Acrotech Level Meter Control

Version 1.0


The Acrotech Level Meter Control displays the level of any realtime data such as a audio stream level. It has a fast response time and different colors can be set for high, mid and low levels. The control does not have any dependancies except that it uses the standard VB Timer control.

The following table gives a description of all non-standard properties of the Level Meter Control.


PropertiesDescription
BorderBoolean value. Returns or sets whether a 3D border to drawn around the level meter.
HiColorColor. Returns or sets the color to be used when the level value exceeds the HiLevel property.
HiLevelInteger. Returns or sets the level value beyond which the control will draw the level using the HiColor property.
LevelInteger. Returns or sets the current level to be displayed. This is the default property. Must be set between 0 to MaxLevel inclusive.
LowColorColor. Returns or sets the color to be used when the level value is below the MidLevel property.
MaxLevelInteger. Returns or sets the maximum level that the level meter displays. The minimum level possible is always 0.
MidColorColor. Returns or sets the color to be used when the level value is above the MidLevel property but below the HiLevel property.
MidLevelInteger. Returns or sets the level value beyond which the control will draw the level using the MidColor property.
ShowPeakBoolean. Returns or sets if the peak indicator should be drawn.



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