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In article , Randy Yates wrote:

If an RMS measurement needs to be made for a digital signal (i.e., on a
digital mixing console or a ProTools plugin), what units are utilized? I
thought they were dBFS, i.e., that dBFS was an RMS measurement.
Apparently I am incorrect. Somebody please set me straight.


That depends entirely on which averaging standard you decide to use.
Most common is LKFS according to ITU BS.1771 loudness standard. You
will never, never see this in the US, but RTW standalone meters can
display it.
--scott

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