Re: [ARSCLIST] Dolby S/N Stretcher

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From: Graeme Jaye <graemejaye@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:38:05 +0100
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Reply-to: Graeme Jaye <graemejaye@xxxxxxxxx>

Hi

>>Actually, the DBX process is not level sensitive, as it employs a direct
>>2:1 linear companding system. This was the big advantage of DBX over
>>Dolby, which is level (and response) sensitive (in all it's flavors).

BO> That's what they claimed. In practice it was very much level
BO> sensitive and far more response sensitive than Dolby A.

Not in my experience - dBx is far more tolerant of level than any
Dolby system I've ever used.

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