Steve Fishwick wrote:It is doubtful the 'pinned' audio is clipped, just that it is captured at nearer -10db levels common with music and consumer audio, whereas broadcast levels for film and TV are usually either -18 or -20DB.
You’re confusing the box with what’s inside it, db, dbu, dbv, and dbfs are not interchangeable terms.
Broadcast is +4dbu, (1.23v analog) the ideal recording range is 18-20dbfs.
Consumer is -10dbv, (0.32v analog) the ideal recording range is 18-20dbfs.
Good Luck