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Studio EQ Meter

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Deco/VU

Description

The Studio EQ Meter template contains all necessary controls for displaying the output meters of the Studio EQ effect module. The controls are connected by corresponding UI variables. To ensure the operation of the controls, the preconfigured properties must not be modified. The look and the size of the controls can be modified freely, including their ressources. Controls that are not needed for your instrument can be omitted on your macro page.

To explore the functionality and connections:

  1. Load the Init Basic Controls.vstpreset from the Basic Controls library.
  2. Open the Macro Page Designer, go to the GUI Tree and navigate to "Pages > Deco and Meter Page".
  3. Select "Studio EQ Meter" and click Edit Element Edit Element to examine the template.

Template Properties

PopertyDescription
NameThe name of the element. This name will be displayed in the GUI Tree.
Position/SizePosition X, Position Y, Width, Height: Position and size of the element in pixels. Position X/Y defines the position of the upper left corner.
AttachDefines how an element behaves when its parent element is resized. You can set the following parameters:
  • Left: If the parent element is resized, the element remains attached to left edge, with the specified ratio.
  • Right: If the parent element is resized, the element moves relatively to the right edge, with the specified ratio.
  • Top: If the parent element is resized, the element remains attached to top edge, with the specified ratio.
  • Bottom: If the parent element is resized, the element moves relatively to the bottom edge, with the specified ratio.
  • Left + Right: If the parent element is resized, the element is resized horizontally relatively to the left and right edges, with the specified ratio.
TooltipText that appears as a tooltip when the mouse hovers over the element.
TemplateDetermines the template to be referenced.

Template Parameters

ParametersDescription
ScopeDetermines to which EQ the controls should connect. For example, @bus:0/@0:Studio EQ connects the controls to the first EQ named Studio EQ in the first bus.

Components inside the Template

Studio EQ Meter Template

Controls and Subtemplates

ItemDescription
Out_Meter_LeftA Meter control that is connected by @VUOutL with the left output channel of the EQ.
Out_Meter_RightA Meter control that is connected by @VUOutR with the right output channel of the EQ.
Peak_OutputA Group with three elements:
  • Peak_Out_Reset: A Switch control that resets the peak value of the ouput meter. Its Value must be set to @ResetOutputVU.
  • Peak_Out_Text: A Text control that displays the peak value of the output meter. Its Value must be set to @VUOutMax.
  • Peak_Back: An Image control that provides the background bitmap for the peak value.
BackAn Image control that provides the background bitmap for the meter.