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Limitig volume (decibels) has little impact on the perceived loudness of sound. This is easily demonstrated by listening to a sine wave and white noise at the s

• icegreentea 16y ago
  Ah yes, but the text of the bill uses the word 'loudness' which maps more accurately to dba's, which is perceived sound intensity. This takes the ear's frequency response into account as well.
  • ynniv 16y ago
    the text of the bill uses the word 'loudness' ... that's nice? Are you expecting people to call up their senators and explain the subtleties of audio perception and how the commercial that they just heard exploits the differences between perception and audio level to actually be louder than the primary content without reading any differently on a decibelmeter? Here's my prediction: this bill will have absolutely no effect other than to make running a television station more expensive. You can't solve this through legislation because you can't efficiently fine offenders. If you care about the loudness of commercials, stop watching television or start building a commercial solution.