{"id":51418,"date":"2024-04-04T10:00:08","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/?p=51418"},"modified":"2024-06-14T14:23:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T19:23:44","slug":"best-free-vu-meter-plugins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/best-free-vu-meter-plugins\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Best FREE VU Meter Plugins in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"produ-4032570337\" class=\"produ-leaderboard-placement produ-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;margin-bottom: 30px!important;\"><script async=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/securepubads.g.doubleclick.net\/tag\/js\/gpt.js\"><\/script>\n<script> var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];<\/script>\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-9454455387840-0\">\n  <script>\n\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() {\n\t\t\t\tgoogletag.defineSlot( '\/21927241144\/728x90-Leaderboard', [728,90], 'gpt-ad-9454455387840-0' )\n\t\t.addService(googletag.pubads());\n\t\t\t\twindow.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers || {};\n\t\tconst timers                     = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers;\n\n\t\ttimers['gpt-ad-9454455387840-0'] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\tconst id = 'gpt-ad-9454455387840-0';\n\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t}, 1000 );\n\n\t\tif ( typeof window.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotRequested', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\ttimers[id] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}, 2500 );\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotResponseReceived', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] !== 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tif ( ! ev.slot.getResponseInformation() ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\twindow.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener = true;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tgoogletag.enableServices();\n\t\tgoogletag.display( 'gpt-ad-9454455387840-0' );\n\t} );\n  <\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><p>Before people started working in-the-box, VU meters measured the average level of a signal. You&#8217;d see them on consoles and outboard gear for measuring input or output level as well as gain reduction on compressors. The default digital meter is what most of us go by these days, but VU meters are still useful! These are the best free VU meter plugins in 2024.<\/p>\n<h3>What is a VU meter?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/vu-meter\/\">VU<\/a> is an abbreviation of &#8216;volume unit.&#8217; Bell Telephone invented the technology in 1939 and it hasn&#8217;t changed much since. What a VU meter does is track and display the average level of any given signal. It&#8217;s easiest to describe these classic meters in relation to today&#8217;s digital meters inside a DAW. Let&#8217;s do it!<\/p>\n<p>Most default DAW meters measure volume in decibels full scale. We know that 0 dBFS is the limit for digital audio; anything above that is considered clipping. Full scale meters are also extremely precise, catching moment-to-moment peaks and drops in volume.<\/p>\n<p>VU meters, on the other hand, are not quite as exact. They show us the average of all those quick peaks and dips\u2014an overall picture versus a quick snapshot. Now, you could argue that VU meters aren&#8217;t as accurate as digital full scale meters, and you wouldn&#8217;t be wrong. VUs don&#8217;t show us exactly how loud something is at one particular moment.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s an important distinction between VU meters and full scale meters that needs to be understood. Since VUs show us an average, they also tell us more about the loudness, and perceived loudness, of a signal. Full scale meters, on the other hand, tell us more about exact volume and peak levels in decibels at any given point in a signal.<\/p>\n<p>Many people will tell you that VU meters more accurately show us what people are truly hearing; that is, the overall loudness and energy\/feel of a signal. The accuracy of digital full scale meters is so precise\u2014no one can actually hear a .1 dB fluctuation for half a second! That&#8217;s why VUs are still useful in a DAW: they&#8217;re an organic representation of power as opposed to a mathematical reading.<\/p>\n<p>One last though to help us read these free VU meter plugins once we have them. 0 on a VU meter is equal to -18 dBFS\u2014plenty of headroom. So if a VU goes into the red\u2014they go up to +3\u2014don&#8217;t worry!<\/p>\n<h2>Best Free VU Meter Plugins 2024<\/h2>\n<p>VU meters read from -20 to +3, and that&#8217;s pretty much standard across the board. You honestly won&#8217;t find a ton of variation amongst these free VU meter plugins, apart from maybe an extra feature here or there. Without further stalling, these are the top 5 free VU meter plugins in 2024.<\/p>\n<h3>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.presonus.com\/VU-Meter\">PreSonus VU Meter<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51420 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_2.jpg\" alt=\"5 Best FREE VU Meter Plugins in 2021_2\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_2-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_2-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_2-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_2-170x170.jpg 170w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_2-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_2-40x40.jpg 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_2-18x18.jpg 18w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_2-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_2-16x16.jpg 16w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_2-14x14.jpg 14w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_2-340x340.jpg 340w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_2-10x10.jpg 10w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_2-20x20.jpg 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_2-9x9.jpg 9w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_2-385x385.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A simple, analogue-style meter for mono or stereo sources. This is a 2-in-1 meter showing classic analogue VU, as well as an LED peak meter in the center of the plugin. It&#8217;s sort of a best-of-both-worlds solution to metering in a single free plugin.<\/p>\n<h3>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tbproaudio.de\/products\/mvmeter2\">TBProAudio mvMeter 2<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51421 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_3.png\" alt=\"5 Best FREE VU Meter Plugins in 2021_3\" width=\"600\" height=\"196\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_3.png 600w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_3-150x49.png 150w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_3-80x26.png 80w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_3-320x105.png 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_3-40x13.png 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_3-160x52.png 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_3-20x7.png 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_3-385x126.png 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bam. Another excellent free VU meter plugin. Like the PreSonus, you can monitor other level modes as well, including RMS, peak, and perhaps the lesser known EBU R128. Aesthetically you can choose from five different themes and scale the GUI up to 400%.<\/p>\n<h3>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/vstwarehouse.com\/d\/psp-vintagemeter\/\">PSP VintageMeter<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51422 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_4.jpg\" alt=\"5 Best FREE VU Meter Plugins in 2021_4\" width=\"450\" height=\"174\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_4.jpg 450w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_4-150x58.jpg 150w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_4-80x31.jpg 80w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_4-320x124.jpg 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_4-40x15.jpg 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_4-160x62.jpg 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_4-20x8.jpg 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_4-385x149.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A very simple and straightforward VU plugin. You can choose to monitor either VU or PPM (program peak meter).<\/p>\n<h3>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/vstwarehouse.com\/d\/lvlmeter\/\">LVLMeter<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51423 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"249\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_5.png 500w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_5-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_5-80x40.png 80w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_5-320x159.png 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_5-301x150.png 301w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_5-40x20.png 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_5-160x80.png 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_5-20x10.png 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_5-18x9.png 18w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_5-385x192.png 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I.e., level meter. Like the others, you can choose to meter VU, RMS, or peak on stereo sources. The GUI looks like a modern take on retro VU design.<\/p>\n<h3>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/vstwarehouse.com\/d\/vu2\/\">VU2<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51424 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"89\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_6.jpg 600w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_6-150x22.jpg 150w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_6-80x12.jpg 80w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_6-320x47.jpg 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_6-40x6.jpg 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_6-160x24.jpg 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_6-20x3.jpg 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5-Best-FREE-VU-Meter-Plugins-in-2021_6-385x57.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A comprehensive free VU meter plugin that can be set to peak, program peak, power, or VU.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion: Best Free VU Meter Plugins<\/h3>\n<p>Any of the five plugins listed above would be a great introduction to a different, classic style of metering we don&#8217;t often use in our DAWs. The main takeaway is that VU meters show us the broader picture of a signal&#8217;s average perceived loudness, which tells us a lot about the overall energy of an instrument or a whole mix. Try using a VU meter during a transition from verse to hook; if the needle doesn&#8217;t move when the chorus comes in, maybe that part needs more energy!<\/p>\n<h3><span data-sheets-root=\"1\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Transform Your Music with Expert Training\\nAre you ready to transform your music tracks into professional masterpieces? Join the Produce Like A Pro Academy and gain access to world-class training in audio engineering and music production. 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