Inside the Decibel and Why It Matters

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Inside the Decibel and Why It Matters

by Nick Messitte, iZotope Contributor May 26, 2020

So much of what we do is quantified in decibels—e.g. “Bring up that vocal a dB or so.” If we notch out a frequency, we talk about that cut in terms of decibels: a 2 dB cut at 650 Hz, for example.