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Jack Ruston



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Re: 24Bit / 44.1kHz -18dBFS to low for a good recording?
      18/04/06 04:33 PM
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No you're right. A signal peaking at -18dbfs would be too low...BUT not because it would sound bad, more because it would be difficult to edit with such a small waveform, and you'd have to apply a lot of gain to the signal later.

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* 24Bit / 44.1kHz -18dBFS to low for a good recording? Man of Style 16/04/06 10:08 AM
. * Re: 24Bit / 44.1kHz -18dBFS to low for a good recording? ZukanModerator   19/04/06 09:02 AM
. * Re: 24Bit / 44.1kHz -18dBFS to low for a good recording? Nathan   19/04/06 09:47 AM
. * Re: 24Bit / 44.1kHz -18dBFS to low for a good recording? MASSIVE Mastering   19/04/06 01:35 AM
. * Re: 24Bit / 44.1kHz -18dBFS to low for a good recording? Nathan   18/04/06 04:43 PM
. * Re: 24Bit / 44.1kHz -18dBFS to low for a good recording? Jack Ruston   18/04/06 04:33 PM
. * Re: 24Bit / 44.1kHz -18dBFS to low for a good recording? archdake mkII   18/04/06 05:59 PM
. * Re: 24Bit / 44.1kHz -18dBFS to low for a good recording? Nathan   18/04/06 04:32 PM
. * Re: 24Bit / 44.1kHz -18dBFS to low for a good recording? Michael Orme   18/04/06 03:31 PM
. * Re: 24Bit / 44.1kHz -18dBFS to low for a good recording? Andi   18/04/06 02:16 PM
. * Re: 24Bit / 44.1kHz -18dBFS to low for a good recording? MASSIVE Mastering   17/04/06 07:05 AM
. * Re: 24Bit / 44.1kHz -18dBFS to low for a good recording? Man of Style   16/04/06 08:46 PM
. * Re: 24Bit / 44.1kHz -18dBFS to low for a good recording? ghellquist   16/04/06 07:18 PM
. * Re: 24Bit / 44.1kHz -18dBFS to low for a good recording? Spiral Centrifugal   18/04/06 04:11 PM
. * Re: 24Bit / 44.1kHz -18dBFS to low for a good recording? Jack Ruston   16/04/06 11:11 AM
. * Re: 24Bit / 44.1kHz -18dBFS to low for a good recording? The Byre   16/04/06 10:11 AM

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