Decimeter?

Is there an (affordable) device to give you accurate readings of sound levels? I mean separate from sound boards, like if you play in a garage or you just play in a bar with no sound op?

I find it somewhat difficult to get all my levels the same for all my pedals. I was thinking if there was a device that you could just set up at a certain point in the room, play and open chord through each pedal and set all the levels the same? Do they make that?

Try this link and see if this will work.

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/1LYP4?Pid=search

check out rat shack, they might have one in the 50 dollar range.

A simpler method might be a mic with a vu meter. A decibel meter (a decimetre is 10 centimetres) is difficult to see at a distance. You may already have the necessary equipment e.g. a laptop and a mic. Some of those hand-held digital recorders show levels and might be a more useful purchase.