OST audio volume

Author: Arnie.d
Date: 21-Mar-2007, 3:11 PM

Author: Arnie.d
Time: 21-Mar-2007 3:11 PM
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Is it just me or are some OST cds mastered at an extremely low volume?
At some point setting my stereo any louder doesn't make the music louder but only adds noise.

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Author: ADigitalMan
Time: 21-Mar-2007 4:35 PM
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I noticed a stark difference between SW and ESB quite recently. ESB is much quieter.

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Author: Arnie.d
Time: 21-Mar-2007 9:35 PM
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I never noticed that. Is that the case for the OOT OST or the SE OST?

I think soundtracks that have a collection of songs from different musicians are mastered at a "normal" volume. But if the music is written by just 1 composer especially for the movie the audio volume is just too low for my taste (like "legends of the fall" or "the last of the mohicans", I really have to crank up the volume).

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Author: Moth3r
Time: 22-Mar-2007 4:58 AM
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You know, some people actually like having a wide dynamic range...

When music is mastered at a "loud" average level, it lacks available headroom for punch, emotion and musical peaks. I suggest you read some articles on the pros and cons of dynamic range compression.

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Author: Arnie.d
Time: 22-Mar-2007 7:34 AM
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Yes, a bit of dynamic range is good. But sometimes it's a bit to wide. When I'm watching a movie I set the volume so that I can hear the normal speech ok. But when I do that I get blown out of my seat in some action scenes.
I always feel gunshots are much too low. Like shooting a shotgun inside a home or something, it sounds like "plop" when it should be KABOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. I love the scene in Kill Bill vol. 2 when they nail the coffin to burry "kiddo". That's how loud they should make gunshots.

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