pnielsen wrote: > Pat Farrell;205800 Wrote: >> It is a retro look, and when you used analog VU meters, they were damped >> >> and would go over 0. > > No. That's not right.
Sorry, yes it is. > In an old analog device, 0dB usually represents a threshold value of > some sort. Usually this value is set for the level when distortion > reaches a certain treshold value. 0dB was in theory where the tape would be over saturated. But most people, even experienced professional recording engineers would exceed 0dB for 'short' periods. And as you write, some tape had more headroom than others, so you might change the definition of 'short' Even today, there are many compressors and plugins for ProTools that emulate over saturation of tape. > In a digital world, 0dB represents the maximum signal. The meter range > should end right there, as you cannot exceed 0dB digitally as you can > in an analog electric signal. > I LOVE the retro-style meters, by why can't the dB-values be > accurate??? Its eye candy. It is not supposed to be accurate. If it was accurate, it would not look retro. > If I spend $2,000 on a digital device, I would expect the designers to > have the knowledge to get simple things like this right, or am I > missing something? Yes, you are missing that this is eye candy, not a calibrated. If you want calibrated, get something like a Dorrough 280-D digital loudness meter. They are cheap, only $800 -- Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
