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   hank alrich to Randy Yates   
   Re: dBFS   
   19 Nov 10 17:50:57   
   
   XPost: rec.audio.pro   
   From: walkinay@nv.net   
      
   Randy Yates  wrote:   
      
   > Mike Rivers  writes:   
   >   
   > > On 11/19/2010 7:17 PM, Randy Yates wrote:   
   > >   
   > >> Let me respond to you with this question: If you had a meter that   
   > >> -24 dBFS with a Fs/4 sine wave, what would the peak value of the   
   > >> sine wave be?   
   > >   
   > > -24 dBFS   
   >   
   > There is 0 information in your response.   
      
   Randy, I think this info was critical:   
      
   "If you wanted to know it in dBu, you'd need to know the   
   "relationship between the digital and analog levels for that   
   "particular converter."   
      
   I think the answer to your question can only be specified for a   
   particular convertor with known input sensitivity.   
      
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