0dbvu

[djclueveli]

what is the difference between 0dBVU and 0dBFS?

 

[Farview]

About 20db.

0dbVU is line level in analog gear.

0dbFS is full scale (as high as you can go) in digital equipment.

0dbVU = -20dbFS

 

[mshilarious]

what is the difference between 0dBVU and 0dBFS?

It depends on your converters, but 0VU could be anywhere from -12 to -18dBFS.

That is to say, 0VU is zero "volume units", which is the passed-down-from-times-of-old term for the zero setting on any meter, whether it is a VU meter or not. So if your converter uses a "pro" +4dBu level, then 0VU=+4dBu. However, 0dBFS will be set somewhere north of that, to provide headroom. +19dBu is probably a rough average, thus 0VU would be -15dBFS in that case.

 

[bennychico11]

if you're feeling really brave, break out a bottle of asprin and check out this:
http://www.prorec.com/prorec/articles.nsf/files/EA68A9018C905AFB8625675400514576

 

[bblackwood]

The only relationship between 0dBVU and 0dBFS is what you calibrate your converters to.

 

[djclueveli]

thanks guys