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Why are the bars on a little button animated in the first place? I don't get it.

• deathanatos 1y ago
  This looks like a very typical audio recording UI element. The bars are animated to the volume of the recorded audio. Helps the user see that the application is picking up their mic. It's a digital analog of a VU meter on a mixing console, though the UI has morphed over time. (Like that the lines vertically centered, vs. being on aligned bottom like you might see on a real-world meter.)
  • Saris 1y ago
    Man at that point why not make it bigger and put a proper dB scale on it, at least it would be useful then.
    • deathanatos 1y ago
      … because it doesn't need to be bigger…? The purpose is to convey that "hey, the audio equipment is working". I use these all day to debug things like "am I not recording, or is the other side's volume muted?" We need "videoconferencing" or "notetaking" app levels of accuracy; it's not a sound studio app? Not to mention how much dB as a unit freaks people out.
  • Levitating 1y ago
    Except that it's not an actual meter, it's just a fake animation.
    • deathanatos 1y ago
      … we don't know this, and I'm willing to extend the article the benefit of the doubt, because it isn't relevant to the core of the article.