hi there
first time in here, and first time ever i'm doing and DIY project
i'm building an analog VU METER, with basic scheme from http://sound.westhost.com/project128.htm (for balance input and gain setting), and with russian made rectifier K157DA1 that i got from ebay http://www.ovchin.narod.ru/radio/k157da1.html (for the VU movement), also added one DPDT switch to select between TWO level calibration (-18dbFS and -6dbFS), and using 15v 200ma DC power supply
i'm building 2 separate circuit for each channel, the only thing that share with both channel is the power supply
but there's problem occur when the signal is hard panned (100% Left/Right)
here's the video on youtube that showing the problem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spgjLpmHjCc
- 0dbVU = -6dbFS
- when the panner set Right 80% - Left 20%, the needle show relatively correct value
- but when the panner set Right 100% - Left 0%, the needle show false metering, both of the the Right and Left needle shows 50% level
- vise versa for the other channel
i'm attach the circuit diagram that i build on the PCB
any help for this problem?
thank you so much
first time in here, and first time ever i'm doing and DIY project
i'm building an analog VU METER, with basic scheme from http://sound.westhost.com/project128.htm (for balance input and gain setting), and with russian made rectifier K157DA1 that i got from ebay http://www.ovchin.narod.ru/radio/k157da1.html (for the VU movement), also added one DPDT switch to select between TWO level calibration (-18dbFS and -6dbFS), and using 15v 200ma DC power supply
i'm building 2 separate circuit for each channel, the only thing that share with both channel is the power supply
but there's problem occur when the signal is hard panned (100% Left/Right)
here's the video on youtube that showing the problem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spgjLpmHjCc
- 0dbVU = -6dbFS
- when the panner set Right 80% - Left 20%, the needle show relatively correct value
- but when the panner set Right 100% - Left 0%, the needle show false metering, both of the the Right and Left needle shows 50% level
- vise versa for the other channel
i'm attach the circuit diagram that i build on the PCB
any help for this problem?
thank you so much