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Originally Posted by jacobfarron  Yazoo - Don't do this. I've tried it. Way too loud. Digi's LeqA doesn't have Dolby's "Dialog Intelligence" so it will measure the silence in between words... thus giving you a lower reading. If you mix loud enough to hit -27LeqA for the entire show in PhaseScope it's LOUD - I found out the hard way. |
I agree with Jacob. Digi's LeqA isn't even in the same ballpark with the LM100. it's worth the effort to spend some $$ and buy one.
But on another issue..
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Originally Posted by audiobob10 My issue is that mix commercials that air on a multitude of networks, cable chanels etc. Are any of you dealing with this problem in regards to the lm100 and 5.1 or dont i have to worry about broadcast specks? Right now we mix with vu meters @-18 0vu with +10 peaks.
There doesn't seem to be a lot of discussion on audio for commercials in the new digital age. |
Commercial levels are a big issue in my book..
I haven't mixed a spot in
many years, but I have some good friends who mix many hi-end spots every day.. these guys/girls do superbowl spots every year.
These commercial mixers are stuck in an odd situation They
truly want to follow the LM100, and they do so when required, BUT then their clients will freak out at them: "Why was our spot so much lower in level compared to all the others!?!".. and as we ALL know, advertisers are a different animal, they only care about getting that spot stuck in your head. unfortunately their levels
literally do it.
I know of some mixers in a few different studios who have resorted in playing some interesting (and impressive) 'tricks' to fool the LM100 into thinking the dialog level is lower than it sounds when the clients ask them to.. and they do!
Unfortunately this really sucks in my book.
I 100% respect the reasoning behind the creating of the LM100, and this is one of the reasons it was created.. because we all
hate loud commercials that blow our heads off.
My point is,
In a perfect world I wish there was a way to get the broadcasters to crack down on these spots being delivered to them so loud and make it a more strict and realistic spec. (pipe dream I know.. they're getting so much $$ from them.. oh well..)
Okay, I'm done ranting now..
