[linux-audio-user] Splitting while recording

[Steve Harris]

On Tue, Mar 22, 2005 at 08:56:48 +0100, Robert Jonsson wrote:
> I think the limits are normally -1.0 - +1.0, this is where RED starts.
> >
> > Is there any standard about those green yellow and red zones on a vu
> > meter ? Or each developpers choose the way he will manage this ?
> 
> Somebody mentioned a standard long ago, don't know what it was, probably every 
> implementation is different ;). I'd think that red means overload for most 
> though.

Most meters you see on digital hardware are IEC-268 Digital Peak Meters.
Red happens at 0dB, the green/yellow division is application dependent.

VU (Volume Unit) meters are something very different, and not very helpful
for digital systems.

- Steve