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Re: bass rolloff question and "head room"

Subject: Re: bass rolloff question and "head room"
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Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 14:07:30 EST
In a message dated 2/13/04 6:44:03 PM Pacific Standard Time,
 writes:

> There are those that worry that sound levels will not have enough detail=

> in the lower levels, but that's quite a way down. I've cranked in
> 30-40dB of gain into a quiet recording in post and everything I hear is
> still plenty good

Dear Walt,

The above reflects my concern. On the Portadisc, if one records at -50dB wi=
ll
the signal be sufficient to capture all the sound? I guess there is some
point where the input is just not enough to allow the machine to digitize
sufficient "bits" to make a good recording. Any idea where this might
be..-60..-50..-40?

My best and thanks for all the continued help.

John
John V. Moore Nature Recordings


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