Amplitude Ratio To Decibels
Calculator

Inputs

Decibels
6.020599

Results

Decibels
6.020599
Equivalent power ratio
4
Equivalent power (dB)
6.020599

Music and audio results

Decibels6.020599
Equivalent power ratio4
Equivalent power (dB)6.020599

formula-map diagram

Decibels
6.020599
Equivalent power ratio
4
Equivalent power (dB)
6.020599

Musical and acoustic relationship

Formula

dB = 20 × log₁₀(ratio)

= 6.0205999132796

Note

This result is a simplified model: it applies the displayed standard formula to the values you entered, assuming twelve-tone equal temperament, a speed of sound of 343 m/s in dry air at 20 °C, an ideal free field with no reflections or air absorption, purely resistive speaker loads and Sabine's diffuse-field assumption. Real rooms, instruments, codecs and amplifiers depart from these idealisations, so measure with proper instruments for critical work.

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