• @tty5@lemmy.world
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    571 month ago

    Decibel scale is logarithmic, which means 10db change is reducing perceived volume by half.

    • @wewbull@feddit.uk
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      -51 month ago

      No. It means the sound energy is dropped by half. Our audio perception is also logarithmic however. It’s why we use db.