I should have added the caveat that the voltages vs. dBVU numbers are only really true for steady state sine wave single tones. :)
Bill On 12/12/12 7:12 AM, Fred Gleason wrote: > On Dec 11, 2012, at 23:15 41, Bill Putney wrote: > >> Now we kinda get to voltages. 0dBVU is +4 dBM (1.23V RMS at 600 ohms) in pro >> systems. 0 dBVU is -10 dBV (.316V RMS). > VU is a somewhat different animal, inasmuch as it deals with dynamics > (originally defined by Ma Bell in terms of the ballistics of an actual > physical meter) as well as absolute level. > > Cheers! > > > |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| > | Frederick F. Gleason, Jr. | Chief Developer | > | | Paravel Systems | > |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| > | A room without books is like a body without a soul. | > | -- Cicero | > |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| > > _______________________________________________ > Rivendell-dev mailing list > Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org > http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev _______________________________________________ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev