gusi;318606 Wrote: > I was just thinking of the VU on cassette recordings where you were > supposed to keep the recording level below zero for minimum distortion.
That's not quite true and is just one of the many reasons why many cassette recordings sound so bad. Ideally the average VU meter reading should sit as close to zero as possible with the peaks going into the red zone, but not too far into the red and not all the time. The higher the quality of tape being used the greater the dynamic range available, meaning the higher or louder the loudest passages can be recorded while still being able to hear the quieter passages without tape hiss. Using too low a setting will result in a recording that is a bit hissy since the quieter passages are recorded below the tape hiss "noise" floor. -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels -> Snatch -> The Transporter -> Transporter 2 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49684 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
