DVX audio meter
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Barry_Green
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Re: DVX audio meter
The last white line corresponds to -12dB. The first red dot corresponds to -10dB. The last red dot is 0dB. Each dot represents 2dB.
The last white line corresponds to -12dB. The first red dot corresponds to -10dB. The last red dot is 0dB. Each dot represents 2dB.
Johan_Lundberg
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Re: DVX audio meter
To make things even more clear:
The audio meters looks like this:
-----------+------|
-----------+------|
Everything to the left of the + is white
+ is -12dB, and the last red next to the | is 0dB.
0dB is an absolut maximum level before the sound distorts.
To get good levels on speech your average should swim in the red (between the + (-12dB) and the | (0dB)) with peaks reaching the last reds before the |.
The DVX100's ALC function will work to help you prevent your highest peaks exceeding 0dB.
To make things even more clear:
The audio meters looks like this:
-----------+------|
-----------+------|
Everything to the left of the + is white
+ is -12dB, and the last red next to the | is 0dB.
0dB is an absolut maximum level before the sound distorts.
To get good levels on speech your average should swim in the red (between the + (-12dB) and the | (0dB)) with peaks reaching the last reds before the |.
The DVX100's ALC function will work to help you prevent your highest peaks exceeding 0dB.
Re: DVX audio meter
0dB is an absolut maximum level before the sound distorts.
------------------------------------------------------------------------wrong - the audio can distort if even didnt get the brick wall ( 0dbfs)
the rising of the level is on the digital side , so be carful not distort the analog
each dot is 2 dbfs so the first white is -14 dbfs
0dB is an absolut maximum level before the sound distorts.
------------------------------------------------------------------------wrong - the audio can distort if even didnt get the brick wall ( 0dbfs)
the rising of the level is on the digital side , so be carful not distort the analog
each dot is 2 dbfs so the first white is -14 dbfs
Johan_Lundberg
Well-known member
Re: DVX audio meter
[quote author=oleg link=board=audio;num=1109105768;start=0#3 date=02/22/05 at 13:11:43]0dB is an absolut maximum level before the sound distorts.
------------------------------------------------------------------------wrong - the audio can distort if even didnt get the brick wall ( 0dbfs)
the rising of the level is on the digital side , so be carful not distort the analog
each dot is 2 dbfs so the first white is -14 dbfs
[/quote]
Yes, of course the audio can distort below 0dB if you overdrive the input. What I stated though was that 0dB is an ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM level before you get distortion. Meaning, if you pass 0dB your sound will distort. I never said that you can not get distortion below 0dB.
If your audio going into the dvx100 is too hot (read distorted) it doesn't matter how low your record it on the camera, it will still be distorted. **** in, **** out so to speak.
[quote author=oleg link=board=audio;num=1109105768;start=0#3 date=02/22/05 at 13:11:43]0dB is an absolut maximum level before the sound distorts.
------------------------------------------------------------------------wrong - the audio can distort if even didnt get the brick wall ( 0dbfs)
the rising of the level is on the digital side , so be carful not distort the analog
each dot is 2 dbfs so the first white is -14 dbfs
[/quote]
Yes, of course the audio can distort below 0dB if you overdrive the input. What I stated though was that 0dB is an ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM level before you get distortion. Meaning, if you pass 0dB your sound will distort. I never said that you can not get distortion below 0dB.
If your audio going into the dvx100 is too hot (read distorted) it doesn't matter how low your record it on the camera, it will still be distorted. **** in, **** out so to speak.