On Feb 7, 2010, at 6:20 AM, Sthu Deus wrote: >> Before you go trying tools it may be useful to ask your self what you >> are trying to accomplish. As others have pointed out in a similar >> thread the term db is a ratio. > > Not correct.
Yes it is. Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decibel I think this thread may have drifted a bit OT, but if you want to understand the decibel, read the whole thing. Decibels are a very useful way of measuring things, but they're always a measurement relative to something else (0xffff, 1 milliwatt, threshold of hearing, .775 volts, "10db below 3% harmonic distortion caused by the onset of tape saturation" (my favorite), 100% modulation of a radio transmission carrier, etc.). -- Glenn English g...@slsware.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
