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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is_wu0VRIqQ

Recent meme post prompted this as a needed reminder of what the issue with audio is, and how it should be fixed legislatively in a civilized world.

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[–] this@sh.itjust.works 26 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (5 children)

Career Audio engineer chiming in here. I would say it's a combination of the lack of LUFS regulation and improper mixes. IMHO dialogue clarity should be prioritized more than it currently is, or at the very least we should use the center channel in surround sound formats exclusively for dialog to make it easier to adjust(via software and/or or av receivers), at least more than we currently do. Also modern TV shows are often mixed with a high dynamic range like a movie would be(which relates to LUFS levels), kind of silly and also IMHO bad mixing practice as most of your viewers don't have high end home theatres.

[–] kieron115@startrek.website 6 points 20 hours ago (4 children)

What would be the alternative? You don't really expect the streaming companies to pay for TWO masters do you!? (/s if it wasn't obvious)

[–] this@sh.itjust.works 4 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

I don't really have an alternative, just trying to give my perspective on the issue.

[–] kieron115@startrek.website 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Sorry, /s means sarcastic. If anything I would absolutely expect them to pay for multiple mixes/masters given what's been said about how people consume it.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Semi sarcastic response to your sarcastic question:

Force tv manufacturers to add a center channel speaker to TVs. There's more room in 16:9 screens for a center channel than 4:3

[–] kieron115@startrek.website 1 points 38 minutes ago* (last edited 23 minutes ago)

Or even if they would just let us bond the TV speakers together to use as a center channel and augment that with a cheap 2.0/2.1 soundbar I bet it would be an improvement in dialogue clarity, even if the imaging would be a bit of a disaster.

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