[BC] Re: Loud movies (was: Digital Intgerference)

[Rich Wood]

------ At 02:41 AM 12/22/2005, Robert Orban wrote: -------

>My theory is that mixes used to be done in large dubbing theaters 
>that approximated the acoustics of an actual movie house, including 
>substantial reverberation due to the size of the room and the 
>treatment of the walls, floor, and ceiling. Nowadays, I believe that 
>some films are mixed in smaller facilities with excellent acoustic 
>treatment and excellent detail in the monitor speakers. So 
>post-production mixers may misjudge the potential loss of dialog 
>intelligibility when their tracks are played under less ideal conditions.

I haven't seen a "dubbing theatre" in years. Contemporary ones are 
little more than recording studio control rooms. Acoustically dead.

Rich

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