-5dB RMS!!!!

[WankThatDank]

So, I know there are a few post using the term "-9dB RMS". And I'm sure that somebody vaguely explained what that means. Let's make this a quick, simple thread:

Somebody explain dB RMS for me.




CHaaaaaaa

 

[Harry Hughes]

-5dB RMS is when your mastering is done way too loud

 

[LydonB]

-5dB RMS is when your mastering is done way too loud

haha

 

[Ganks]

I know someone will say it...

RTFM!!

Oh wait..
Google is your friend.

 

[Ermz]

-5dB RMS is when you should get away from the music industry and enter athletic competitions instead.

dB RMS is an average reading of the loudness of the signal.

 

[ahjteam]

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/production-tips/572454-master-4-83db-rms-loudness.html

 

[gabriel g.]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_mean_square

 

[waltz mastering]

Using RMS level - (root mean squared) - is a very loose (inaccurate) way of measuring perceived loudness. A statistical measurement of the magnitude of a varying quantity.

To complicate matters more there are a couple different standards to measure rms. One uses the sine wave (aes - 17) for calibration and most daw meters use the square wave.

There is peak rms and there average rms and then there is the dynamic range "crest factor" which is the difference of average peak levels and average rms levels.uare wave. These are 3.01 dB off from each other. There are also different weightings.

One song can have a higher rms than another and the lower numbered one can still be perceived to be louder.

In the end, imo/e rms level won't tell you much at all about perceived loudness, only your ears do.

 

[John_C]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_mean_square

This. It's a way for engineers (by that i mean calculus and bridges engineers) to ignore what's really going on and work with nice numbers and simple maths

 

[Mikaël-ange]

Using RMS level - (root mean squared) - is a very loose (inaccurate) way of measuring perceived loudness. A statistical measurement of the magnitude of a varying quantity.

To complicate matters more there are a couple different standards to measure rms. One uses the sine wave (aes - 17) for calibration and most daw meters use the square wave.

There is peak rms and there average rms and then there is the dynamic range "crest factor" which is the difference of average peak levels and average rms levels.uare wave. These are 3.01 dB off from each other. There are also different weightings.

One song can have a higher rms than another and the lower numbered one can still be perceived to be louder.

In the end, imo/e rms level won't tell you much at all about perceived loudness, only your ears do.

Well explained

 

[WankThatDank]

Using RMS level - (root mean squared) - is a very loose (inaccurate) way of measuring perceived loudness. A statistical measurement of the magnitude of a varying quantity.

To complicate matters more there are a couple different standards to measure rms. One uses the sine wave (aes - 17) for calibration and most daw meters use the square wave.

There is peak rms and there average rms and then there is the dynamic range "crest factor" which is the difference of average peak levels and average rms levels.uare wave. These are 3.01 dB off from each other. There are also different weightings.

One song can have a higher rms than another and the lower numbered one can still be perceived to be louder.

In the end, imo/e rms level won't tell you much at all about perceived loudness, only your ears do.

Thanks!

 

[MetalJonesy]

i think the majority of the tracks on death magnetic average around -6/-6.8 dB RMS ughhhhhhh