AA> In any case, this has to do with the reference level of the card.  
 AA> +4dbV is a normal Pro line level, that means that all of the meters 
 AA> are on 0 at a level of +4dbv.  This is the level that I run all of my 
No, that's +4 dBm.  dBV would be re: 1 Volt.  
 AA> studios at.  By the way db is Decibels, and the v stands for voltage  
 AA> referenced. In days gone by they would refer to it as dbm, which stood  
 AA> for decibels ref to 1 milliwatt into a 600 ohm load. also in those days 
I suspect you're thinking of dBu, as unreferenced to the 600 Ohm standard 
which is technically necessary for the power ratio defined in dB to be valid. 
 For either dBm or dBu, one would generally expect that a 0.775 V RMS level 
would be actually measured as 0 dB, and not 1 mW.  
Terry
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