On Jun 3, 2013, at 06:10 20, Richard Lamont wrote:

> Yes, the problem is purely in the Edit Markers window. Worse than the
> rounding, if the cut gain in the database is below -10 dB it will
> increase the gain to -10 dB.

So it does.  This is because certain sound architectures --e.g. HPI -- are 
limited in the amount of gain offset they can apply.  This is what sanity 
checks are all about.


> I'm trying to set cut gains so the carts play at -23 LUFS. This often
> requires play gains around the -12 dB mark or lower. Having these gains
> increased to -10 dB every time someone does something on the cart, not
> necessarily related to gain at all, in the Edit Markers window is a
> serious bug IMHO.

My opinion is a bit different.  Setting the gain directly in the DB and then 
complaining when the sanity check mechanism catches it is a bit like bypassing 
the safety interlocks on a 50 kW transmitter and then complaining that the 
manufacturer made an unsafe unit.  We can certainly debate the tradeoffs 
involved in the current design for handling level processing, but a bug -- let 
alone a "serious" one -- it most certainly is not.  To the contrary, it's a 
deliberate part of the design.

FWIW, this feature was never intended to be used in the way you are trying to 
use it, but rather as a means to achieve relatively minor 'touchups' in trim 
level.

Cheers!


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