On Feb 29, 8:09*pm, wrote:
On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:30:36 -0800 (PST), "





wrote:
On Feb 28, 6:56*am, dave wrote:
wrote:
By this weekend, I need to be able to explain what sound I am hearing
to someone who isn't a broadcaster or associated with radio / audio in
any way. *How can I explain to someone what it sounds like when you
are speaking into a mic -- hooked up to an audio board - and you pin
the needle in the red. *You know, you get that high pitched kind of
flat sound ?? *I don't know how to explain it to someone who has never
heard what that sounds like?? *Can someone suggest an explanation that
would make sennse to non-radio people?? *Thanks.

Look up audio clipping, square waves, voice coil failure modes due to
clipped waveform; *and like that.

Maybe what I'm really looking for it the piece of equiptment that has
that red needle. *It's been awhile since I had to do the vocabulary of
all this. *The little needle that bops into the red area - what piece
of equiptment is that?? *I looked up audio clipping and that's a
pretty good explanation but it still doesn't exactly say what it
sounds like. *Thanks.

- VU meter
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VU_meter

Called it a "VU" Meter so long that I had forgotten
that "VU" stood for 'Volume Units'.

But then 'why' isn't the "Signal Strength" Meter called
the "SS" Meter {Oops :-} -or- the "S2" Meter ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_meter

interesting - nice info link ~ RHF