Schniapereli
Active Member
This thing has always confused me. I always seen negative dB and dBU, and I have no Idea what it means? I'm pretty sure dBU is referring to how much gain there is... So, here are all my questions.
1. What is dBV? (and dBU, and anything else)
2. Is dBU (if it is measured by gain) defined by line level from the mixer?
3. Can someone just re-explain the whole thing to me as if I were a 6th grader? (or does anybody know a good site)
4. My friend's home TV speakers just say "-32 dB" and go from -82 to 0 db. Is this a different scale? It just says dB.
5. I have heard jokes of teenagers wanting sound to go up to 11 (10 being the highest) What scale is this on? Is this on dBU?
Any other good information on decibel measurements. (not the one like '100dB is like a plane engine' and '3 dB is like a whisper'. (not actual the actual #'s)) How does this scale relate to the dBU?
Also, randomly:
6. What is bench focusing (I have looked all over for what it is)
Is this focusing the bulb inside of the reflector housing? (with the little knob on the back?)
1. What is dBV? (and dBU, and anything else)
2. Is dBU (if it is measured by gain) defined by line level from the mixer?
3. Can someone just re-explain the whole thing to me as if I were a 6th grader? (or does anybody know a good site)
4. My friend's home TV speakers just say "-32 dB" and go from -82 to 0 db. Is this a different scale? It just says dB.
5. I have heard jokes of teenagers wanting sound to go up to 11 (10 being the highest) What scale is this on? Is this on dBU?
Any other good information on decibel measurements. (not the one like '100dB is like a plane engine' and '3 dB is like a whisper'. (not actual the actual #'s)) How does this scale relate to the dBU?
Also, randomly:
6. What is bench focusing (I have looked all over for what it is)
Is this focusing the bulb inside of the reflector housing? (with the little knob on the back?)