Re: Progress?

Hi Daniel,

late reply, but my jobs keep me busy these days... :-/

> > JAMin and other mastering tools are used to tweak
> > levels _within_ the digital 16/24/whatever bit audio,
> > but _not_ outside.
> 
> At the moment, yes, but it seems to me that having a reference
> level for monitoring is only one part of the story. [...]
> There are now a number of self-calibrating monitors on the
> market that use a measurement microphone and on-board digital
> EQ to correct bumps and dips in the frequency response
> of the room they are placed in.

Though I get your point, I still think it might confuse others
if you place these issues side by side. The have to be clearly
distinguished vom each other:

- Monitor _gain_ calibration, as proposed by Katz, ties a digital
signal level to a physical sound pressure level. The purpose is to
force the engineer to create a high dynamic, not-squashed master and to
ensure a constant playback level all over the globe. It is neither
intended nor suitable for correcting weaknesses of the monitoring
situation.

- Monitor frequency response/curve/whatever calibration, as discussed
in detail in this thread, is intended to compensate a dissatisfying
monitoring environment. While this is surely useful, it is not what the
K-System (or my original suggestion of a JAMin RMS meter with
configurable color levels) is about. :)

Regards,
	Florian