jonheal Wrote: > Since I'm not a recording engineer, and I don't know a least significant > bit from a hole in the ground, please confirm that that my simple > English description conforms to what you have said: > > 1. Record LP with peaks no higher than -12db. (The meters in Sound > Forge hold their highest value, so this should be easy to do with a > couple of passes.) > > 2. Normalize > > Correct? > > I'm going into a Audiophile 2496, too. Not quite.
What I was trying to say is that recording with a peak level as low as -12dB, and then normalising, would give perfectly acceptable results. This doesn't mean that you shouldn't record at higher levels if you want to. As it happens, I tend to aim for peak levels around the -3dB mark (and then normalise). But that's probably a psychological legacy of many years using analogue tape. The actual peak level you get really isn't that important, as long as it's at least -12dB. The critical thing is that you must avoid digital clipping at all costs. To be certain of this, make sure your peak levels never quite reach 0dB. -- cliveb ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21836 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
