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Old 30th January 2008   #7
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That's not a crazy fluctuation - That's normal. That's what happens. A peak is an instant reading - RMS is an "average" reading.

Even hyper-compressed recordings (the "too loud" stuff on the shelves) have a crest of maybe 10-12dB. It's not *enough* of a fluctuation.
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