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Post by Porscheguy on Dec 13, 2012 19:15:37 GMT -5
Goes into effect tonight. So no more commercials that are 20db higher than the shows........
Hmmmm... We'll see.......
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Post by GreenKiwi on Dec 13, 2012 19:39:11 GMT -5
No kidding. I'm happy that it's happened, but not sure whether it will actually take effect.
That being said, I always use Tivo, so the extra loudness is a good queue for me to quickly grab my remote.
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Post by bulldozer on Dec 13, 2012 20:09:43 GMT -5
Great so i can stop hitting mute or switching to music.Really great, that has pissed me off for years! glad it's over.
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Post by klinemj on Dec 13, 2012 20:59:57 GMT -5
ED...I CAN'T HEAR YOU...TURN THE VOLUME DOWN, THERE'S A COMMERCIAL ON!!! OK...thanks...that's better.
Damn, I hate the pumped volume thing on commercials...if the idiots who do it understood that the sure fire impact on the user is to a) grow to hate the channel and advertiser who does it, and b) hit "mute" instantly so we don't hear the blast...they might not do it.
Who needs a stupid law to make it happen? Not me - I am fast with the mute button when watching TV. Now, if we only had smart marketers to not do this...uh, wait...maybe a law might actually be more effective over "smart marketers" ("No marketers were intended to be harmed or offended in the typing of this message...")
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Post by knucklehead on Dec 13, 2012 21:11:06 GMT -5
The biggest offender in the commercial industry were those Billy Mays ads. Must have been that coke he was reputedly sorting that made him talk so loud. I've dozed off while watching TV only to have one of his commercials blast away and wake me up suddenly. Thats a real pisser IMO.
Since I seldom watch TV this new law doesn't make a whit to me.
I am watching the NFL game of the week right now but haven't noticed the commercials being any louder or quieter than usual. And nothing so offensively loud as those old Billy Mays commercials. Those bastards must have recorded those sound tracks 30db hot.
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Post by Porscheguy on Dec 13, 2012 23:18:11 GMT -5
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Post by AudioHTIT on Dec 14, 2012 0:49:11 GMT -5
Just did a quick test while watching "Elementary" (CBS) tonight. On our bedroom TV the show is averaging 46 to 48 dB SPL (unweighted), the commercials are averaging 49 to 52. Still noticeable, but not too much.
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Post by 12elfthfloor on Dec 14, 2012 1:22:46 GMT -5
I read recently in Jim Smiths book that the compression of the dynamic range is what drives the sound of the commercial up, not the what you read on the SPL meter.
This also applies to some of the latest pop usic where the DR can be squeezed to as low as 10db.
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Post by AudioHTIT on Dec 14, 2012 1:31:21 GMT -5
I read recently in Jim Smiths book that the compression of the dynamic range is what drives the sound of the commercial up, not the what you read on the SPL meter. This also applies to some of the latest pop usic where the DR can be squeezed to as low as 10db. Yeah, the commercials bring everything up just shy of full modulation, but it's still measurably louder. |
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Post by traider79 on Dec 14, 2012 9:22:42 GMT -5
I have noticed this in the past. I do not watch tv all that much anymore but glad they did this. Music/video games/movies - but no television except netflix  |
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Post by Jim on Dec 14, 2012 9:58:33 GMT -5
The biggest offender in the commercial industry were those Billy Mays ads. Must have been that coke he was reputedly sorting that made him talk so loud. I've dozed off while watching TV only to have one of his commercials blast away and wake me up suddenly. Thats a real pisser IMO. Man, I remember those! I have to say, it's too bad that he passed away, but I DON'T miss his ads one bit! (Wow, cocaine was really a factor in his death? yikes! articles.cnn.com/2009-08-07/entertainment/florida.mays.cocaine_1_billy-mays-cocaine-autopsy?_s=PM:SHOWBIZ) I'm excited about the new law. Hope there is actually some enforcement. |
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Post by sorbe on Dec 14, 2012 11:56:02 GMT -5
I have noticed this in the past. I do not watch tv all that much anymore but glad they did this. Music/video games/movies - but no television except netflix This ^. Pull the plug imo -- on commercials (and deficit spending). Then you don't have to worry about any of this. |
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Post by emovac on Dec 14, 2012 14:20:17 GMT -5
Goes into effect tonight. So no more commercials that are 20db higher than the shows........ Hmmmm... We'll see....... 2db? |
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