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Bulgakov
Bulgakov
Inspiring
May 19, 2018
Answered

Cannot close audio meter panel

  • May 19, 2018
  • 5 replies
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I'm working on a project with no sound, and I'd like to have as much real estate as possible on my screen.  In this new version, if I go into Window, I cannot uncheck any of the boxes, it seems I can only add them(see image below). Normally, I would just close the using the little icon on the top, but the audio levels panel has no "Close panel" option.  I've tried changing workspaces and creating new workspaces, but no luck.

Is there some new way of doing this? Is there a workaround?

    Correct answer ronaldo117

    If you hold CTRL, and click directly on the blue line that outlines the box, you should be able to undock/move your panel.

     

    Most of the other panels are responsive in the gray area within the header section of the panel, but for meters, it appears you need to click directly on the blue outline to get this to function correctly.

    5 replies

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    Filip222152036snk
    Participant
    July 18, 2025

    I have a simpler and faster workaround to this bug: 

    take another Panel (any) and combine it with the audio meter (drag and drop) into a Panel Group. 

    Then you'll see the classic hamburger menu appear on the Audio Meter Panel and can close it from there!

    Yay. 

    AngeloL
    AngeloL
    Participant
    December 6, 2022

    This is STILL an issue, unbelievably. I have been feeling like Adobe is just not as on top of it as it has been in the past. Little inconveiniences that seem so easy to fix like these pop up a lot and never get fixed.

      Jeff Evans
      Jeff Evans
      Participating Frequently
      January 13, 2023

      It's the secret Adobe handshake / initiation to the club. Once you have it figured out you're a member with the privledge of manipulating the meters and tools...shhhh

        digabyte
        digabyte
        Inspiring
        May 23, 2021

        There are replies marked "answer," but they aren't answers (or are at least incomplete).  Also more than a little frustrating that this is still an issue (I'm using the most recently update of 2021).  "Audio Meters" is listed with a check mark in the Window drop down, but you can't untick it.  I know in the grand scheme of all the issues with the giant bloat that is now Premiere, this is a small issue, but holy cow I wish it would go away.

         

        Anyway, here's the actual answer...  Click on the audio meters panel to activate it (the panel must be "active," which is indicated by a thin blue border), and then place your cursor at the top of the panel containing the audio meters (this also works for the "tools" if you ever want to get rid of that panel).  You must place your cursor below the edge of the box (which will switch cursor functionality to sizing), but above the items in the panel.  Once you are there, sometimes you will see a tiny little icon of a rectangle inside a box (however, seeing the icon isn't necessary for this to function properly).  Right click in that area, and you will be given the option to close or undock the panel.  Why audio meters and tools are different than ALL of the other windows is a mystery.

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          milostudios24526369
          Participating Frequently
          July 25, 2023

          Wow! Thank you for this explanation... this issue has been bugging me for years. I'm uploading a photo of the magic box after it has appeared and empowers you to re-dock the panel (standard method) using the blue shadow box/tab routine. Many thanks.

          Ann Bens
          Community Expert
          Ann BensCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          May 19, 2018

          Hold down ctrl and pick up the audio meter and put it somewhere on the screen: then hit the X.

          If you want it back just hit Reset to saved layout.

            Bulgakov
            BulgakovAuthor
            Inspiring
            May 19, 2018

            Thanks for the suggestion, but unfortunately that does not work. I cannot pick up the window at all. It's a bit small, but if you look in the picture above you will see there is no text or any label on top of the panel.  If I click on the top of any other panel I can move it easily. I think it is a bug.

            Ann Bens
            Community Expert
            Ann BensCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            May 19, 2018

            Did you hold down ctrl while grabbing the window?

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            Meg The Dog
            Inspiring
            May 19, 2018

            I can replicate this odd behavior on my Mac system. Seems to be a bug of some type.

            While you can't seem to get rid of the Audio Meters pane, you can reduce it in size so that you get more screen real estate for your timeline:

            MtD

              Bulgakov
              BulgakovAuthor
              Inspiring
              May 19, 2018

              Thank you for the reply. Actually, I'm glad to hear it is a bug and not a feature!  That means it will go away at some point.  I guess I am squishing it for the moment.

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              mutedoodle
              Participant
              September 9, 2021

              Over three years later, and it is still a bug.

               

              *slow clap*

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