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Beginner: 0-1 to Decibels

Archive · 2012 4 old posts

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SBMastering ·

I am trying to convert the 0-1 ratio scale to Decibels (db).

I read this and went through it thoroughly: [old link]

I can't get this to work for me. I downloaded many OSMs and tried to modify them to no avail.

Here are the graphics of what I thought would do 20log(x). I'm assuming that means that the 0-1 value is the x. I did a couple of variations with the slider at different places

I am trying to control a couple of VCAs with the slider, a couple of VCAs. Just a simple gain control.

I want to be able to do a label that shows the affect of the slider in dB. The middle of the slider is 0dB.

ALSO: How can I limit a label to a specified number of decimal points? I'd like it to show three numbers to the right of the decimal point. I see that the "Float Label" component rounds to two decimal points.

SBMastering ·

Would it have something to do with the current bitrate? Do I have to do something that senses the bitrate, since they are different scales?

martinvicanek ·

Conversion from ratio to dB. I have also included the inverse conversion which may actually be more useful for volume control. Cheers!

cyto ·

Darn, Martin! You beat me to it!

But does yours have the string format in it? 😉

-cyto

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