Reading and Setting Levels on the DVX

[James Tynan]

Hi all,
By way of background, I'm new to the DVX and very new to audio issues. I've purchased an Oktava which I'm using to conduct interviews in a quiet indoor environment.

What I'm wondering is what is the best way to read and set audio levels on the DVX? The onscreen indicators don't seem to have any measure - so if I want the audio to be peaking around -6dB I'm not sure how to make that happen.

Any tips and tricks that you've worked out over the years would be appreciated.

Thanks,

James.

 

[Barry_Green]

The onscreen indicators don't clearly label themselves, but they are pretty accurate measures. The vertical line (transition point from white to red) is at -12dB. Each dot represents 2dB of volume, so there are six red dots (representing 12db) before you clip at 0dB.

So if you want peaking at -6dB, you want peaking at about 3 dots of red.

 

[James Tynan]

Thanks for that Barry.