Guide to dB Calculations

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    Easy to understand guide to dB calculation for audio by Chuck McGregor: http://www.audiosmile.com/forum/articles/dbcalc.pdf

    dBu to Voltage - Find voltage if you know a dBu value
    dBV to Voltage - Find voltage if you know a dBV value
    Gain - Find the gain in dB if you know the input and output voltages
    Voltage to dB - Find the difference in dB between 2 voltages
    +dB and -dB - How to calculate + or - dB values
    Voltage to dBu or dBV - Find dBu or dBV if you know the voltage
    SPL Calculations - Find differences in SPL over distance
    Watts to dB (or Watts to SPL) - Find the change in SPL for a difference in watts
    dB to Watts (or SPL to Watts) - Find the change in watts for a difference in SPL
     
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