On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:29:09 +1100 cal <cal@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > No, Australia, where in those days I think we lived with a perverted mix (eg > 0vu == +8dbm) of Brit/BBC influences and US equipment realities. Ah yes, > tweaking the old Ampexes, that was fun! > > cheers! +8dBm - that's not just perverted... Hold on, let's get the rusty cogs working. 0dBm = 1mW in 600ohm = .775V 8dB Hmmm off the top of my head thats 6dB+2dB which comes out at x2 then x1.25, so x2.5 Soooo that makes it a 2V signal. Doesn't sound so strange now! Heheh. Who needs calculators :D -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk Say you have a poem and I have a tune. Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
