Apologies if everyone already knows or have tried this but some tips to help hear dialogue on your TV
try turning on dynamic range compression in sound settings
try turning on night mode (does much the same thing as above)
if using a 5.1 or 7.1 or other x.x sound system, boost the centre channel (or even better -reduce all channels except the centre)
try lowering bass and/or raising treble.
Some of these might help or might not - sound on a lot of stuff on TV is really poor.
TVs really need a smart way of reducing dynamic range, but without clipping. I can do it with Kodi when playing movies, but unfortunately I’m sensitive to the frame rate issue Kodi has. Too much dynamic range reduction and it can clip. TVs use clear voice and similar to do the same thing. really though, it needs something a lot cleverer. I did read about someone who built an electronic circuit to turn down the volume at the lout points and turn it up during the quiet times/dialogue.
This worked really well…I guess because it emulates what humans do, just much faster……no more waking up to adverts.
One of my favourite British bands below. Great dynamic range on the vinyl version of this release too.
Steven Wilson’s stereo remixes of a few Jethro Tull albums (Thick As Brick & Minstrel In The Gallery) also sound amazing on vinyl in my opinion with good dynamic range (average of 13 on my setup). Could talk for days about poor/good dynamic range in music, especially metal related music. Probably why I am still stuck in 80’s and 90’s death/black/classic metal…a large sum of albums were really well produced, with clear separation of instruments and no distortion. These days a lot of music to me sounds like a distorted mess.
What am I listening to? I’ll tell you what I’m bl***dy well listening to, it’s a Christmas mix cd made by my daughter. It’s been on repeat for the last week and there’s another three or so days to go. Some of the tracks aren’t so bad; Pogues, Slade, even John Lennon (except for the kids wailing in the background, or is it Yoko?) but others are awful, Cliff Richard, Shakin’ Stevens, Chris de Burgh. Arrrgh. There’s no respite, when we go out she puts the disc in the car cd. I’m not usually psychic but I predict that disc is going to have a bad accident sometime in the new year.
Norvin The Chris De Durgh song, is that the one that sounds like a Eurovision entry "The baalls of Christmas? Similar to the Cliff Richard, let me guess “Muscle Toe and Vine”. Or the rather creepy “Mostly weirdness every one” from that gang leader Shakey.
Norvin It’s the one about the Spaceman came travelling.
The family call me a grumpy old git, they even gave me the tee shirt once, perhaps they have a point.
Oh my goodness…that was a terrible song, they got the idea from the Walking in the air thing with little Aled…and made something horrible instead. I need a grumpy old git Christmas Jumper
Just put the Sam Fender album ‘Hypersonic Missiles’ on to get a break from the Christmas Music.
This Geordie lad is going to go far! Best new music I’ve heard in a very long time. I’m a child of the 80’s and this just takes me back to that time. One hell of a song writer, power, emotion, he’s got the lot. He’s going to go Supernova soon - already started, you heard it here first.
Just been listening to a marvellous blues singer called Kyla Brox. Grew up listening mainly to rock which was influenced by my older brother who listened to Floyd, Purple, Cream etc. My favourite band as a teenager in the 70’s was Be-Bop Deluxe with Bill Nelson writer, lead singer and brilliant axeman. But over the years my taste has grown and I like many different styles and artists. At present my go to is blues. Joe Bonamassa, Larry McCray, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Beth Hart, Walter Trout, Grainne Duffy, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Leslie West ,the list is endless.
But, as it’s Christmas day, there will be the Ratpack, Buble and the like on. In fact, even some of the80’s and 90’s Christmas Classics… Driving home for Christmas by Chris Rea being one of my all time favourites.
Have been binge watching Money Heist during the last 2 weeks. We are on S4, Ep 1. Amazing.
We thought Money Heist was brilliant…Well over the top, lots of clever nutty unbelievable ideas, but escapeism at its best.
Waiting for the final season of Ozark with anticipation and at the moment enjoying the new season of Dexter.
Pompeyexile We have another 3 episodes left on season 5. We keep our mind out while watching box sets like this.
I watched The Silent Sea, Glória and Better than Us, recently. On Netflix. All very good.
Eric Clapton’s The Lady in the Balcony: Lockdown Sessions,the best sounding album from Eric after Unplugged ’92 :)
Live - Throwing Copper
Second year of not going out to a rock band on NYE. Wife had a friend over last night, so watched Graham Norton and then Jools Holland, Once upon time jools used to have some good music, not any more. Once everyone had gone to bed had to put the headphones on and listen to a bit of Gary Moore - Out In The Fields Album….Was sorted for bed after that.
Now as I changed the tag to include things other than music. Did anyone watch Squid Games on Netflix. I wasn’t too sure about it, but I watched it and actually enjoyed it greatly.
