| Subject: | Re: [gear] preamps for field use |
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| From: | "Lou Judson" inaudio |
| Date: | Sat Sep 9, 2006 10:42 am (PDT) |
As I understand it, if your peak level reaches -6dBFS you are using all the bits available. Lower than that and you are losing definition. the reference levels of -12 or -18 or -20 used in some conventions refers to Zero VU, not the maximum level... Hope this helps! Lou Judson =95 Intuitive Audio 415-883-2689 On Sep 9, 2006, at 10:29 AM, Walter Knapp wrote: > Wasn't Rob giving us a talking to a little while back about how much we > lost recording that low? Particularly in 16bit. About how the lower > half > of the range did not resolve as well as the upper half? Maybe should > resolve that issue before going down there as a standard practice? If > we > record in the bottom 60dB of the dynamic range of a digital recorder > will the recording be as good as if we did so in the top 60dB? |
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