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Do you really expect a downmix of eight channels into two to sound super clear? New content especially comes with more channels, more channels that will get mu

Do you really expect a downmix of eight channels into two to sound super clear? New content especially comes with more channels, more channels that will get muddled into your two for output. Do you spend the effort of specifically selecting stereo tracks (or adjusting how it gets downmixed)?

throw-12-16 9mo ago
Most of these guys would rather debate the perceived morality of the current state of audio mixes over just buying some better speakers. It's pretty annoying.
Yizahi 9mo ago
> Do you spend the effort of specifically selecting stereo tracks (or adjusting how it gets downmixed)? Umm, isn't that literally a job description of a sound engineer, who on a big production probably makes more in a year than I will do in my whole lifetime? Is spending a few hours one time to adjust levels on a track, which will run for likely millions of hours across the world such a big ask? I think no, because not every modern movie is illegible, some producers clearly spend a bit of effort to do just that what you wrote. But some just don't care.
- Avamander 9mo ago
  > Umm, isn't that literally a job description of a sound engineer, who on a big production probably makes more in a year than I will do in my whole lifetime? Well, if your setup is stereo then either selecting a stereo track is your job, or your job is to adjust the downmix that is done by your computer because you didn't select the stereo track. I agree that providing a good stereo mix is the sound engineer's job, but nothing beyond that.
  - Yizahi 9mo ago
    > I agree that providing a good stereo mix is the sound engineer's job, but nothing beyond that. That's the whole point of this whole thread, no one asks for anything more or out of ordinary. Stereo tracks sometimes have unreasonably bad quality. Nolan even admitted he does this on purpose.

throw-12-16 9mo ago

Most of these guys would rather debate the perceived morality of the current state of audio mixes over just buying some better speakers. It's pretty annoying.

Yizahi 9mo ago

> Do you spend the effort of specifically selecting stereo tracks (or adjusting how it gets downmixed)? Umm, isn't that literally a job description of a sound engineer, who on a big production probably makes more in a year than I will do in my whole lifetime? Is spending a few hours one time to adjust levels on a track, which will run for likely millions of hours across the world such a big ask? I think no, because not every modern movie is illegible, some producers clearly spend a bit of effort to do just that what you wrote. But some just don't care.

Avamander 9mo ago
> Umm, isn't that literally a job description of a sound engineer, who on a big production probably makes more in a year than I will do in my whole lifetime? Well, if your setup is stereo then either selecting a stereo track is your job, or your job is to adjust the downmix that is done by your computer because you didn't select the stereo track. I agree that providing a good stereo mix is the sound engineer's job, but nothing beyond that.
- Yizahi 9mo ago
  > I agree that providing a good stereo mix is the sound engineer's job, but nothing beyond that. That's the whole point of this whole thread, no one asks for anything more or out of ordinary. Stereo tracks sometimes have unreasonably bad quality. Nolan even admitted he does this on purpose.