Why does CBS sound louder then NBC?

[alfa147x]

So I switched between NBC and CBS and CBS sounds distinctively louder then NBC why is that they both are coming from my off air samsung HD receiver ....

 

[Rubycon]

They choose to use a higher RMS normalization. Advertisements do this all the time.

 

[alfa147x]

Originally posted by: Rubycon
They choose to use a higher RMS normalization. Advertisements do this all the time.

THOSE SOB.... :|

Is it possible to normalize this normalization?

 

[Rubycon]

The only weapon you have is the volume control unfortunately. Once sound is compressed to the wall there is no turning back. Now a good friend of mine has claimed to develop an algorithm that can fix compressed audio but he is very tightlipped about it.

 

[Slick5150]

Actually, I believe its because NBC was broadcasting in Dolby Digital, while CBS was not. Your receiver probably outputs that louder.

 

[alfa147x]

Originally posted by: Slick5150
Actually, I believe its because NBC was broadcasting in Dolby Digital, while CBS was not. Your receiver probably outputs that louder.

Damn I should have switched over to NBC and should have stop being a lazy ass and it up to the receiver

 

[krotchy]

My receiver seems to do something that tells me what is the relative levels of stations. I notice sometimes when Im changing channels it will say like:

Dialog +4
Dialog -2
Dialog +5
..etc

Im pretty sure its telling me the relative levels the station is encoded at, since they do not all set up their dynamic range or dB base levels the same.

 

[biggestmuff]

Originally posted by: krotchy
My receiver seems to do something that tells me what is the relative levels of stations. I notice sometimes when Im changing channels it will say like:

Dialog +4
Dialog -2
Dialog +5
..etc

Im pretty sure its telling me the relative levels the station is encoded at, since they do not all set up their dynamic range or dB base levels the same.

Google 'dialog normalization'.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Slick5150
Actually, I believe its because NBC was broadcasting in Dolby Digital, while CBS was not. Your receiver probably outputs that louder.

That's it.

 

[darkswordsman17]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Slick5150
Actually, I believe its because NBC was broadcasting in Dolby Digital, while CBS was not. Your receiver probably outputs that louder.

That's it.

CBS was doing Dolby Digital, at least thats what the guide thing said during the broadcast. I didn't even have the option of watching NBC because the local affiliate decided to not show the game. My CBS feed is always louder than NBC and ABC.

 

[Slick5150]

Originally posted by: darkswordsman17

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Slick5150
Actually, I believe its because NBC was broadcasting in Dolby Digital, while CBS was not. Your receiver probably outputs that louder.

That's it.

CBS was doing Dolby Digital, at least thats what the guide thing said during the broadcast. I didn't even have the option of watching NBC because the local affiliate decided to not show the game. My CBS feed is always louder than NBC and ABC.

At least for me, I was watching it on NBC and it was Dolby Digital, and when I randomly switched over to CBS my receiver switched to Dolby PLII mode which made it noticably louder.