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Old 18th May 2006   #94
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Originally Posted by jdunn
Well, here's what I did.

1) Import the -20 dbfs pink noise file into Spark XL.

2) Hit "Play".

3) Mute one speaker (Dangerous Monitor ST has Mute controls).

4) Put the SPL Meter at listening position.

5) Turn up monitor volume until it reads 83 dB.

6) Make a note of where the monitor level control is.

Seeing as how the I already know the file is -20dbfs, I saw no need to adjust the gain. I mean, 0 dB in your studio is basically wherever the D/A converter is calibrated coming out of your DAW. Mine were already calibrated to -20 dbfs.

Am I stupid? I didn't even bother looking at the DAW meters when playing the file, I just hit play and made sure all gains were at 0.
To further the simplicity thing. . . If you add 6db of trim to the file, you're now measuring at K14.
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