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an1989dy
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why do db meters start at a negative number then get to zero then go positive?
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Revmuddy
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Cuzz "0" is supposed to be your ideal level...and + is where you start getting into tape saturation and distortion...Below "-" (minus) is leaving your headroom open and is taken up by tape noise (assuming your using analog)
Depending on your recording platform +3 to +6 is ideal.....I'm sure there are lots of technical proffessionals on here who could do a lot better job explaining it all than me...(and there are lots of REAL recording engineers on here) But that's the basic jist of it...hope this helps
Cuzz "0" is supposed to be your ideal level...and + is where you start getting into tape saturation and distortion...Below "-" (minus) is leaving your headroom open and is taken up by tape noise (assuming your using analog)
Depending on your recording platform +3 to +6 is ideal.....I'm sure there are lots of technical proffessionals on here who could do a lot better job explaining it all than me...(and there are lots of REAL recording engineers on here) But that's the basic jist of it...hope this helps
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