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Is there a difference between volume and decibel level?

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 07/09/2008 - 12:47pm.

"Is there a difference between volume and decibel level?"

Volume is not a well-defined measure of sound.  Decibel is defined...as a ratio.

If you have two audio signals, and one is a ten times stronger than the other, you can say it is 10dB stronger. If it is 100x stronger it is 20dB, if it is 100x weaker, it is -20dB. It's a logarithmic formula.

Sound pressure levels (SPL) given in dB refer to 20microPascal at 0dB, which is actually around the threshold level of hearing anything at all.  read more »

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How sound works

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 06/24/2008 - 9:09am.

Sound is what you hear. I hope you aren't satisfied with that answer. A sound engineer needs to understand not only what they hear, but what happens with sound.

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