audio recorder in linux ... what's its name?

["H.S." <hs.samix@gmail.com>]

I remember there is an application to record audio (mic or line-in) and 
IIRC it had the X11 interface. What I also remember is the level meters 
it had, they were two dials, one for each channel, and had needles 
showing the levels (something like a speedometer on dashboards of a 
vehicle). But I can't remember the application's name. Can anyone help?

thanks,
->HS