Levels And Metering

Question 1

Two main types of meter: RMS (root mean square) and ?

Answer 1

Peak.

Question 2

RMS metering uses complicated electrical engineering that takes the average level of the audio signal, useful if you’re looking for the average volume and for gauging the overall volume during the mastering process. This type of ? is why we hear a whole drum kit playing a beat as loud as a single cymbal hit.

Answer 2

Psychoacoustics.

Question 3

Peak metering will always respond to the signal as it currently is, useful for setting input gain levels, avoiding ?

Answer 3

Clipping.