Re: [Audacity-devel] Good audio tool
A free multi-track audio editor and recorder
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From: Martyn S. <mar...@go...> - 2008-12-05 01:20:32
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Hi Roger Thanks for that, and I agree. Next version will have dB and rms throughout (which I much prefer). TTFN Martyn Roger and Beth Whitcomb wrote: > I did some searching around with Google and definitely found that the proper > abbreviation for "decibel" or "decibels" (both) is "dB" (see > http://www.its.caltech.edu/~musiclab/decibel.htm for example) > > And it looks like RMS (root-mean-square) can be abbreviated either "RMS" or > "rms" (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_mean_square for example). > > ~Roger Whitcomb > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gale Andrews" <ga...@au...> > To: <aud...@li...> > Cc: <dav...@sy...> > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 1:30 PM > Subject: Re: [Audacity-devel] Good audio tool > > >> | From "David Bailes" <drb...@go...> >> | Wed, 3 Dec 2008 10:27:53 +0000 >> | Subject: [Audacity-devel] Good audio tool >> >> Hi Martyn >> >> For me, it's now *very* difficult to read the volume measurements, >> Contrast result and Difference - the text is greyed out (same >> colour as "Measured" on the button when that applies). >> >> Win XP SP3, standard Windows XP theme. >> >> Won't mention again after this, but still feel quite strongly that >> "Please select audio." should be more helpful if the selection you >> already made is shorter than the format. "Please adjust selection" >> or whatever you think is best/will fit. >> >> Export seems to be broken if you re-measure, then export to the >> same file, possibly because there is no overwrite check? The file >> timestamp is updated, but the contents are unchanged. >> >> I think the terminology of the result e.g.: >> >> "Results >> Difference = -0.948488 Average RMS dBs. >> Fail Success Criteria 1.4.7 of WCAG 2.0" >> >> is a bit confusing as to whether it's a fail or success (say, >> if it had to be presented as evidence to someone who >> did not understand any of this). >> >> Maybe: >> >> "Results >> Difference = -0.948488 Average RMS dBs. >> Success Criteria 1.4.7 of WCAG 2.0: *** FAIL *** " >> >> >> >> Thanks >> >> >> Gale >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, >> Nevada. >> The future of the web can't happen without you. Join us at MIX09 to help >> pave the way to the Next Web now. Learn more and register at >> http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;208669438;13503038;i?http://2009.visitmix.com/ >> _______________________________________________ >> audacity-devel mailing list >> aud...@li... >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/audacity-devel >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. > The future of the web can't happen without you. Join us at MIX09 to help > pave the way to the Next Web now. Learn more and register at > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;208669438;13503038;i?http://2009.visitmix.com/ > _______________________________________________ > audacity-devel mailing list > aud...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/audacity-devel > |