[Ardour-Users] Master bus meter fluctuating after importing a track

[Robin Gareus]

On 04/17/2016 05:05 PM, jonetsu at teksavvy.com wrote:
> Hello !
> 
> (Ardour 4.7.0)
> 
> Right after the import of a stereo track (wav file), and without having
> played anything, the bus meter starts to fluctuate with the peak
> indicator hovering at about -40, constantly. This is also shown using
> Robin's bit meter.  Why is this so ?  

Probably because the newly added track monitors the input.

This is expected behavior if
  - autoconnect [1] is enabled
  - something is feeding the soundcard's input
  - auto-input is enabled [2] and the transport is not rolling

There's an exhaustive list of "what you hear, what the meter displays"
for various configurations at
 https://github.com/Ardour/ardour/raw/master/doc/monitor_modes.pdf

HTH,
robin

[1] Preferences > Audio > Connections
[2] Session > Properties > Monitoring