13th June 2012
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#1 | | Gear nut
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Thread Starter | Movie theater bass
Saw Prometheus the other day in a theater. The building literally shook. Had to pick my teeth up off the floor.
WE DON'T NEED SO MUCH F-ING BASS.
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#2 | | Lives for gear
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I'd bet it's not as bad as going to see Neil Young solo and sitting in the "bass trap" section of orchestra seating in a theatre.
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#3 | | Is A Tool
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Originally Posted by Miharbi  WE DON'T NEED SO MUCH F-ING BASS. |
I disagree
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#4 | | Lives for gear
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If we're talking music that clouds a mix I agree.
But at a movie theatre, I want my seat shaking when the explosions and gun fire are happening. YEEEEAH! Let that LFE channel purr!
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#5 | | Gear interested
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After attending Tron last year, I actually had a trickle of blood coming out of my right ear.
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#6 | | Lives for gear
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I don't even like surround sound that much. The screen's in front of me, why do I want to hear stuff coming from behind my head?
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#7 | | Lives for gear
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Originally Posted by Miharbi Saw Prometheus the other day in a theater. The building literally shook. Had to pick my teeth up off the floor.
WE DON'T NEED SO MUCH F-ING BASS. | Maybe your theater was calibrated differently. I saw it in IMAX in NYC and I thought the "shaking" helped sell the film. When Prometheus first landed on LV233 the sensation was awesome. I thought it helped making me feel that the engines were tremendously powerful.
Other than that scene I never thought about it so it never was a problem for me at least....
For contrast, I think one of the worst usages of low end was in The Dark Night. Batman's deep voice was just too over the top for me and really pulled me out of the movie several times.... without shaking the floor...
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#8 | | Lives for gear
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Don't get me started.
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#9 | | Lives for gear
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What's worse is sitting the adjoining theater trying to enjoy a film that was mixed with dynamics, while the whole damn building is quaking from nonstop 150db of 20cps.
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#10 | | Gear nut
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We've turned movie theaters into pimpmobiles. Crying shame. The solution is getting more elderly folks out to the movies as a counterbalance. Organize a nursing home field trip to a crash-em-up at the cineplex. Sit back and let the angry letters and phone calls flow. You'll be doing the lord's work.
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14th June 2012
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#11 | | Lives for gear
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Ahhhhh I haven't seen a movie in a theatre or at home or movie ad in over 15 years. Don't miss them at all. Come to think of it I've probably seen about 5 movies my whole life. And they were annoying as hell.
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#12 | | Lives for gear
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Another good reason why I don't go to theaters anymore. The dynamics are too much at one point then the dialogue drops so low that I have to strain to hear.
These days I rigged a stereo compressor between the DVD player & stereo and just watch DVDs at home, and I'm a lot happier.
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#13 | | Gear Guru
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Originally Posted by The Real MC Another good reason why I don't go to theaters anymore. The dynamics are too much at one point then the dialogue drops so low that I have to strain to hear.
These days I rigged a stereo compressor between the DVD player & stereo and just watch DVDs at home, and I'm a lot happier. | I have did that.
I love movies at the theater with my wife, just seems so real, I also have (2) 8 foot screens at home with HD projectors, I just never get tired of movies.
My question is: how do they get the sound in the theaters (not talking low end) the character of it ?, I cannot explain but a theater sounds amazing. Is it the room ?
I don't mind the dynamics but don't like when it gets to low to hear.
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#14 | | Gear nut
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Originally Posted by kdp Ahhhhh I haven't seen a movie in a theatre or at home or movie ad in over 15 years. Don't miss them at all. Come to think of it I've probably seen about 5 movies my whole life. And they were annoying as hell. | 5 movies in your life? Are you one of those people who don't see the point of made-up stories?
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#15 | | Lives for gear
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Originally Posted by The Real MC Another good reason why I don't go to theaters anymore. The dynamics are too much at one point then the dialogue drops so low that I have to strain to hear.
These days I rigged a stereo compressor between the DVD player & stereo and just watch DVDs at home, and I'm a lot happier. | Now THIS I will sign. Loud ass explosions coming off a quiet scene. Dynamics are cool but when the neighbors or significant other get woken and you get screamed at it's a problem.
Rip the audio off one of those discs and see what's up. Some DVD players and TVs have a software compressor built in (often times called "night mode") but they don't work too well. A hardware compressor is a great idea LOL!
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#16 | | Lives for gear
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I wonder if there's a way to wire a brickwall limiter so as to completely silence loud TV ads.
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15th June 2012
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#17 | | Lives for gear
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Originally Posted by Miharbi 5 movies in your life? Are you one of those people who don't see the point of made-up stories? | They have these new things out now....called books.
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#18 | | Gear nut
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Originally Posted by kdp They have these new things out now....called books. | Some might say Fellini, Bergman, Kubrick, Kurosawa, Hitchcock, Chaplin, et al, are artists with something to contribute to the human experience. That film is a worthy art form is, ya know, about as uncontroversial a belief as one could have. I asked a simple question out of curiosity, because you're a statistical oddity, and when I see odd people and things I try to understand them. There's really no need for the superior attitude.
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16th June 2012
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#19 | | Gear maniac
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There are theaters with less boom everywhere
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#20 | | Lives for gear
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Originally Posted by mrfortune There are theaters with less boom everywhere | Yeah but they're probably showing a movie......
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#21 | | Lives for gear
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Originally Posted by vincentvangogo I wonder if there's a way to wire a brickwall limiter so as to completely silence loud TV ads. | My new-ish Sony has that feature. I made my wife very happy when I turned that feature on.
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#22 | | Lives for gear
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Originally Posted by doom64 A hardware compressor is a great idea LOL! | This is what I used. Cheap and it works. You only need RCA adaptors to the 1/4" jacks.  | |
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#23 | | Gear addict
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What I hate are the really, REALLY, LOUD MOVIE EXPLOSIONS. Hurts my ears. We wear ear plugs when we go to the movies now. Ugh...
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#24 | | Lives for gear
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earplugs have become a necessity for me for new movies.
needed them for avengers and prometheus. great flicks though!
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18th June 2012
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#25 | | Gear addict
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My first experience requiring earplugs was, I think, Avatar but perhaps that last, crappy, Indiana Jones flick.
These days, because of the excessive volume, we try and wait for it to hit DVD and then watch at home. The only reason we see a movie in the theater now is for 3D or Imax or some thing cool like that.
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