Software questions MiniMens

[Greg DesBrisay]

If 3 dB is a doubling of "loudness"
Then wouldn't 1.5 dB would be an increase by a factor of 1.4,
and wouldn't a tenfold increase be 10 dB?

increase = 10^(dB/10)


Best regards,

Greg



On Wed, 2004-01-14 at 00:43, Robin Hufford wrote:
> Actually, I believe 3 Db is about a doubling of  "loudness".  3 is a
> doubling plus 3 more makes a quadrupling plus 3 more makes eightfold at
> 9 Db.  Then 1.5 Db makes approximately tenfold or an order of magnitude.
> 
> Regards, Robin Hufford
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