[RWP] understanding peak meters

[Derek Lane]

yes, to clarify, anything above 0 does clip, generally, its safe to record 
where your peaks are around -12, especially in 24 bit files because if 
something louder than expected happens, you're still ok.
Still, recording a silent passage from an interface showing -90 or so in 
sound forge, gives me a reading around -9.27.  If my digital board's spdif 
output going to my delta 24/96 is that noisy, then I've got problems, big 
ones.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Monkey Pusher" <monkeypusher69 at gmail.com>
To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: [RWP] understanding peak meters


>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?
>
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