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atoavyesterday at 10:09 PM1 replyview on HN

To which analog gain would 0 dBFS be mapped?


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pitchlatteyesterday at 11:20 PM

i don’t think any dynamic range manipulation is being done, beyond the slight variations as a consequence of the other processing.

generally 0dBVU is mapped to -18dBFS with VU style RMS metering being used on the digital side as well. but that isn’t some kind of physical translation, it’s rather arbitrary and more a convention.