Better VU meter pls

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Daw needs better VU meter:
  1. display peak levels in dB on mouse over
  2. display dB number while adjusting track volume (its shown only in details window) and volume slider is zoomed in
  3. Ability to locate and mark peak level on track.
  4. Add ticks to zoomed volume slider. Logic has ticks every 3 dB
  5. Display VU meter (not zoomed) in 3 dB bricks
  6. I am open to alternative ticks 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 20, ..
For mixing good VU meter is critical. I am using my current DAW just because it has best VU meters.

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You can set the level meters to work in RMS which can be better for judging average loudness rather than peak. This can be enabled by right clicking on the meter on the track in the arrange window and selecting "Use RMS mode".
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Most of the time I use a free plugin like TBProAudio MVMeter2 for VU metering but would be nice to see improvements in Waveform to this area.

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