Compressor for TV?

[stratovani]

If there's only one thing I'm sick about when it comes to TV it's the constant volume changes when you change channels, or when commercials come on. On one channel you have to crank the volume when you're there, then the next channel you're blasted out of your chair! Now we all know how compressors work, but wouldn't it be nice if they could come up with one for a TV set? I'd buy one in a heartbeat!

 

[DwaynieAD]

I run my tv thru a bass big muff, then use an envelope filter for the really funky parts. but also they have passed legislation to stop this, but it has so many caveats its essentially worthless.

 

[bongomania]

People who use a home stereo as the audio part of their TV-viewing can sometimes patch in a standard rackmount comp; but otherwise, not many options.

 

[hover]

Most "modern" t.v.'s have this "noise compression" built-in, iirc...it'd be under the settings in the audio or sound menus.

Also, the FCC passed a bill Dec' 11 that commercial volumes had to be dialed down. Report the station.

 

[DwaynieAD]

Most "modern" t.v.'s have this "noise compression" built-in, iirc...it'd be under the settings in the audio or sound menus.

Also, the FCC passed a bill Dec' 11 that commercial volumes had to be dialed down. Report the station.

except under special circumstances or with special permission (which i'm sure means give the fcc money)

i posted a link to the law on another OT thread a few weeks ago.

 

[scorpionldr]

If there's only one thing I'm sick about when it comes to TV it's the constant volume changes when you change channels, or when commercials come on. On one channel you have to crank the volume when you're there, then the next channel you're blasted out of your chair! Now we all know how compressors work, but wouldn't it be nice if they could come up with one for a TV set? I'd buy one in a heartbeat!

just bing'd it for you http://www.bing.com/search?q=TV+Commercial+Volume+Regulator&FORM=QSRE2

 

[Bloodhammer]

I thought that legislation happened way back in the 90's???? Maybe it's a State thing....

I wish I could compress the volume of action/drama movies.

The characters will be having a very subdued, but important conversation that you can barely hear, so you gradually turn up the volume so you can hear the dialogue. Ahhhh.... this is better

Then

BAM! The gun battle ensues and you're going deaf!!!

 

[slobake]

I thought that legislation happened way back in the 90's???? Maybe it's a State thing....

I wish I could compress the volume of action/drama movies.

The characters will be having a very subdued, but important conversation that you can barely hear, so you gradually turn up the volume so you can hear the dialogue. Ahhhh.... this is better

Then

BAM! The gun battle ensues and you're going deaf!!!

Yes I get that too on DVD's. Turn it up to hear the conversation and the rest is too loud unless I turn it down. So, I sit there with the remote in my hand. I have tried messing with the sound on my system but can't seem to fix this. Plus, all the years of music have affected my hearing.

 

[Inverse Kinetix]

if you are watching DVD/BR and this happens on a TV, you need to switch the sound from 5.1 (default) to stereo (2.0). There are also some audio settings in the system settings area which will "remix" the sound to an approximated 2.0 format.

The same might be happened on TV shows too, if they are broadcast as HD they will probably have surround sound encoding, sounds bad on a stereo TV. You should change the audio stream if your tv allows it.

 

[Bloodhammer]

Ah. It's probably the fact that I'm running all my sound through an obsolete stereo receiver that was built before HD was even a acronym.....

 

[placedesjardins]

I run my tv thru a bass big muff, then use an envelope filter for the really funky parts...

literal LOL.

 

[Downunderwonder]

I thought that legislation happened way back in the 90's???? Maybe it's a State thing....

I wish I could compress the volume of action/drama movies.

The characters will be having a very subdued, but important conversation that you can barely hear, so you gradually turn up the volume so you can hear the dialogue. Ahhhh.... this is better

Then

BAM! The gun battle ensues and you're going deaf!!!

It used to be even worse in airliners.

 

[Stumbo]

+1 to all above.
Seems newer TV's have "sound smoothing", ie, compression built in as an option in the setup.

 

[Ricnroll]

I run my tv thru a bass big muff, then use an envelope filter for the really funky parts...

literal LOL.

Ya me too!

 

[stratovani]

+1 to all above.
Seems newer TV's have "sound smoothing", ie, compression built in as an option in the setup.

I keep looking, but I can't find anything that looks like this. Guess I might just have to live with it.

 

[hiphop420360]

This was literally my big idea for an invention but I got laughed out of most all forums, just a cheap outboard compressor you could hook up....to bad my ideas are better than my inventing skills.... Tv's do have built in suppressors or w/e but am I right when I say that they suck and are probably built that way on purpo

 

[Alkali Ike]

The stations around here seem to have installed volume-leveling gear to keep audio at the same level across different sources. But they’re not “predictive”. They adjust levels on the fly and it’s very noticeable.

I don’t get why this issue wasn’t addressed adequately during DTV development and rollout. It’s as if nobody thought about it.

 

[KevInDaBassment]

I run my tv thru a bass big muff, then use an envelope filter for the really funky parts...

No OD? What about when you want present, yet tasteful grit when your TV really starts digging in? You really should put an HPF in your signal chain, just think of what you're doing to your receiver with all that signal.