Hi Brian, The peak meter is technically more accurate but only to a fraction of a decibel. It makes no real difference in the big picture. Recording levels are never set to such a small adjustment. No matter which meter is referenced, recording levels should be set conservatively to leave plenty of headroom. We're talking on the order of 10 decibels or so. Therefore, a meter, even if it's technically off by a quarter of a dB, is plenty accurate. The important difference between the two meters is that one is designed to only give you a peak value while the other is designed to show average levels with the capability of maintaining the highest achieved peak. Since we now have access to that peak meter, the average levels are only accessible through the normal level meter so using the two to display different information is the best scenario. HTH, Slau
On Dec 29, 2015, at 8:44 AM, Brian Howerton <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello folks, > I am trying to help a friend of mine get up and running with pro tools, and I > want to make sure what I told him concerning the level meter is accurate. > Now that we have access to the peak level meter, is it better to use this > meter when checking levels on a track before recording or the original level > meter that we have always had access to? I seem to remember Slau saying that > the peak meter is more reliable because the level meter rounds the number > value. Hope this is correct, if not, can someone tell me which one would be > best to use? Thanks, > Brian > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
