[SML] Decibels

[Charlie Richmond]

The Natural *Logarithm* and Natural Exponential Functions. They are the
same curve with x-axis and y-axis flipped. Which is another thing to show
you they are inverse functions. On a calculator the Natural *Logarithm* is
the "ln" button.

On 26 September 2016 at 19:26, Mt. Angel Performing Arts Center via
Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

>
> Ummm, logarithms _are_ exponents . . . .
>
> Carla
> On 9/26/2016 5:38 PM, Bill Conner via Stagecraft wrote:
>
>> I was told there would be no math.
>>
>> Thanks. Knew exponential was wrong, but Richard had just given me one of
>> his rare compliments in another thread so I stood down. And I'm not sure
>> what a lineal scale would be anyways, maybe one that counts how far
>> removed a cousin is?
>>
>> It's really difficult in a world that has forgotten turn signals and say
>> "me and you" rather than "you and I" to get to upset at this minor
>> language indignity. Having been a teenager in the 1960s when my parents
>> were nearly in their 70s, I emphasize with their concerns.
>>
>>
>> On Sep 26, 2016 7:29 PM, "Phil Haney via Stagecraft"
>> <stagecraft at theatrical.net <mailto:stagecraft at theatrical.net>> wrote:
>>
>>     Actually, decibels are measured on a logarithmic scale, not a linear
>>     or an exponential scale...
>>
>>     -Phil
>>
>>     "Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus" - Never tickle a sleeping dragon.
>>
>>     > On Sep 23, 2016, at 11:28 PM, Jerry Durand via Stagecraft
>>     <stagecraft at theatrical.net <mailto:stagecraft at theatrical.net>> wrote:
>>     >
>>     > Do people know what exponential and lineal mean?
>>     >
>>     >> On 09/23/2016 11:24 PM, Richard Niederberg via Stagecraft wrote:
>>     >> Do people realize the decibels are measured on an Exponential,
>>     rather than a Lineal, scale?
>>     >> /s/ Richard
>>     >>
>>     >
>>     > --
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