Re: +4db or -10db?

Richard Crowley wrote:

In addition to all the other info (and what you percieved
as flames) you have already received...
"0"dB does not mean "no change".

Yes it does, if you want to be pedantic.
In the absence of a suffix, "dB" is a measure of ratio, with 0dB meaning 1:1.

Most of us happen to know that in this particular context, +4dB really means +4dBu and -10dB means -10dBV, and we overlook the sloppy terminology, but that's only because we're used to those two figures as widespread standards for pro and consumer audio respectively.

Anahata
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