French term (edited): vum�tres � z�ro

or "we zeroed the viewmeters"

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 47 mins (2005-10-07 14:43:25 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

or better "the level meters" or simply "the levels"

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 49 mins (2005-10-07 14:45:29 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

relire = replayed

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 3 hrs 33 mins (2005-10-07 17:29:38 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

As Dusty so correctly pointd out, the spelling is vu meters.

French term (edited): vum�tres � z�ro

When a key is released, it will return to zero at the rate set by the release ... VU meter: The Volume Unit Meter is designed to visually interpret signal ...
www.musiconmypc.co.uk/art_glossary.php

VU meter (ang.) Volume Unit Meter (ang.) program (ang.) ... Le vumètre montre l'intensité moyenne du signal sonore en ne tenant pas compte des crêtes, ...
www.carrousel.qc.ca/biblio/fiche.asp?code=387

CTM Solutions - vumètre / définition - Le Jargonoscope ...
... V - Page 1/1. - vumètre Volume unit meter. Instrument de mesure des niveaux sonores. Les pages du glossaire. 2- 3- A- B- C- D- E
www.ctmsolutions.com/azseul.php?modulesite=finances& module=Finances&azi=479&cat=V

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 hr 21 mins (2005-10-07 15:18:06 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

VU meter: The Volume Unit Meter is designed to visually interpret signal levels in roughly the same way as the human ear, which responds more closely to the average levels of sounds rather than to the peak levels.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 7 hrs 36 mins (2005-10-07 21:32:12 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

the link I posted in the asker box explains that the max level can be selected by the user

French term (edited): vum�tres � z�ro

'0dB' on a vu (= volume unit) meter means maximum recording level --- in other words, the percussion came in playing very loud! In this instance, '0' doesn't mean nothing at all (asthe vumeter scale runs from -40 or something to +3 dB

I think this is a typical colloquial use of 'relire' where in English we would just say 'to read' --- "the vu meters read max"

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 day 2 hrs 11 mins (2005-10-08 16:08:08 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

OK, Vaughn wants to be picky; in technical terms, '0 vu' is not ABSOLUTE max, of course (that's +3 dB in fact), but to all intents and purposes, '0 vu' historically is the intended maximum recording level; the key point being that '0' represents a lot of sound, rather than as might be inferred, none at all. Technical nit-pickers may abstain! ;-)

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 day 2 hrs 15 mins (2005-10-08 16:11:14 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Rita's link is very helpful; as I said, the EXACT level represented by '0 vu' is very much technical-context-dependent, and reams have been written about it; surely the only important point in this apparently metaphorical, musical context is as I said above, it means 'a lot of sound' -- a linguistic question scarcely justifies lots of discussion about the irrelevant technical niceties...