Is this the ultimate DIY hardware VU meter?

[MiL0]

sent you an email with all the details... let me know how you get on

[MiL0]

first post updated - all the files are included and you don't even need a USB LCD screen to get started!

[oskars]

Doesn't work with Mac right?

[MiL0]

Autohotkey is PC only (Apple don't allow the kind of control that AHK gives you over the operating system unfortunately).

Also, LCD Smartie isn't available for OSX afaik. So the answer is no, and very unlikely to happen.

[oskars]

Not very kool

But I love the idea and your project!

[etch]

yea in the same boat as oskars,

love the hack! but very firmly based in macland

[FTW]

mac :,(

[MiL0]

don't shoot the messenger! I can't get mac support working unless there are OSX drivers for the LCD and someone ports AHK to Mac, which is unlikely to put it mildly

[BennyJ]

Hmmm im thinking about using this on a custom mixer i might make...but is there a way to split the vu's per deck..and run them to individual channels on a mixer's vu indicators?

[MiL0]

yeah - you can configure the software to display whatever you like on each VU. If you buy a 4 x width LCD display then you could display 4 decks' VU meters at the same time theoretically. Let me know what you have in mind and I'll reprogram the utility to fit your needs.

In the medium/long term however, I'm looking to replace the USB LCD display with an LCD display that hooks directly up to an Arduino. This means you shouldn't need to run any immediadery software and everything should be plug'n'play. Apart from providing OSX compatibility (which wasn't possible before), it'll mean that anyone who's designing a new DIY controller should be able to use Arduino as the usb midi brain with an easy to implement VU meter.