What's with the new TV shows?

[Variol (Farseer) Elmwood]

I'm finding so many of the newer shows have the music way too loud when people are speaking. Both my wife and I notice it all the time. Anybody else?

..drives me nuts!

[Firestormalpha]

I've encountered several video games with the same problem. StarOcean: Til the End of Time to name one (all the same I love the game). My other pet peeve is shows that run voices so low you have to practically max out the volume to hear it, then they through in a loud spot (gun fire, explosions etc.) so loud you halfway fry your soundsystem.

[Stratos]

I don't know about TV shows, but it's pretty annoying that they raise the volume during commercial breaks. You watch some low key movie or something and then *Wham!*

[Unglaublich Verwustung]

You watch tv????

No wonder you don't spend enough time on the question thread!!!

[VulcanRider]

Originally Posted by Variol (Farseer) Elmwood I'm finding so many of the newer shows have the music way too loud when people are speaking. Both my wife and I notice it all the time. Anybody else? ..drives me nuts!

Absolutely! I find myself gradually increasing the volume during the show until the level is set way higher than I started with, by the end. Then I HAVE to keep the remote close or risk getting blasted during commercials unless I mute them.

Middle-aged Ear Syndrome. Maybe we can get a gov't grant to study it...

[Variol (Farseer) Elmwood]

Originally Posted by Unglaublich Verwustung You watch tv???? No wonder you don't spend enough time on the question thread!!!

Nice to see you spreading your constructive questions and comments all over the forum!

..'course I didn't like that avatar either..

[Unglaublich Verwustung]

Actually, I was wondering whether the comment about music in tv shows is valid. I just thought that it was the kids playing the tv too loud (because they do and we always have to make them turn it down). But, if what you say is the case, then maybe they are turning it up loud so that they can hear dialogue (yeah, kids listening to dialogue, funny idea).

Equally I know that they play music way too loud - which is funny, 'cause I remember my parents saying that to me. But I still play music at the same 'too loud' volume which I always have, but my kids think that is quiet.

We had a moment yesterday, where I asked daughter-child what music she was playing, when she came downstairs, and she responded "How did you know I was listening to music?". When I said that I could hear it, she stopped, listened and then said "How? I can't hear anything down here."

She seemed genuinely mystified, so I hummed the notes I could hear, she told me what it was and agreed that she was listening to that upstairs, but just couldn't hear it downstairs.

Music is making out children deaf. Aaargghhh! I'm turning into my parents.....

[Variol (Farseer) Elmwood]

That may be something else as well. I just heard on the news about 3 weeks ago that malls are considering emitting a "high pitch" sound that only teens can hear. This would deter them from loitering at the mall.

They placed the sound, but I could not hear it.

...course they would loose business as well, because I'm sure some, or many of them do shop while there.

[Stratos]

Originally Posted by VulcanRider Absolutely! I find myself gradually increasing the volume during the show until the level is set way higher than I started with, by the end. Then I HAVE to keep the remote close or risk getting blasted during commercials unless I mute them. Middle-aged Ear Syndrome. Maybe we can get a gov't grant to study it...

My dad does the same thing.

[Variol (Farseer) Elmwood]

Which part, the remote thing, or the study?