[BC] DTV Audio Levels

[RichardBJohnson at comcast.net]

I am not missing the point. The argument of "commercials are always louder…" is as old as Amos and Andy. It is not just commercial audio density, something that Bob addressed; it is also psycho-acoustic, i.e., being interrupted in the middle of an important event being broadcast. Commercials will always be louder because of this. Currently, there does not seem to be anybody maintaining audio levels in HDTV. There are 10 to 20 dB changes in audio between sources. This is what I was addressing.

Cheers,
Richard B. Johnson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Clayborn" <kevin at orban.com>

Hi Richard,

I believe you are missing the mark here. The complaint, and the problem,
isn't just a simple level problem. It has more to do with audio density
of the received content from production houses.

Some factors regarding apparent audio volume of commercials has a lot to
do with the following: (from the expert, Bob Orban)

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