Audio Metering Help (especially in regards to DV Promix 3)

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bungalowbill

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I'm little confused about whether or not the LED meter on my DV promix 3 mixer is a peak or a VU meter. The manual says that the meter "was designed to emulate the peak reading attributes found on many DV cams." But the scale reads -20, -10,17,-5,-1,0,1,2,3. This is very different from the peak meter on my Panasonic DVX100a. I'm very new to audio and just bought this mixer. Can somebody tell me if 0dB on the mixer should equal 0db on the camera, or if 0 dB on the mixer equals -12 db on the DVX. I'm attempting to calibrate the two meters by use of an external tone generator (behringer CT100).

I would greatly appreciate any info.

Thanks!
 
I would suggest reading Jay Rose's review of the Promix 3 on DV.com. I think it was about a year ago. He had a short explanation of the output voltages of the Promix 3 and its compatibility to certain cameras (including DVX100).

Don't get too bogged down on the calibration because there's too many variables involved in the audio coming in. The thing to remember is that you also have volume adjustments on the camera. So I would suggest playing with the volume on the mixer and the camera so that you get the levels you want on the camera audio meter. For me, I like to get a few red bars on the camera when the talent is speaking at a normal volume.
 
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