I'm also following and learning a lot from this thread. This first page seems to sum it up nicely for me ; especially if you scroll down to the bottom of the page where it compares an analog hardware meter vs. a DAW digital meter.
http://www.homestudioguide.com/HowTo...ingLevels.aspx
But, how does the +28db analog hardware meter relate to this PSP Vintage meter plug-in below? It only goes to plus 3 (or is that supposed to mean 30 or something)?
http://www.pspaudioware.com/plugins/...vintagemeter/#