[RWP] understanding peak meters

[Monkey Pusher]

i thought it was the other way around anything above 0 = clipping

On 9/17/10, Derek Lane <derek at pdaudio.net> wrote:
> I understand how peak meters normally work.
> Meaning that before you have any intended sound on a track,  the background
> noise reguardless of its audibility, registers as the noise flor.
> The louder something is, the lower the number, and anything below 0=clip.
> However, even if a project begins with a very quest passage, both left and
> right for track and master hangs around 0.
> Why?