• Monster@lemmy.world
    32·
    22 hours ago

    Ah rage comics. I had an app dedicated solely to rage comics. Good times. Goood times.

  • Blaster M@lemmy.worldEnglish
    27·
    21 hours ago

    A rage comic spotted in the wild… an endangered species that clings to life, despite the territorial advances of wojack and the skibidi horde

  • Ryktes@lemmy.worldEnglish
    161·
    21 hours ago

    The actual reason, for anyone curious, is that movies and shows now are recorded and mixed for 5 or 7 chanel surround audio systems. The dialogue is meant to rout to the speakers closer to the viewers so it’s tuned lower, while big loud shit is meant to come from the bigger, bassier speakers up front farther from viewers so they tune it louder.

    If you watch on a laptop, invest in surround sound headphones. I got a decent pair for $40 USD and it has vastly improved both my movie watching and gaming experience.

    • jjjalljs@ttrpg.network
      11·
      20 hours ago

      Do most people have that kind of setup? Almost everyone I know is watching from a basic tv, a shitty laptop, or with midrange headphones

      • atomicbocks@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        19 hours ago

        In the US HD and even some SD OTA (antenna) channels are usually broadcast in at least 5.1 Dolby Digital and the upcoming ATSC standard update will allow 7.1 and Atmos broadcasts. This is also true for most streaming services, DVDs, Blu-ray’s, and even some VHSs and video games going all the way back to the N64 (Dolby ProLogic).

        That people are watching (or listening to in this case) that kind of signal on a basic TV is the issue being described.

        • jjjalljs@ttrpg.network
          3·
          16 hours ago

          What I was getting at is why is the signal like that if most people don’t have the hardware to utilize it, and it’s a really bad experience with the more common hardware. Unless people with basic stereo is actually the minority

    • piccolo@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      16 hours ago

      Ok… so why isnt audio devices mixing the stereo from a 5 channel source? I mean thats exactly what your ‘$40’ headphones are doing.

      • Ryktes@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        14 hours ago

        Headphones can emulate multi-channel spacial audio because the speakers are right on your ears. Tvs and laptops could do the same thing my headset does, it just wouldn’t do any good because speakers are too far away and in the wrong orientation.

        • piccolo@sh.itjust.works
          1·
          13 hours ago

          If you have stereo speakers… surround is not a concern. The device should just assume the audio will be originating from the front of the listener, and mix it at equal levels and call it a day.

    • atomicbocks@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      19 hours ago

      Most systems should be capable of downmixing to stereo. I have found that sometimes this issue comes from a double downmix where the streaming box converts to stereo but still sends it encoded in DTS or similar so the TV or soundbar downmixes it again. The result is that it reduces the volume of the left and right where the dialog now is and increases the now silent center channel.

    • saltesc@lemmy.world
      4·
      22 hours ago

      Apparently my TV has normalisation, but it doesn’t seem to do much. There is a setting that boosts dialogue, but it’s jarring enough that being the fastest remote in the West still comes out on top.

      Maybe I can do something with the spare Pi…

    • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world
      2·
      22 hours ago

      Also make sure settings are 2 channel, if not most dialogue gets sent to a non-existent center speaker. All you’re getting is the “surround” part.

  • ddplf
    4·
    22 hours ago

    Is the next part of troll science out yet?

  • JadenSmith@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    20 hours ago

    As someone pointed out, this happens due to the source output being surround sound, which causes this effect when listening with stereo speakers.

    Good news is if the TV or media player doesn’t have a Stereo option, usually there’s an option to force Mono audio which sometimes does the trick. If your speakers are shit enough you can barely tell the difference!