On Wed, Jun 09, 2004 at 05:56:37PM +0200, Alfons Adriaensen wrote: > On Wed, Jun 09, 2004 at 02:37:31PM +0100, Steve Harris wrote: > > > Yes, IEC-268: > > ... > > It also defines which points you should mark on your scale. > > Does it also define the 'ballistics' ? ISTR this is a very > fast rise time 'absolute peak' type of meter. Depending on > the job at hand, a user may prefer another response that is > closer to the subjective sound level.
IEC-268 is a peak meter, so its rise time should be as fast as possible - the decay time is very slow, but I foget what it is. There are other meters that have slow-rise and/or subjective volume readings, eg. A-weighting. - Steve
