Everyone Watches TV with Subtitles Now. How’d That Happen? - eviltoast
  • Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Because the fuckers producing the shows make the music and sound effects 5x louder than it needs to be but the dialogue half as loud as it needs to be.

    • breadcodes@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      It’s because they’re mixing dialogue for the center channel speaker. Most people don’t have a center channel on their TV or sound bar, but some "Dialogue Mode"s will exclusively play the center channel and drown out the sound effects. It’s a trade off, but one that most manufacturers don’t even give the option for.