2010/12/20 Jörn Nettingsmeier <nettings(a)folkwang-hochschule.de>de>:
there is a
complication: loudness is no identical to maximum sample
value, but the relationship is good enough for government work, so to
speak.
no, it's not. there is absolutely no meaningful relation whatsoever
between perceived loudness and peak value.
there is if they are all samples of the same instrument.
that's why i said "good enough for government work" :)