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teleVU

teleVU is a level indicator (or envelope follower) plugin for MIDI controllers like the Neuzeit Instruments Drop. It measures peak or RMS levels of a stereo input in dBFS and converts them to MIDI CC messages, sent to both the plugin output and optionally directly to a connected controller. The interval for both targets is ~70ms. A gain control is applied to the input before measurement, and also affects the audio output.

Thanks to CLAP and clap-wrapper this plugin is available as CLAP, VST3®, and AU.

Linux
macOS
Windows

Download

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What's in the zip

  • teleVU.clap
  • teleVU.vst3
  • teleVU.component
  • install.sh — install script

Install with the script (recommended)

Quarantine removal: macOS marks files downloaded from the internet with a quarantine flag. Audio plugins are loaded as code directly into your DAW's process, which causes Gatekeeper to block them at load time rather than showing you a simple "allow" dialog. The install script removes this flag with xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine so your DAW can load the plugin normally.

  1. Unzip the downloaded archive.
  2. Close all DAWs.
  3. Open Terminal: press ⌘ Space, type Terminal, press Return.
  4. Drag install.sh from the unzipped folder into the Terminal window and press Return.
  5. Follow the prompts — confirm install locations, then wait for Done!
  6. Start your DAW and rescan for plugins if necessary.

Manual installation

If you prefer not to run the script, open Terminal and do the following.

1 — Remove quarantine

Replace ~/Downloads/teleVU with the path to your unzipped folder:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine ~/Downloads/teleVU/teleVU.clap
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine ~/Downloads/teleVU/teleVU.vst3
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine ~/Downloads/teleVU/teleVU.component

2 — Backup and remove old versions (if updating)

cp -r ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/CLAP/teleVU.clap /tmp/
cp -r ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/teleVU.vst3 /tmp/
cp -r ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/teleVU.component /tmp/
rm -rf ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/CLAP/teleVU.clap
rm -rf ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/teleVU.vst3
rm -rf ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/teleVU.component

3 — Copy to plugin folders

cp -r ~/Downloads/teleVU/teleVU.clap       ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/CLAP/
cp -r ~/Downloads/teleVU/teleVU.vst3       ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/
cp -r ~/Downloads/teleVU/teleVU.component  ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/

Download

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What's in the zip

  • teleVU.clap
  • teleVU.vst3

Installation

  1. Unzip the downloaded archive.
  2. Close all DAWs.
  3. Open a terminal and run the commands below.
  4. Start your DAW and rescan for plugins if necessary.

CLAP

mkdir -p ~/.clap
cp -r ~/Downloads/teleVU/teleVU.clap ~/.clap/

Other

mkdir -p ~/.vst3
cp -r ~/Downloads/teleVU/teleVU.vst3 ~/.vst3/
Replace ~/Downloads/teleVU with the actual path to your unzipped folder. ~/.clap and ~/.vst3 are the standard per-user plugin directories on Linux and are supported by most DAWs.

Download

Checking for latest release…

What's in the zip

  • teleVU.clap
  • teleVU.vst3

Installation

  1. Unzip the downloaded archive.
  2. Close all DAWs.
  3. Copy the plugin files to the standard folders below.
  4. Start your DAW and rescan for plugins if necessary.

Default plugin folders

FileDestination
teleVU.clap C:\Program Files\Common Files\CLAP\
teleVU.vst3 C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\
You may need administrator rights to copy files into C:\Program Files\Common Files\. Right-click the destination folder and choose Properties → Security if you encounter a permissions error, or paste the files as Administrator.