Re: .mid Vs .wav maximum

"Kevin T" <kgtracy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Maybe OT
>
> At work I'm trying to control polyphonic .mid and Mp3/.wav Ringtone
> acoustically measured loudspeaker level differences so you don't get
> overdriven or too low ringtones. I realize midi is instructions for a
> playback engine and 127 is max volume. I know how to measure .wav
> amplitude stats on Cool edit / Audition. I can keep the MP3 and .wav
> ringtones reasonably grouped in level (+/- 2dB_). My question is how
> you do this for polyphonic .mid ringtones. Is there an equivalent to
> 0dBfs for .mids and just what is the loudest .mid ringtone? Up to now
> we use a labor intensive free field B&K mic@5cm and PULSE system to
> measure Phon (spl). .mid tones are usually the lowest ones hardest to
> get up to our minimum spec.
>
> Thanks
> Kevin T
>

MIDI plays back (triggers) a sample. The MIDI file/note itself will tell you
nothing about the volume of the sample it is playing back. All the MIDI
volume does is scale the level of the sample.


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