10 May
2011
10 May
'11
5:30 p.m.
On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 11:14 AM, Joe Hartley <jh(a)brainiac.com> wrote:
On Tue, 10 May 2011 10:51:26 -0400
Paul Davis <paul(a)linuxaudiosystems.com> wrote:
well, the numerical values should match because the actual "peak"
values are based on all data since the last meter update. but its
definitely true that the "graphical" part of the meters could be
different for precisely the reason you mention on the other hand, if
there *is* a difference, its mostly likely to be an error with
metering and not with any difference in the data generated for export.
the data path during export is EXACTLY the same
as during normal
playback except for the conversion to an integer format. since
metering occurs before this, the data the metering displays is
IDENTICAL to the data that would be seen during normal playback.
It would seem to me that if the meters are checking their inputs
n times per second, then if an export is occurring and is running say
3 times faster than real time, there is the possibility that a peak
could happen at a moment that the input isn't being checked, and thus
the peak levels could be reported differently during export than in
real time. I wouldn't expect to see a huge difference in the reported
values, but I can see how this would happen.
Does this make any sense, or have I misunderstood how the meters
get their values?