Then part two of my post applies. :^) Ask Phil Spector about the
"Wall O' Sound." No, wait, he's in jail. =8^)
Matt Murray
----- Original Message -----
From: "Haden, Bruce" <bhaden@ucsd.edu>
> That being said, the entire audio path from the network
broadcast
> operations has both compression and limiting on the audio. The
> spots themselves sometimes also have limiting and compression,
it
> sort helps create the "wall of sound." So when you switch from
> just a voice or dialog, and go to full orchestration, voices
and
> other stuff, it has the apparent feel of being louder. Okay,
I've
> probably lost a bunch of you by now, unless, of course, you're
> the ones who see my name and or email addy and just delete
> anyway. :^)
>
> Matt Murray
>
>
> I've been in the cable biz for 30 years so I understand what
you
> said
> although I never got into those aspects of the system directly.
However,
> I'm
> not on cable; I use Dish-Network. I only get what SPEED sends
me. The
> commercial "volume", real or perceived, has been very annoying
lately to
> the point I reach for the remote often.
>
> Bruce
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