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   On Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:33:53 -0500, Randy Yates    
   wrote:   
      
   >Hi,   
   >   
   >Some had responded here to my recent inquiry on levels that dBFS is a   
   >peak measurement.   
   >   
   >If an RMS measurement needs to be made for a digital signal (i.e., on a   
   >digital mixing console or a ProTools plugin), what units are utilized? I   
   >thought they were dBFS, i.e., that dBFS was an RMS measurement.   
   >Apparently I am incorrect. Somebody please set me straight.   
      
   dBFS answers the question "by how many dB must the signal be increased   
   for the highest peak to hit full scale"? I think that should answer it   
   for you.   
      
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