diff --git a/src/gui/gui.h b/src/gui/gui.h
index 3041f310f..de5bd37e6 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.h
+++ b/src/gui/gui.h
@@ -2876,6 +2876,7 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
   bool NoteSelector(int* value, bool showOffRel, int octaveMin=-5, int octaveMax=9);
 
   // mixer stuff
+  bool chipMixer(int which, ImVec2 size=ImVec2(0.0f,0.0f));
   ImVec2 calcPortSetSize(String label, int ins, int outs);
   bool portSet(String label, unsigned int portSetID, int ins, int outs, int activeIns, int activeOuts, int& clickedPort, std::map<unsigned int,ImVec2>& portPos);
 
@@ -2984,8 +2985,10 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
   void drawTutorial();
   void drawXYOsc();
   void drawUserPresets();
+
   float drawSystemChannelInfo(const DivSysDef* whichDef, int keyHitOffset=-1, float width=-1.0f);
   void drawSystemChannelInfoText(const DivSysDef* whichDef);
+  void drawVolMeterInternal(ImDrawList* dl, ImRect rect, float* data, int chans);
 
   void assignActionMap(std::map<int,int>& actionMap, int first, int last);
   void drawKeybindSettingsTableRow(FurnaceGUIActions actionIdx);
diff --git a/src/gui/mixer.cpp b/src/gui/mixer.cpp
index b6c3af2a1..c8d7f214e 100644
--- a/src/gui/mixer.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/mixer.cpp
@@ -235,23 +235,7 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawMixer() {
         if (ImGui::BeginChild("##mixerPerChipContainer",ImGui::GetContentRegionAvail())) {
           const float childWidth=60*dpiScale;
           for (int i=0; i<e->song.systemLen; i++) {
-            ImGui::PushID(i);
-            if (ImGui::BeginChild(fmt::sprintf("##MixerChip%d", i).c_str(), ImVec2(childWidth,0))) {
-              float textHeight=ImGui::GetFontSize();
-              ImGui::ScrollText(ImGui::GetID(i),fmt::sprintf("%d. %s",i+1,getSystemName(e->song.system[i])).c_str(),ImGui::GetCursorPos(),ImVec2(childWidth,textHeight));
-              ImGui::Dummy(ImVec2(childWidth,textHeight));
-              float volSliderHeight=ImGui::GetContentRegionAvail().y-ImGui::GetStyle().FramePadding.y*7-textHeight*2;
-              // ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_FrameBg,0);
-              // ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_FrameBgActive,0);
-              ImGui::VSliderFloat("##mixerVol", ImVec2(childWidth,volSliderHeight), &e->song.systemVol[i], 0.0f, 2.0f);
-              // ImGui::PopStyleColor(2);
-              ImGui::SetNextItemWidth(childWidth);
-              ImGui::SliderFloat("##mixerPan", &e->song.systemPan[i], -1.0f, 1.0f);
-              ImGui::SetNextItemWidth(childWidth);
-              ImGui::SliderFloat("##mixerPanFR", &e->song.systemPanFR[i], -1.0f, 1.0f);
-            }
-            ImGui::EndChild();
-            ImGui::PopID();
+            if (chipMixer(i, ImVec2(childWidth, ImGui::GetContentRegionAvail().y))) MARK_MODIFIED;
             ImGui::SameLine();
           }
         }
@@ -420,3 +404,32 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawMixer() {
   if (ImGui::IsWindowFocused(ImGuiFocusedFlags_ChildWindows)) curWindow=GUI_WINDOW_MIXER;
   ImGui::End();
 }
+
+bool FurnaceGUI::chipMixer(int which, ImVec2 size) {
+  bool ret=false;
+  ImGui::PushID(which);
+  ImGui::BeginGroup();
+    float textHeight=ImGui::GetFontSize();
+
+    float volSliderHeight=size.y-ImGui::GetStyle().FramePadding.y*8-textHeight*3;
+    // TODO: per-chip per-out peak
+    float vol[2];
+    ImVec2 pos=ImGui::GetWindowPos()+ImGui::GetCursorPos();
+    drawVolMeterInternal(ImGui::GetWindowDrawList(),ImRect(pos,pos+ImVec2(size.x,volSliderHeight)),vol,2);
+
+    ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_FrameBg,0);
+    ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_FrameBgActive,0);
+    if (ImGui::VSliderFloat("##ChipVol", ImVec2(size.x,volSliderHeight), &e->song.systemVol[which], 0.0f, 2.0f)) ret=true;
+    ImGui::PopStyleColor(2);
+
+    ImGui::SetNextItemWidth(size.x);
+    if (ImGui::SliderFloat("##ChipPan", &e->song.systemPan[which], -1.0f, 1.0f)) ret=true;
+    ImGui::SetNextItemWidth(size.x);
+    if (ImGui::SliderFloat("##ChipPanFR", &e->song.systemPanFR[which], -1.0f, 1.0f)) ret=true;
+
+    ImGui::ScrollText(ImGui::GetID(which),fmt::sprintf("%d. %s",which+1,getSystemName(e->song.system[which])).c_str(),ImGui::GetCursorPos(),ImVec2(size.x,textHeight));
+    ImGui::Dummy(ImVec2(size.x,textHeight));
+  ImGui::EndGroup();
+  ImGui::PopID();
+  return ret;
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/volMeter.cpp b/src/gui/volMeter.cpp
index e2cd3de7f..66c870741 100644
--- a/src/gui/volMeter.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/volMeter.cpp
@@ -102,3 +102,48 @@ void FurnaceGUI::drawVolMeter() {
   if (ImGui::IsWindowFocused(ImGuiFocusedFlags_ChildWindows)) curWindow=GUI_WINDOW_VOL_METER;
   ImGui::End();
 }
+
+void FurnaceGUI::drawVolMeterInternal(ImDrawList* dl, ImRect rect, float* data, int chans) {
+  bool aspectRatio=(ImGui::GetWindowSize().x/ImGui::GetWindowSize().y)>1.0;
+  ImU32 lowColor=ImGui::GetColorU32(uiColors[GUI_COLOR_VOLMETER_LOW]);
+  ImGuiStyle& style=ImGui::GetStyle();
+  ImGui::RenderFrame(rect.Min,rect.Max,ImGui::GetColorU32(ImGuiCol_FrameBg),true,style.FrameRounding);
+  int isClipping=0;
+  for (int i=0; i<chans; i++) {
+    float logPeak=(20*log10(data[i])/36.0);
+    if (logPeak==NAN) logPeak=0.0;
+    if (logPeak<-1.0) logPeak=-1.0;
+    if (logPeak>0.0) {
+      isClipping=8;
+      logPeak=0.0;
+    }
+    logPeak+=1.0;
+    ImU32 highColor=ImGui::GetColorU32(
+      ImLerp(uiColors[GUI_COLOR_VOLMETER_LOW],uiColors[GUI_COLOR_VOLMETER_HIGH],logPeak)
+    );
+    ImRect s;
+    if (aspectRatio) {
+      s=ImRect(
+        ImLerp(rect.Min,rect.Max,ImVec2(0,float(i)/chans)),
+        ImLerp(rect.Min,rect.Max,ImVec2(logPeak,float(i+1)/chans))
+      );
+      if (i!=(chans-1)) s.Max.y-=dpiScale;
+      if (isClipping) {
+        dl->AddRectFilled(s.Min,s.Max,ImGui::GetColorU32(uiColors[GUI_COLOR_VOLMETER_PEAK]));
+      } else {
+        dl->AddRectFilledMultiColor(s.Min,s.Max,lowColor,highColor,highColor,lowColor);
+      }
+    } else {
+      s=ImRect(
+        ImLerp(rect.Min,rect.Max,ImVec2(float(i)/chans,1.0-logPeak)),
+        ImLerp(rect.Min,rect.Max,ImVec2(float(i+1)/chans,1.0))
+      );
+      if (i!=(chans-1)) s.Max.x-=dpiScale;
+      if (isClipping) {
+        dl->AddRectFilled(s.Min,s.Max,ImGui::GetColorU32(uiColors[GUI_COLOR_VOLMETER_PEAK]));
+      } else {
+        dl->AddRectFilledMultiColor(s.Min,s.Max,highColor,highColor,lowColor,lowColor);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}