[BC] VU Meters -

Milton R. Holladay Jr. miltron
Thu Nov 10 21:30:00 CST 2005


Now you're getting into unlinear territory. Look up the papers on equal
loudness contours by Fletcher & Munson or Robinson & Dadson, etc.
M
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Goran Tomas" <goran.tomas at email.htnet.hr>
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Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 5:30 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] VU Meters -


> --- At 10.11.2005.b 13:58, Barry Mishkind wrote: ---
> >         Indeed you are.   So what is the minimum
> >         audible change in level?  1 (dB/VU)?
>
> It should really be stated as SPL if we're talking about human
> hearing. I belive searching for JND ("just noticeable difference")
> should produce some results on the subject. The number would also
> vary with loudness... I belive for "normal" (reasonable) sound
> levels, this could be as low as 0,1dB.
>
>
> Regards,
> Goran Tomas



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