Re: [RDD] M-Audio Delta 44 +4db Output

2013-08-16 Thread Gavin Stephens
That's why I rely on external VU meters, and just apply or remove gain to get the average level where I want it. I havent' used peak normalisation in about 4 years. And Jay: I feel your pain with aspect ratios. - Original Message - From: "al davis" To: Sent: Saturday, August 17, 201

Re: [RDD] M-Audio Delta 44 +4db Output

2013-08-16 Thread al davis
On Friday 16 August 2013, Cowboy wrote: > On Friday 16 August 2013 11:07:39 am Rob Landry wrote: > > > > > > What is the reason for normalizing to -13dBFS? > > 0 db FS in radio leaves 20 db or so headroom. > > -13 db FS digital leaves 13.0 db headroom. > > 0 digital is clip minus one least

Re: [RDD] M-Audio Delta 44 +4db Output

2013-08-16 Thread Jay Ashworth
- Original Message - > From: "Alan Peterson" > I reviewed the AudioArts Air-1USB broadcast console for Radio World > about a year ago and was puzzled to see the meters not bouncing around > in a manner I'm used to seeing. Turns out the USB port was glued down > to 0VU = -20 dBFS. Well, f

Re: [RDD] M-Audio Delta 44 +4db Output

2013-08-16 Thread Jay Ashworth
- Original Message - > From: "Cowboy" > On Friday 16 August 2013 11:07:39 am Rob Landry wrote: > > > > What is the reason for normalizing to -13dBFS? > > 0 db FS in radio leaves 20 db or so headroom. Terminology is a bitch, ain't it? ;-) Anything labeled dBFS is *automatically* a digit

Re: [RDD] M-Audio Delta 44 +4db Output

2013-08-16 Thread Gavin Stephens
Also keep in mind in Rivendell, the audio meters are not dBFS like you would find in Cool Edit/Adobe Audition in Windows. I think they are a cross-over between VU and peak these days. 0dB in Rivendell would be equivilent to a -16dBFS sinewave tone on an audio file in Cool Edit back in Windows,

Re: [RDD] M-Audio Delta 44 +4db Output

2013-08-16 Thread Gavin Stephens
The long winded version I sent off list before I noticed it's not replying to the list by default :o) - Original Message - From: "Cowboy" To: Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2013 4:43 AM Subject: Re: [RDD] M-Audio Delta 44 +4db Output On Friday 16 August 2013 11:07:39 am Rob Landry wr

Re: [RDD] M-Audio Delta 44 +4db Output

2013-08-16 Thread Cowboy
On Friday 16 August 2013 11:07:39 am Rob Landry wrote: > > What is the reason for normalizing to -13dBFS? 0 db FS in radio leaves 20 db or so headroom. -13 db FS digital leaves 13.0 db headroom. 0 digital is clip minus one least significant bit. -- Cowboy http://cowboy.cwf1.com Texas la

Re: [RDD] Mailign list reply address

2013-08-16 Thread Sébastien Leblanc
I noticed this too, for this email, for example, it defaulted to your email address instead of the list's. On 16 August 2013 11:40, Gavin Stephens wrote: > I haven't posted in a while and just noticed when I click reply it doesn't > default to the mail list. Has it always been like that? I haven'

[RDD] Mailign list reply address

2013-08-16 Thread Gavin Stephens
I haven't posted in a while and just noticed when I click reply it doesn't default to the mail list. Has it always been like that? I haven't changed email client in near a decade. Cheers, Gavin. ___ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.riv

Re: [RDD] M-Audio Delta 44 +4db Output

2013-08-16 Thread Gavin Stephens
The Air-1 is a nice looking console. I like the Arrakis Arc-10 series too, nice and simple like the Air-1. The dBFS reference makes sense though since the console outputs +24dBu. You wouldn't want a 0dBFS source driving the console at near +24dBu all the time. - Original Message - Fro

Re: [RDD] M-Audio Delta 44 +4db Output

2013-08-16 Thread Rob Landry
What is the reason for normalizing to -13dBFS? Rob On Fri, 16 Aug 2013, Gavin Stephens wrote: According to the manual, that card can only output +14dBu. So there's 10dB robbed by not having a proper +24dBu output. So if you are 'peak' normalising your files to say -13dBFS, the peak output

Re: [RDD] M-Audio Delta 44 +4db Output

2013-08-16 Thread Alan Smith
I'm not done with analog studios yet, either. Although we have a good station ground, with this 300 ft lighting rod out back, inevitably about once every year or so we suffer a damaging strike. Throw a couple 5532s in the output circuit of our consoles and were back in business. Reminds me

Re: [RDD] M-Audio Delta 44 +4db Output

2013-08-16 Thread Cowboy
On Friday 16 August 2013 08:22:57 am Alan Peterson wrote: > But coaxing a USB UART chip to give you a hotter level? IDTS. Appears your choices are : Professional sound card, along with lower noise. Cheap sound card, and an amp, with higher noise, at roughly the same cost. -- Cowboy http://co

Re: [RDD] M-Audio Delta 44 +4db Output

2013-08-16 Thread Alan Peterson
Aren't standards fun? I reviewed the AudioArts Air-1USB broadcast console for Radio World about a year ago and was puzzled to see the meters not bouncing around in a manner I'm used to seeing. Turns out the USB port was glued down to 0VU = -20 dBFS. I'm not done with analog studios as of yet.