timidi
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does 1db matter?
just wondering.
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Re:does 1db matter?
2011/07/04 14:15:39
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 In order, then, to discover the limit of deepest tones, it is necessary not only to produce very violent agitations in the air but to give these the form of simple pendular vibrations. - Hermann von Helmholtz, predicting the role of the electric bassist in 1877.
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bapu
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Re:does 1db matter?
2011/07/04 14:33:16
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Re:does 1db matter?
2011/07/04 14:33:51
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On the latest mix of The 4th of July ( http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.aspx?m=2337928), Bapu lowered my guitar tracks by .5db, as both he and Danny thought they were a bit too loud on the choruses. Similarly, when I was mixing Rough Patch (also in Songs) I found myself nudging things in increments lower than 1 db. I guess, as Drew stated, it does depend, and I would add it depends on the song, how many tracks there are and how many tracks are in similar frequency ranges. Both of my tunes that I mentioned were pretty dense that way, and I believe that those small increments in addition to some EQ carving made a difference.
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timidi
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Re:does 1db matter?
2011/07/04 14:48:09
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ok, it's settled then.
how many dbs is it from the top of a node to the bottom of a node?
just wonderin.
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Re:does 1db matter?
2011/07/04 15:08:00
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Every db matters. A decibel is a terrible thing to waste.
 All else is in doubt, so this is the truth I cling to. My Stuff
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SteveStrummerUK
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Re:does 1db matter?
2011/07/04 15:17:34
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does 1db matter?
 No, of course not Tim. But just don't steal any of mine 
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Re:does 1db matter?
2011/07/04 15:50:04
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1db matters if you are the busiest mastering engineer in town.
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Re:does 1db matter?
2011/07/04 15:59:25
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bapu
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Re:does 1db matter?
2011/07/04 16:01:25
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alexoosthoek
Yes.
Are you sure?
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Re:does 1db matter?
2011/07/04 16:06:24
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bapu
alexoosthoek
Yes.
Are you sure?
Cannae ye not speak Dutch or summat 
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Re:does 1db matter?
2011/07/04 16:07:18
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SteveStrummerUK
bapu
alexoosthoek
Yes.
Are you sure?
Cannae ye not speak Dutch or summat
Nein!
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Re:does 1db matter?
2011/07/04 17:09:48
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SteveStrummerUK
bapu
alexoosthoek
Yes.
Are you sure?
Cannae ye not speak Dutch or summat
Zekers.
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Re:does 1db matter?
2011/07/04 19:31:33
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What is the sound of one lip flapping?
Time for all of you to head over to Beyond My DAW!
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Re:does 1db matter?
2011/07/05 09:35:28
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My website & music: www.herbhartley.com MC4/5/6/X1e.c, on a Custom DAW Focusrite Firewire Saffire Interface BMI/NSAI "Just as the blade chooses the warrior, so too, the song chooses the writer "
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Re:does 1db matter?
2011/07/05 09:50:51
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timidi
ok, it's settled then.
how many dbs is it from the top of a node to the bottom of a node?
just wonderin.
the node is only a visual cue; the actual point is the center of the node and the nodes have a resolution of 0.1dB. so I guess you could say that from the top is +0.05dB and the bottom is -0.05dB from center, but that's just a nomenclature since it doesn't really matter. they could make the visual cue of the node 5dB if they wanted and it wouldn't change the resolution that the node uses for incrementing up and down the dB scale of the volume of that track/clip.
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SteveStrummerUK
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Re:does 1db matter?
2011/07/05 09:55:57
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Beagle
timidi
ok, it's settled then.
how many dbs is it from the top of a node to the bottom of a node?
just wonderin.
the node is only a visual cue; the actual point is the center of the node and the nodes have a resolution of 0.1dB. so I guess you could say that from the top is +0.05dB and the bottom is -0.05dB from center, but that's just a nomenclature since it doesn't really matter. they could make the visual cue of the node 5dB if they wanted and it wouldn't change the resolution that the node uses for incrementing up and down the dB scale of the volume of that track/clip.
Now that is why our favourite pooch has nearly 35,000 posts And a real studio
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Re:does 1db matter?
2011/07/05 11:42:08
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The space you have will always be exceeded in direct proportion to the amount of stuff you have...Thornton's Postulate. Bushpianos
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timidi
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Re:does 1db matter?
2011/07/05 12:42:07
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Beagle
timidi
ok, it's settled then.
how many dbs is it from the top of a node to the bottom of a node?
just wonderin.
the node is only a visual cue; the actual point is the center of the node and the nodes have a resolution of 0.1dB. so I guess you could say that from the top is +0.05dB and the bottom is -0.05dB from center, but that's just a nomenclature since it doesn't really matter. they could make the visual cue of the node 5dB if they wanted and it wouldn't change the resolution that the node uses for incrementing up and down the dB scale of the volume of that track/clip.
Holy Mackerel........
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SteveStrummerUK
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Re:does 1db matter?
2011/07/05 13:29:40
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UbiquitousBubba
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Re:does 1db matter?
2011/07/05 13:32:29
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Although, they did wonder why he used a stock photo as his studio pic...
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drewfx1
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Re:does 1db matter?
2011/07/05 13:34:23
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SteveStrummerUK
bapu
SteveStrummerUK
And a real studio
I think you may be confusing CJ with Beagle?
Eduardo, there is an as yet undiscovered tribe of blind and deaf pygmies living in caves three miles underground in the Amazon jungle who do not confuse CJ with our Beag
Are they cannibals? (beagibals?) If Beagle visits the Amazon, should he carry a Soundblaster card with him at all times (just to be safe)?
In order, then, to discover the limit of deepest tones, it is necessary not only to produce very violent agitations in the air but to give these the form of simple pendular vibrations. - Hermann von Helmholtz, predicting the role of the electric bassist in 1877.
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Re:does 1db matter?
2011/07/05 13:36:54
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UbiquitousBubba
Although, they did wonder why he used a stock photo as his studio pic...
No, they knew why he did that I believe "Kwij doklip bimbleploop hezzblart jikistrew!" translates as " It would be ridiculous to simply use a pic of his bedroom"
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Old55
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Re:does 1db matter?
2011/07/05 13:38:09
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Oh, decibel! I've been watching too many cop show where it means Dead Body. In that case, it would matter to the DB!
Should auld acquaintance be forgot--hey, who the hell are you guys? X2(X3 pending hardware upgrade), Emulator X2, E-mu 1212M, Virtual String Machine
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Re:does 1db matter?
2011/07/05 13:43:14
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Beagle
timidi
ok, it's settled then.
how many dbs is it from the top of a node to the bottom of a node?
just wonderin.
the node is only a visual cue; the actual point is the center of the node and the nodes have a resolution of 0.1dB. so I guess you could say that from the top is +0.05dB and the bottom is -0.05dB from center, but that's just a nomenclature since it doesn't really matter. they could make the visual cue of the node 5dB if they wanted and it wouldn't change the resolution that the node uses for incrementing up and down the dB scale of the volume of that track/clip.
"sadly shaking head" ..... engineers!
My website & music: www.herbhartley.com MC4/5/6/X1e.c, on a Custom DAW Focusrite Firewire Saffire Interface BMI/NSAI "Just as the blade chooses the warrior, so too, the song chooses the writer "
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Beagle
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Re:does 1db matter?
2011/07/05 17:10:52
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Re:does 1db matter?
2011/07/05 18:35:22
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Guitarhacker
Beagle
timidi
ok, it's settled then.
how many dbs is it from the top of a node to the bottom of a node?
just wonderin.
the node is only a visual cue; the actual point is the center of the node and the nodes have a resolution of 0.1dB. so I guess you could say that from the top is +0.05dB and the bottom is -0.05dB from center, but that's just a nomenclature since it doesn't really matter. they could make the visual cue of the node 5dB if they wanted and it wouldn't change the resolution that the node uses for incrementing up and down the dB scale of the volume of that track/clip.
"sadly shaking head" ..... engineers!
I hate to be the one that points out the obvious, but as we're in the basement of a forum run by a company that sells recording studio software, aren't we all* supposed to be engineers? hmmmm?? (*Drumists excused)
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Re:does 1db matter?
2011/07/05 18:55:17
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It was a drag and drop response.
I may use it tomorrow.
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bapu
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Re:does 1db matter?
2011/07/05 19:44:57
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mike_mccue
It was a drag and drop response.
I may use it tomorrow.
I'll open the Media Browser then.....
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