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Monitor Calibration: Pink Noise

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Slawek Koryzno
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Hi Bob!

I have question about pink noise that is used in monitor level's calibration. You said about uncorrelated and correlated pink noise, how I can generate this two types and how to distinguish them? On Your "Downloads" page there is only uncorrelated pink noise and in programs that I use the "generator" option is only limited to the level and type of generated signal. Maybe You could upload such correlated sample on this website?

And second question is about RMS metering. You said:

"You can obtain a test CD CERTIFIED to have -20 dBFS pink noise from TMH labs, or you can roll your own, if you have an RMS meter. Remember: Must be RMS measured."

I mesaured You pink noise sample by RMS meter's in Voxengo SPAN plug-in and the RMS levels were:

Pure RMS   -22.9 [dB]  Peak RMS -20.6 [dB]

Pure3 RMS -19.9 [dB]  Peak RMS -17.6 [dB]  (this mode is standard RMS +3dB)

K-12 -7.9 [dB]             Peak RMS  -5.6 [dB]

K-14 -5.9 [dB]             Peak RMS  -3.6 [dB]

K-20 +0.1 [dB]            Peak RMS +2.4 [dB]

...and on Wavelab meter the average RMS is 22.92 [dB]

So if the sample is -20 dBFS which measurment is real RMS that i should observe?

Best regards!

Slawek

 

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