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One of the BIGGEST myths in audio…
If you’ve ever worked with wireless microphone kits before, you may already know where I’m going with this. This myth is so prevalent that I’ve met more technicians who believe it than those who don’t. But if you actually research what the correct approach to gain staging digital wireless kits is, you’ll realize this belief is just plain wrong. Here’s one of the biggest audio myths: “You should always set wireless gain to 0dB”. I’m not sure how this myth started. Maybe it’s b

Steven Visser
6 days ago3 min read


Myth: digital audio sources shouldn’t be set to 100%
There’s a common myth that digital audio sources shouldn’t be set to 100%. The explanations for this belief vary between people but here’s why they’re wrong: Setting digital audio sources to 100% volume is recommended because it preserves the maximum bit depth and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), avoiding the loss of precision that occurs when digital volume controls reduce the amplitude of the signal. Instead, volume control should be managed in the analog domain by adjusting th

Steven Visser
Apr 11 min read
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