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Originally Posted by The Alamo First of all: jonny-not-so-clueless is absolutely right! |
well...i wouldn't say absolutely...
to do audio post in the US, you need to cal to -20=0 VU and you actually do send tone when you print tapes (which is rare) and use a one frame -20dBFS beep for a sync. point. in europe (and elsewhere) they use -18. not only that, i count on using that dynamic range for my film mixes (and only 10dB for my TV mixes) so, for me, this is correct for this situation.
also, i interface with some pro recording studios who cal to -18, and don't record channels at close to zero. and , yes, they use a board with VU's. so -18 is right in this situation.
i think some radio production people use -14.
-14 is right for you and johnny clueless and many others. but not absolutely.
as i have read people say, standards are great because there are so many of them
