mvMeter2

Very good VU meter, can do multiple modes and zero level is configurable. Very good for quick checking gain settings during recording, UI is resizable - you can make it big on the screen.

Author has also another more detailed volume meter dpMeter but its too much information for mere gain setup. dPMeter plugin still needs some work - graphical peak levels are not how they looks at real equipment, reference marks are missing and scale is too big, while there are several standards for displaying PPM dpMeter implements none of them, probably best to implement IEC 60268-18.

This VU meter does everything what it should, it has several skins, modes and presets. Just get it.

I record in VU Standard, zero at -18 dbFS.

This thing looks beautiful and I would give it a 10 BUT I've found that it often gives me the wrong level in error. I then remove the plugin from my chain and re-insert it and then it will read correctly. This happens so much that it's not useable. That being said it's free so I really can't complain.

My system is Windows 7 64-bit, Abelton Live 9.6 64-bit.