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  Proper audio level

  Posted by Pinner on February 26, 2006 at 11:53 pm

  Just curious after setting the bars and tone to -20db or 0vu, is there a standard or a safe level I should set the main body of the show to not to peak above? Some say not to peak above -9db some say -12. THanks

  Nina Staum replied 20 years, 2 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  February 27, 2006 at 12:34 am

  [Pinner] “Some say not to peak above -9db some say -12.”

  “Some” and “some” are both right, if they are consistent within the project.

  So pick one peak level and stick to it.
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  Nina Staum

  March 2, 2006 at 4:08 pm

  Problem with digital VU’s is that there doesn’t seem to be the same agreed-upon standards as there are with analog, so correct levels are a bit subjective. I have always gone with average peak at -15, never ever anything over -10. That’s how I was taught to dub stuff for air as a master op, and that’s how I now master shows as an editor. Never had any complaints from broadcasters and those levels will give you a perfect dub across to Beta SP if you set tone to 0.

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