[BC] Re: It's Eureka over IBOC down under

[Rich Wood]

------ At 02:44 AM 10/23/2005, Robert Orban wrote: -------

>Movie soundtracks have no intrinsic loudness per-se. Although there 
>are Dolby and THX standards regarding setting the theater's master 
>faders, these are not always followed; a given movie theater can set 
>its master fader as loud or quiet as desired. What is more important 
>is the fact that these soundtracks are still very dynamic with 
>plenty of quiet parts. Cinema sound mixers understand the dramatic 
>value of dynamics.

Unfortunately, the neighbors often don't. The most dramatic part is 
when a neighbor knocks on the door. My NYC apartment was a converted 
cold storage warehouse. All cement and cinderblock. I could crank up 
my system and bother no one in the building. However, I always had 
the windows open. I once had a the doorman rush upstairs because a 
neighbor across the street heard screams and gunshots. The police had 
been called, too. Fortunately the doorman knew what kind of system I 
had and figured it was a movie. The police call was cancelled when he 
checked. Dialogue was quite low. The screams and gunshots practically 
tore the facade off the building.

Rich