BerntR;632871 Wrote: > I see there has been a discussion regarding Audiolense filters and > attenuation in Inguz lately. > > The Audiolense filters always maxes at -1 dB at whatever speaker and > frequency needs the most lifting. So, normally, a gain of 0 dB will > produce no audible clipping. How much the sound will be attenuated by > the filters overall varies from setup to setup, and alsow with the > amount of correction applied. Typical values are 6-10dB. > > However, in Inguz, due to some sort of level matching functionality, > the attenuation specified in the config file doesn't reflect the real > attenuation you get. My estimation is that a setting between -16dB and > -20dB will give 0 dB of attenuation which is really what the Audiolense > filters need - and a playback without digital clipping. But this is > highly content dependant. Hot recordings with high spl level will clip > a lot sooner than a classical recording that has hardly been > compressed. > > In any case it makes sense to dial in the dB setting by ear. If you > wonder what digital clipping sounds like in your system, simply set the > attenuation to 0 and listen with Audiolense filters engaged. Bernt - thanks - this is very helpful... I will do some more experiment regards Phil
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