Fraser wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi Adrian, > > Adrian Knoth wrote: > >> Just a note: I personally don't like VUs in the digital domain. >> > agree, their primary purpose is a bit meaningless. > > > >> I prefer Bob Katz' K metering system (K12, K14, K20) with well defined >> headrooms. >> >> Check out this page for a detailed description on the K metering system: >> >> http://www.digido.com/level-practices-part-2-includes-the-k-system.html >> >> >> Note that many commercial software vendors ship analyzer plugins using >> the K system, i.e. RME's DigiCheck. >> >> I'd suggest to go for this, too. >> > > thanks for the link, I wasn't aware of that before. I'll have a look at > implementing it. > > cheers, > Fraser
This are recording techniques. You shouldn't apply them by any function to adjust the meter to any imaginary point. The only useful thing is to have a pre-adjusted meter, that can't be readjusted by the audio engineer. For people who like Katz's technique, some marks might be useful and/ or a function that shows the most low and the most loud level. There might be other rules of thumb, not only Katze's. Meters are used to adjust signals. I understand what you aim at, I also understand what switches on mics, to turn them on and of are designed to, but there are good reasons why such things shouldn't be done. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-dev mailing list Linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-dev
