Re: digital volume sounds better at 0 dB?

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Julien Claassen wrote:
Hi!
I can't really tell, what exactly should happen. But a digital volume is best kep around 0DB (no attenuation). Easy to explain: In digital sound, all the samples are numbers (usually integer, meaning just whole numbers). So the smaller you compress the realm of numbers (say from max 32768 to 50%), the differences in volume you can perceive are not as fine. If you get really low down, the sound should be quite ugly. something akin to distortion, if amplified. I don't know about your bassy audiofeeling, but mayhap that's a side effect,I just don't see, because I'm stupid when it comes to the finer points. :-)
  Kindly yours
          Julien

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Julien,

Thanks. That information is what i had suspected. I suppose i should clarify what i mean by 'better bass'. I mean less smeared. There is a leading edge to a cello string pluck that is not as present when the sound card attenuation is turned down.


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