MATHEUS ANTUNES

1. Introduction: The Shift in Perspective The Decibel (dB) is, without a doubt, the most fundamental and, at the same time, the most misunderstood unit in all of professional audio. It's everywhere: on your DAW faders, in a preamp's specifications, on a console's meters, and in discussions about loudness. We are surrounded by a collection of suffixes like dBu, dBV, dBSPL, and dBFS, and understanding how they relate (and why they are different) is the foundation of correct gai

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