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Why films are loud, then quiet: taming the volume at night
Films are mixed with a 20 dB gap between speech and the loudest bang, which is why late-night viewing swings between can't hear and the…
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Why dialogue gets lost on your TV, and how to get it back
Dialogue gets lost for three ordinary reasons. Thin TVs have small, indirect speakers, films are mixed for bigger systems and then folded…
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