[dylan604]

Just because it isn't useful to the user doesn't mean some dev hasn't spent the cycles doing it. I know I've personally had to write code that was an absolute waste, but some PM wanted and it was coded. Usually so it can be a bullet point in a demo that impresses low skilled PMs or sales drone, but techy user types just roll their eyes when it's pointed out to them.

[hbn]

I think a mic visualizer is very useful to the user. You can tell if you're quiet, clipping, or your mic straight up isn't working at all.

[dylan604]

You've moved the goal posts. Nobody said an input levels indicator isn't useful. We're talking about this specific graphic not being a useful graphic for visualizing live data. You've wandered away from the pack here