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Microphone Sensitivity Explained: dBV, mV/Pa and What Matters
The difference between -37 dBV and -47 dBV sensitivity can mean the gap between clean recordings and cranking your preamp
microphone sensitivity, dbv, mvpa, recording, preamp gain
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