Lt/Rt
Lt/Rt (Left total / Right total) stereo indicates two channels of program that exist as an encoded matrix of four discrete source channels. When Dolby® decoded, the two-channel matrix will play back as LCRS (left, center, right, surround). Lt/Rt tracks are also designed to sound natural in a two
Artifact
An artifact is an unintended and undesirable by-product of a process or treatment which has been applied to an audio track in excess. Artifacts are NOT inherent in the source material; they are created or induced by a process, and in many cases are irreparable.
Artifacting can occur regardless
Decibel
A decibel (dB), named by Bell labs for it's founder, Alexander Graham Bell, is a logarithmic, relative scale for measuring power or amplitude, and it is used in a wide variety of disciplines. With respect to audio, it is a measurement of loudness.
Human hearing has a dynamic range of about