This circuit uses two quad op-amps to form an eight LED audio level meter. The op-amp used in this particular circuit is the LM324. It is a popular IC and should be available from many parts stores.

The circuit was conventionally designed with eight LED audio level meter made out of two low power quad op-amps which utilizes LM324. Volume Unit – an entity equal to a decibel for expressing the ...

Depending on the music you’re listening to, watching a VU meter bounce to the music is always a good time. So why not integrate the VU meter right into the audio source? That’s what [Matikas] did, and ...

Juergen Grau has once again returned to Kickstarter to launch his Nixie IN-28 Dot tubes VU-Meter, under the Make 100 banner allowing those interested to help create a small production one of 100 units ...

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For present-day owners of vintage Commodore computers, keeping data and programs safe and backed up is top priority. Disk drive storage was more common in the US, whereas in Europe, the audio cassette ...