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hduncan · 28th February 2008

I am using the apogee duet, so the specs for that should be what governs my relationship between dbfs and 0dbvu right?

I get the point that since analogue and digital react differently that the whole formula exists on the first place.. I still don't really get why we have this concept in the first place...

What is optimal analogue level and What happens at 0dBVU?

The saw can handle anything up to 0dbfs no problem, but its my converter that's holding me back, right?

I do everything ITB with softsynths and no recorded audio yet, do I even need to care about this?

28th February 2008	#19
hduncan Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Fresno, California Posts: 2,013 Thread Starter	Can we agree its personal choice? I am using the apogee duet, so the specs for that should be what governs my relationship between dbfs and 0dbvu right? I get the point that since analogue and digital react differently that the whole formula exists on the first place.. I still don't really get why we have this concept in the first place... What is optimal analogue level and What happens at 0dBVU? The saw can handle anything up to 0dbfs no problem, but its my converter that's holding me back, right? I do everything ITB with softsynths and no recorded audio yet, do I even need to care about this? __________________ //Hawk Duncan [2.66Ghz i7 MacBook Pro, 8GB, Logic 9, ProFire2626]