Korgscrew
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Posted: Dec. 03 2004, 05:47 |
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Quote (Guest @ Dec. 02 2004, 13:27) | ^^Korgscrew. Is there anyway of turning that compression off, assuming that's what's causing the problem? Kinda bugs me that I can't listen to it without those horrible effects spoiling things |
Possibly - you'd have to check the manual/help for whatever player/software you're using. My hardware DVD player allows it to be turned off, the software one doesn't. A software one which does, actually, is the open source player VLC. It's not perfect, but playing Dolby sountracks without compressing them is something it does do.
If you only get the problem with one player, than I'd say that the compression is likely to be the cause. It depends on the exact nature of the fluctuations though - the telltale sign of it being the compressor that's responsible is when the levels of everything in the mix suddenly drop when something loud comes in (as I remember, Tubular Bells does that when the bass comes in). The idea of it is to keep the level constant, but it has the effect of someone suddenly turning down the volume control at a loud point (instead of letting it get louder there like it's meant to).
I'll investigate this a bit over the weekend, if I get a chance.
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