Have you noticed that the lowest settings on digital volume controls actually play the music pretty loud for the lowest setting? For example going from -50 dB (mute) to -49.5 dB is not a tiny little increase in volume. It's something that's a bit too loud for 2 a.m. in the morning drifting off to sleep music. I've noticed this behavior on several digital volume controls.
why does digital volume control cause loss in info
I have been trying to understand why controlling volume in the digital domain means that sonic information gets lost. Obviously, I'm not super techincal, but I'm not totally lacking in technical understanding. Can someone give me a straightforward explanation, or point me to a reasonably easy to understand reference?
Thanks!
--dan
Thanks!
--dan