[eli5] Why is it so hard to hear the dialogue in a lot of movies and shows when everything else is so loud?

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I’m constantly having to turn the volume up and down depending on the what the scene is. It’s not just me either. A lot of people I know have resorted to just turning on the closed captioning so they can hear what they’re saying. I don’t remember this being an issue before.

In: 2005

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Shitty mixing / balancing (I don’t know the terms to describe it). If the music or other background sounds are leveled too high in the mix? Dialogue is lost.

When my kiddo was pre-tween, he picked a show that could have been nice. The stories seemed good, for a older kids show. But it was unwatchable because the balance was so off.

My kiddo, at the time, was 10? 11? Wanted to bail.

I don’t recall the name of the show.

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