Quiet dialogue, then suddenly LOUD ACTION! (1 Viewer)

[slothdroid]

Wasn't sure where to ask about this, and if it is possible.

When watching a tv/videos we often have to have the remote at hand to balance the volume level between dialogue scenes and scenes that contain noisy gun fighting/car chase type scenes. Is it possible to automatically get a balance between this?

We are using the latest LAV filter, and while it happens on stereo videos, it seems worse on videos that have surround only as the source. So, my questions are:

• Is there a downmix setting from surround to stereo that I can use that would even it out?
• Is there a way of capping the dB level output for the louder scenes?
• What else could I look at to achieve a less abrupt jump in volume?

We are always worried that we'll wake the baby!

 

[onelegend]

Do you have a 5.1 setup via amp?

Could increase the centre and decrease the other speakers?

 

[slothdroid]

We are only stereo (via HDMI to the telly), so in part may be due to the downmix from 5.1 to stereo(?). I will see if I can apply your suggestion to the LAV Mixing settings and see what happens.

 

[onelegend]

Ah ok, in that case there is a down mix to stereo option in the lav audio settings

 

[kiwijunglist]

enable drc mode in lav. it does what you ask. if u only have stereo speakers us
lav to downmix. don't change the default levels they are set specifically for your situation as default values. if you have changed them then change them back and just use drc.

 

[slothdroid]

Brill, thanks for the info. I will try that out tonight