In pop science getting things wrong: "Sperm whales are the loudest animal on Earth at 236 dB! That's enough to kill you!" Well, no. Sound pressure is measured differently in water and in air. Subtract ~61 dB for the equivalent SPL in air, 175 dB (same acoustic energy). And...
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Any recommendations for reading about how volume works?
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From a scientific perspective, or from an audio engineering perspective? For the former I would say just Google it, but for the latter I might have some specific things to recommend if you want to go into details about mixing and such.
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But the number that sounds the biggest gets the most clicks.
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