bigfool1956;265519 Wrote: > In one of the artciles it states that the average volume of many 2007 > CDs is -3db. As 3db is a barely perceptible change in loudness, that > means the difference between the peak level and the average level is > just that - barely perceptible. > > I remember Robert Fripp talking about Larks Tongues In Aspic Part 1, > and how they had tried to maximise the difference between the long > quiet intro and the main rock-out section for maximum impact. It paid > off as the tracks is incredibly dynamic. Why don't musicians, > engineers, and record companies understand this?
Sometimes I regret having taken too many physics courses. 3db is a doubling/halving of the volume. Logarithms: what a concept ! -- pski ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pski's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15574 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43045 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
