[LAU] Ardour: exporting woes

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Thu, 24 Mar 2016 10:29:51 -0700 (PDT), Len Ovens wrote:
>:)  It depends on what your audio equipment after the 1010LT is
>looking for. Most anything with RCA inputs thinks that -10db actual
>level is it's version of 0db. Most profesional equipment (balanced
>inputs) thinks of +4db as it's 0db (often having headroom up to around
>+30db). So if you are going rca out to rca in, you should assume it is
>"looking for" -10db which means setting your DAC level to -14db.

No, it's less than -12.

-10dBV is < -7.8dBu
 +4dBu is < +1.8dBV

 4 + 7.8 = 11.8
10 + 1.8 = 11.8