Adding an analog VU meter to the old Foobar2000 1.x Default User Interface

Required component: foo_vis_vumeter

Directions:

1. Download foo_vis_vumeter
2. Navigate to File \ Preferences \ Components
3. Drag foo_vis_vumeter.dll to the component window
4. Click Apply and then Ok to restart Foobar
5. Copy any .bin skin files to the …\AppData\Roaming\foobar2000\user-components\foo_vis_vumeter folder (Shift+File>Browse configuration folder)
6. Select View > Layout > Enable layout editing mode
7. Right click the tab area in a panel and select Add New Tab
8. Right click the new tab and rename it “Analog VU Meter” or whatever
9. Right click the new display area and select Add New UI Element
10. Select ‘Analog VU Meter’ from the list (Playback Visualization)
11. Disable layout editing mode

Group Submenus:

Adding a new subfolder to the …\AppData\Roaming\foobar2000\user-components\foo_vis_vumeter folder creates a listing with that subfolder’s name in the Group submenu. ‘.bin‘ meter files in those subfolders are then accessible via the corresponding group submenu.

Parameters:

Right mouse click on the meter display:

• Layout submenu / Horizontal or Vertical / Dual or Single / Mono / Lock Aspect Ratio
• Select skin

Preferences > Advanced > Display > VU Meter:

• VU meter sensitivity – Default left and right preamp (db): 20 and rise time(s) 0.20s

Mouse wheel (hover over meters)

• Adjusts meter sensitivity

Resources:
Analog VU Meter Skin Gallery
Updated version for Foobar2000 2.x