Reference Material, cont’d
Audio Reference Levels
The specifications for the audio source devices may be listed in one of several units.
You may wish to use a sine wave generator such as the Extron VTG 300 as a source
for setting up audio inputs before the input devices are available. The tables below
are a convenient reference for equivalences between dBV, voltage, and dBu.
PRELIMINARY
dBV | Voltage | dBu |
0.100 V | ||
0.112 V | ||
0.126 V | ||
0.141 V | ||
0.158 V | ||
0.178 V | ||
0.200 V | ||
0.224 V | ||
0.251 V | ||
0.282 V | ||
| 0.316 V | |
0.355 V | ||
0.397 V | ||
0.447 V | ||
0.501 V | ||
0.562 V | ||
0.631 V | ||
0.708 V | ||
0.794 V | 0.2 dBu | |
0.891 V | 1.2 dBu | |
0 dBV | 1.000 V | 2.2 dBu |
1 dBV | 1.122 V | 3.2 dBu |
2 dBV | 1.259 V | 4.2 dBu |
3 dBV | 1.413 V | 5.2 dBu |
4 dBV | 1.585 V | 6.2 dBu |
5 dBV | 1.778 V | 7.2 dBu |
6 dBV | 1.995 V | 8.2 dBu |
7 dBV | 2.24 V | 9.2 dBu |
8 dBV | 2.51 V | 10.2 dBu |
9 dBV | 2.82 V | 11.2 dBu |
10 dBV | 3.16 V | 12.2 dBu |
dBu | Voltage | dBV |
0.078 V | ||
0.087 V | ||
0.098 V | ||
0.109 V | ||
0.123 V | ||
0.138 V | ||
0.155 V | ||
0.174 V | ||
0.195 V | ||
0.218 V | ||
0.245 V | ||
0.275 V | ||
0.309 V | ||
0.346 V | ||
0.388 V | ||
0.436 V | ||
0.489 V | ||
0.549 V | ||
0.616 V | ||
0.691 V | ||
0 dBu | 0.775 V | |
1 dBu | 0.870 V | |
2 dBu | 0.976 V | |
3 dBu | 1.095 V | 0.8 dBV |
4 dBu | 1.228 V | 1.8 dBV |
5 dBu | 1.378 V | 2.8 dBV |
6 dBu | 1.546 V | 3.8 dBV |
7 dBu | 1.735 V | 4.8 dBV |
8 dBu | 1.974 V | 5.8 dBV |
9 dBu | 2.184 V | 6.8 dBV |
10 dBu | 2.451 V | 7.8 dBV |