@Christoph-Hart Thanks this works great.
I decided to use a peak node, and create an external buffer instead of using a global cable,
It might be more performance intensive (?) but it allows me to easily grab average volume from the peak meter, which may be more suitable for the kind of meter that I am trying to make (one that doesn't wiggle about like crazy).
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Edit:
On second thought, is there any reason I shouldn't just use a smoother, and then a global cable?
This may actually be a simpler way to get where I want.