. The Meter Bridge provides the ability to monitor the
levels of the following signal paths:
Channel fader paths (Small or Large)
Direct Out
Multitrack Bus 1-24
Stereo Program Buses A, B, C
Grand Master Program Bus
Auxiliary Masters 7/8, 9/10, 11/12
Stereo Solo Bus
The Meter Bridge has two sections:
Channel VU Meters
Program VU Meters
Channel VU Meters and Peak Indicators
A VU meter is provided for each channel, along with a LED Peak Indicator for each audio path (Small
Fader and Large Fader).
The channel VU meters are organized in banks of sixteen (16), one for each installed channel bucket.
The meters are stacked in pairs with 1 over 2, 3 over 4, and so on.
VU (Volume Unit): Channel level indicator
The channel VU meter can be fed from the following points:
Small Fader path input (pre-EQ & Insert)
Large Fader path input (pre-EQ & Insert)
Channel Direct Output
Associated Multitrack Bus 1-24 outputs (meters 1-24)