import { NormalRange } from "../../core/type/Units";
import { MeterBase, MeterBaseOptions } from "./MeterBase";
export interface MeterOptions extends MeterBaseOptions {
    smoothing: NormalRange;
    normalRange: boolean;
    channels: number;
}
/**
 * Meter gets the [RMS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_mean_square)
 * of an input signal. It can also get the raw value of the input signal.
 *
 * @example
 * import { Meter, UserMedia } from "tone";
 * const meter = new Meter();
 * const mic = new UserMedia();
 * mic.open();
 * // connect mic to the meter
 * mic.connect(meter);
 * // the current level of the mic
 * const level = meter.getValue();
 * @category Component
 */
export declare class Meter extends MeterBase<MeterOptions> {
    readonly name: string;
    /**
     * If the output should be in decibels or normal range between 0-1. If `normalRange` is false,
     * the output range will be the measured decibel value, otherwise the decibel value will be converted to
     * the range of 0-1
     */
    normalRange: boolean;
    /**
     * A value from between 0 and 1 where 0 represents no time averaging with the last analysis frame.
     */
    smoothing: number;
    /**
     * The previous frame's value
     */
    private _rms;
    /**
     * @param smoothing The amount of smoothing applied between frames.
     */
    constructor(smoothing?: NormalRange);
    constructor(options?: Partial<MeterOptions>);
    static getDefaults(): MeterOptions;
    /**
     * Use [[getValue]] instead. For the previous getValue behavior, use DCMeter.
     * @deprecated
     */
    getLevel(): number | number[];
    /**
     * Get the current value of the incoming signal.
     * Output is in decibels when [[normalRange]] is `false`.
     * If [[channels]] = 1, then the output is a single number
     * representing the value of the input signal. When [[channels]] > 1,
     * then each channel is returned as a value in a number array.
     */
    getValue(): number | number[];
    /**
     * The number of channels of analysis.
     */
    readonly channels: number;
    dispose(): this;
}