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Re: [ARSCLIST] 0.1 dB



Lou,

I think we are saying the same thing. Again, I believe we are making these minute changes because we can; and esp. because these days we can recall many parameters. Musicians, producers and engineers --we are all caught up in this (hey, it's even sort of fun!).

Consider tempo, for example, versus EQ. The former is unrepeatable (by human musicians anyway) to minute resolutions, while the latter is. I'd submit the former is far more important, but we change the latter, because we can.

Marcos

--On Saturday, March 25, 2006 10:22 AM -0800 Lou Judson <loujudson@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Two responses:

1. I rarely deal with such small changes, so this is an extreme example.

2. The real life example came from a mastering session where I was the
mix engineer, not the mastering one. In a discussion between the artist
and the mastering guy, she asked for a change, he made one, she said
"Great! Much better. how much did you change it?" He said, "One tenth of
a dB." Incredulous, she asked him to toggle it back and forth, and the
change was real. I think it was EQ, low or high end response.

I was just the observer, but we could all distinguish the difference on
his $6,000 Dunleavy speakers... I might not be able to hear that small a
change on my humble Tannoys.

And it is not just software - a good pot can change minute levels, and
always have been able to, though some high end controls use 1 dB steps...

Heck, I can totally not hear something if I am distracted - or if nearly
asleep, a tiny, block away sound can wake me up. It is all so
psychological!

<L>
On Mar 25, 2006, at 9:58 AM, Marcos Sueiro wrote:

Lou,

Although I am glad we have software that can change levels by 0.1 dB,
when I get into that kind of minutiae in a project it is usually a red
flag for "you're losing perspective". For example, I wonder how much
air temperature and humidity change levels (not to mention things like
mood change the artistic impact of a recording). I'd daresay more than
0.1 dB.

One man's opinion.

Marcos

--On Tuesday, March 21, 2006 12:43 PM -0800 Lou Judson
<loujudson@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Thanks. I never said we *should* except when it counts. That's when
great
monitors make a difference!



Marcos



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