Television's loudness war...

[[UEAK]Clowd]

I don't watch much TV, but right now I'm relaxing after a project and I'm watching this movie on AMC... I have to turn the TV wayyy up to hear the movie, and then when the commercials come on it's like BAM and I am half deaf. I suppose there is mad limiting on the commercials but not so much on the movie?

This is probably old news, but, that just goes to show you how often I watch TV.

 

[Glenn Fricker]

You can put an FMR RNC across the audio output of your cable/sat reciever & stomp down on the loud bits if it bothers you that much.

 

[Metaltastic]

Hahaha, I don't know how much sarcasm there was in your response, Oz, but personally it bothers me (that much ) as well - as if commercials weren't bad enough, they have to be all like KABLAMMO!!!! out of nowhere (especially the local Oneonta, NY commercials arrrggghhhhh so fucking low-budget and cheesy )

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

Commercials really have gotten bad, WAY worse than music. I can actually hear clipping to the point of distortion on most car commercials. It sounds like they went and put the entire audio source through a shitty clipper.

However, MUTE BUTTON FOR THE WIN~!

 

[hoehlentroll]

You can put an FMR RNC across the audio output of your cable/sat reciever & stomp down on the loud bits if it bothers you that much.

does this work?

 

[Decimator]

I found this also annoying few years back. I had an old amp connected to my shitty mono tv. It had no remote so I had to jump up on the couch to adjust volume down during the commercials. And of course when the movie continued, turn the volume up. I Ended up to connect DC-motor next to the volume pot and a rubber band from the motor to the volume pot to turn it. Hooked up few switches to change voltage polarity to the motor to get vol up/dn. Then tape the switches and battery next to the couch and I was set. Those were the times It worked great, but my friends always laughed at it.. "goddamn macgyver"

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

I found this also annoying few years back. I had an old amp connected to my shitty mono tv. It had no remote so I had to jump up on the couch to adjust volume down during the commercials. And of course when the movie continued, turn the volume up. I Ended up to connect DC-motor next to the volume pot and a rubber band from the motor to the volume pot to turn it. Hooked up few switches to change voltage polarity to the motor to get vol up/dn. Then tape the switches and battery next to the couch and I was set. Those were the times It worked great, but my friends always laughed at it.. "goddamn macgyver"

That's absolutely brilliant

 

[abyssofdreams]

I sometimes watch TV stuff at night and it REALLY gets embarrassing when those porn ads tune in and you're not the only one being around

 

[STINNETT]

does this work?

Why wouldn't it?

I've heard of people using compresors on a home theater system before, I'd like to give it a try myself.

 

[smy1]

I sometimes watch TV stuff at night and it REALLY gets embarrassing when those porn ads tune in and you're not the only one being around

Haha, really?? I love those ads! So hilarious!

But then again: I used to work in the porn industry, so I really have no shame anymore ...

 

[Morgan C]

LOL those porn ads..

It gets ridiculous over here in Australia, nothing til midnight, then as soon as it hits midnight EVERY single ad bar one or two is porn. They sometimes play the exact same ad 3 times in one ad break.


On the loudness war..
I heard they use limiters on the ads to prevent them from being TOO loud and to get them an even volume. This is what they do on the radio too, isn't it? Otherwise you'd get Death Magnetic Rug Sales ads (perhaps an in-joke from Australia... the ones with 90% off rugs with a guy yelling at the top of his voice for 30 seconds straight).

 

[grywolf627]

...Otherwise you'd get Death Magnetic Rug Sales ads (perhaps an in-joke from Australia... the ones with 90% off rugs with a guy yelling at the top of his voice for 30 seconds straight).

This is EXACTLY what we have here in the states. For years I used my old DBX 160 compressor in my theater set up, for comercials...and those movies with TOO MUCH dynamics. You know what I mean...where most of the dialogue is almost at whisper quiet level. But then the music or sound effects kick in and nearly blows you across the living room.

 

[Metaltastic]

But then again: I used to work in the porn industry, so I really have no shame anymore ...

Hahaha, damn dude - what were you, the set photographer?

 

[cobhc]

Yeah, obviously you all know the reason for the loud commercials, to get our attention while we're running for a piss, or to go get another beer before the movie comes back on. Most modern TV's (probably 2000 onwards) have a compressor built in, I know Sony calls it "Steady Sound", and Samsung call it "Auto Volume". Or yeah, if you're running your TV through a stereo, then just buy a cheap Behringer Compressor or something (the amount you spend depends on how much you spent on your stereo), and hook it up.

 

[cobhc]

Haha, really?? I love those ads! So hilarious!

But then again: I used to work in the porn industry, so I really have no shame anymore ...

Don't tell me you're the dude on publicinvasion with the weird accent?

 

[STINNETT]

Hahaha, damn dude - what were you, the set photographer?

Hopefully not the "fluffer".

 

[abyssofdreams]

Haha, really?? I love those ads! So hilarious!

But then again: I used to work in the porn industry, so I really have no shame anymore ...

Why did you quit? I know people personally who got rich that way

 

[Torniojaws]

Why did you quit? I know people personally who got rich that way

Maybe it was about swedish gay midgets doing scat

 

[Metaltastic]

Maybe it was about swedish gay midgets doing scat

Hahahaha, no, then I would totally have recognized his name in the credits...

 

[kev]

I run my Tv through a Waves C4 on the andy sneapzz preset and it sndz amazin!!!