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Old 21st February 2007   #21
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Quote:
Originally Posted by shock View Post
With -20dBfs = 85dBC, how can mixes go "up to 108 or 110"???
-20dBfs = 85dBc or 0dBFS = 105dBc. This is PER CHANNEL, at the reference listening position. Not to mention that the LFE channel has an extra 10dB of headroom above the 5 main channels...

... it all adds up!


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