Hey folks,
what does this mean to my audio signal? Is it negligible?
TDR Nova has a lower THD than -200 and is "ultra clean". It stays also clean when increasing frequencies to hell.
But the THD increases with Mautodynamiceq if I lift frequencies. So, what happens with many tracks and a limiter after all, the THD gets more and more.
Mautodynamic THD
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- KVRAF
- 4469 posts since 15 Nov, 2006 from Hell
-153 is still basically rounding noise. unless it gets to like -90 there is nothing to be concerned about.
I don't know what to write here that won't be censored, as I can only speak in profanity.
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MeldaProduction MeldaProduction https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=176122 - KVRAF
- 14339 posts since 15 Mar, 2008 from Czech republic
Exactly. Even -90 is negligible... From my experience -60dB (compared to 0dBFS) is pretty much the listening limit even on good headphones. So let's make it -90dB to be supersure. Then you'd need a gain of +70dB or somethingBurillo wrote: Mon May 18, 2020 10:02 am -153 is still basically rounding noise. unless it gets to like -90 there is nothing to be concerned about.
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- KVRian
- 965 posts since 12 May, 2019
I pegged it at around -70dBFS, while we're throwing numbers around. Another thing to consider is room and speaker noise which are both way higher than that. Of course, if you're heavily compressing a low-level signal then small noise can creep up. Sonimus Satson raises the noise floor from -inf to -112dBFS and it's never been a problem. Lastly, when looking at noise, you have to see the frequency distribution. 1kHz and 2-4kHz are our most sensitive ranges so noise outside of those bands will be less noticeable - particularly when masked by actual signal.
I should add, not quoting directly, that a reputable source says that anything -20dB from the main signal is pretty much inaudible. So, if you have a track which is about K20 then noise at -40dB RMS shouldn't be much of a problem. This even holds true with room acoustics where the target I use is 20dB of decay within 150ms above 63Hz. You have to draw the line somewhere and it isn't absolute zero.
I should add, not quoting directly, that a reputable source says that anything -20dB from the main signal is pretty much inaudible. So, if you have a track which is about K20 then noise at -40dB RMS shouldn't be much of a problem. This even holds true with room acoustics where the target I use is 20dB of decay within 150ms above 63Hz. You have to draw the line somewhere and it isn't absolute zero.
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- KVRist
- 275 posts since 12 Jan, 2016
We want no noiseMeldaProduction wrote: Wed May 20, 2020 10:58 pm Exactly. Even -90 is negligible... From my experience -60dB (compared to 0dBFS) is pretty much the listening limit even on good headphones. So let's make it -90dB to be supersure. Then you'd need a gain of +70dB or something
