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Re: Question on -3dbfs output level


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If I have all my gains and volume levels at the same spot, as when I watch movies, and play a sine wave at -3dbfs, this would be the same as the max level that would be output while watching a movie?
Not at all. There is no absolute correlation between the line level output of your soundcard (at -3dbfs) and the line level output of the device you're using as the movie source (i.e. DVD player).

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