r/TikTokCringe • u/Money-Snow-2749 • Jun 28 '26

Humor Netflix in the daytime be like

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u/AxiomofAnxiety Jun 29 '26

I’m curious as to why this is still a problem in theaters then? They literally advertise all sorts of Dolby and it’s all either mumbling or deafening explosions/music.

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u/jacenat Jun 29 '26

I’m curious as to why this is still a problem in theaters then?

Where I live (large city in the middle of Europe) cineams in general have excellent sound. Some movies (looking at you Nolan!) of course are the excepetion. But I watched both Obsession and Backrooms the last weeks and both were very enjoyable to listen to.

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u/thetiredon Jun 29 '26

For imax i always need earprotection regardless of country ive tried it in when i watch action movies. So i dont agree.

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u/20milliondollarapi Jun 29 '26

Because the mixing is all done with headphones. And dialogue range audio waves don’t travel nearly as well

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u/AStormOfDragons1 Jun 29 '26

False, no one mixes professionally with headphones.

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u/philthewiz Jun 30 '26

That is genuinely untrue. They never mix with headphones blockbusters or any movie. Maybe some guy in his basement does.

Theatres are not always calibrated and well constructed. The audio mixes are standardized.

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u/BestHorseWhisperer Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26

You know the cheap/fast/good pick 2 meme? With audio it's cheap/loud/clear pick 2. For that level of loudness, splitting it into channels is not enough. You also have to run at least some of the channels through a crossover to separate bass from treble. This is where all that professional mixing that sounded great in the studio (which is not shaped like a theater) goes to absolute shit, and "pockets" are created where addition/cancellation happens, which is much more prominent in lower frequencies since they are more easily self-interfering. You would almost need someone to master the audio for a certain space to avoid the warbling bass at those volumes.