bollemanneke 3,348 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Hello everyone! I regularly listen to Classic FM and am just enjoying their JW birthday special. However, one thing is driving me crazy, and it's that stupid volume normalisation. Every crescendo is muted and all the quiet pieces are extremely loud. I usually use Internet Explorer and thought the problem was there, so now I am using Googlee Chrome but it keeps happening. Flash Player doesn't allow me to modify any playback settings either. Is this a problem at their end? Is anyone else experiencing this issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,483 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I think that every radio uses an "intelligent volume" function to assure everything plays at the same level. It prevents the listeners to constantly adjust the volume. Myself, when I listen music in the bus, I activate this function on my mp3 player, because with all the noise, I don't want to loose the quiet parts... and I don't want to have a heart attack when the louder parts come back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Is that a function of the radio or the broadcasters? Because why, then, do television shows broadcast at a reasonable volume BUT THE COMMERCIALS ARE SO MUCH EFFING LOUDER??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Brickwalled peak-limited EQ'd loudness-warred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,348 Posted February 6, 2016 Author Share Posted February 6, 2016 I understand that people want to have everything at one volume, but here the louder parts are actually quieter than the normal parts. The observation about commercials was also very true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I heard some of the John Williams special tonight on my way home, didn't really notice differing sound levels. They played the Jedi Steps and Finale early on and it was awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,348 Posted February 6, 2016 Author Share Posted February 6, 2016 Interesting. So it's a browser thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilal 569 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 17 hours ago, Woj said: Is that a function of the radio or the broadcasters? Because why, then, do television shows broadcast at a reasonable volume BUT THE COMMERCIALS ARE SO MUCH EFFING LOUDER??? Same here. Was watching a broadcast of the 1998 Godzilla friday at near cinema level volume with my younger brother (Arnold's score is awesome, by the way - can't believe I'd never heard it before!) and the commercials nearly blew us off our socks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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