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  • Registered: 2007-05-01
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Topic: Difference between Global Level meter and 4-Bar meter in DC 5.75

I am looking at the output of three mics -- gain is set to 34 dB on totalmix.  The mics are just responding to noise in the room.  I get readings of -55dB in totalmix and with the 4-Bar meters or the Vectorscope meters.  But the Global Multichanne Level meters are reading 20 dB higher.  No K system settings are selected.

Can someone explain this discrepancy, please?

Thanks,

David

Classical ambisonic surround recording: UFX, FF400, Alesis HD24, Edirol R-44/88, Samplitude ProX 3.

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Re: Difference between Global Level meter and 4-Bar meter in DC 5.75

Check your settings, they ARE different. Maybe peak instead of RMS.

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Matthias Carstens
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  • From: Wien
  • Registered: 2007-05-01
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Re: Difference between Global Level meter and 4-Bar meter in DC 5.75

Many thanks, Matthias. The settings were different: the reference points were set 20 dB apart.  Very odd, since I had never made such an adjustment, as I rarely use the multichannel window.

David

Classical ambisonic surround recording: UFX, FF400, Alesis HD24, Edirol R-44/88, Samplitude ProX 3.

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