Can’t you test any movie with an spl meter?
Movies To Test A Decibel Meter On
Here Are My Top Picks...
Game Night (2018)
Jingle All The Way (1996)
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side Of Dimensions (2016)
Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull (2008)
Game Night (2018)
Jingle All The Way (1996)
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side Of Dimensions (2016)
Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull (2008)
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I am confused as there is not much context to this thread.
I thought that if using a decibel meter you used pink noise.
Running a decibel meter during a movie makes the readings very subjective as the volume is never constant.
Decibel meters need a few moments of a consistent sound in order to properly register it.
Are you saying that these (rather old) movies satisfy that requirement?
If you follow the directions in this forum, other forums and REW instructions itself, you must place the decibel meter into the ‘C’ mode. This allows it to weight the sound over a period of time. So I guess an extended ‘boom’ in a movie might qualify. Although it is only natural that it will decay quickly, as that is what booms or explosions do. Is that what you are saying with the movies above? They have a sound somewhere in them that does not decay? I am guessing I have this all wrong as you are not calling out any specific moment in the move.
Overall I am confused as to what is driving your quest. You can use a decibel meter on someone just talking at a dinner table, but what is it you are trying to accomplish? Are you trying to find the movie with the most bass? Now, that is an interesting journey for sure! Once you have a home theater that can properly reproduce bass you learn quickly that each movie has its own ‘signature’
Back when my system was mostly patched together bass to me was by and large one note. I enjoyed it (very much!) as it was all I knew. But now, with a system that can accurately reproduce bass, I hear all the fascinating nuances of each creators intent when it comes to the lower notes. My ears don’t get tired of the same hammering deep note and I enjoy the different emotions that the content creator was trying to elicit.
Really makes each movie stand out with its own signature in a way that you can’t imagine until you have experienced it. It becomes not so much about ‘how loud can i make it’ or ‘how loud is it’ but rather ‘what texture and cool type of bass’ does this scene bring to my ears.
I thought that if using a decibel meter you used pink noise.
Running a decibel meter during a movie makes the readings very subjective as the volume is never constant.
Decibel meters need a few moments of a consistent sound in order to properly register it.
Are you saying that these (rather old) movies satisfy that requirement?
If you follow the directions in this forum, other forums and REW instructions itself, you must place the decibel meter into the ‘C’ mode. This allows it to weight the sound over a period of time. So I guess an extended ‘boom’ in a movie might qualify. Although it is only natural that it will decay quickly, as that is what booms or explosions do. Is that what you are saying with the movies above? They have a sound somewhere in them that does not decay? I am guessing I have this all wrong as you are not calling out any specific moment in the move.
Overall I am confused as to what is driving your quest. You can use a decibel meter on someone just talking at a dinner table, but what is it you are trying to accomplish? Are you trying to find the movie with the most bass? Now, that is an interesting journey for sure! Once you have a home theater that can properly reproduce bass you learn quickly that each movie has its own ‘signature’
Back when my system was mostly patched together bass to me was by and large one note. I enjoyed it (very much!) as it was all I knew. But now, with a system that can accurately reproduce bass, I hear all the fascinating nuances of each creators intent when it comes to the lower notes. My ears don’t get tired of the same hammering deep note and I enjoy the different emotions that the content creator was trying to elicit.
Really makes each movie stand out with its own signature in a way that you can’t imagine until you have experienced it. It becomes not so much about ‘how loud can i make it’ or ‘how loud is it’ but rather ‘what texture and cool type of bass’ does this scene bring to my ears.
Well fwiw, he has a habit of lists like this, and they’re usually old movies, and ones that make you ask wtf… I think the question is what movies are really loud. Any movie is loud if you have the MV up high enough lol.I am confused as there is not much context to this thread.
I thought that if using a decibel meter you used pink noise.
Running a decibel meter during a movie makes the readings very subjective as the volume is never constant.
Decibel meters need a few moments of a consistent sound in order to properly register it.
Are you saying that these (rather old) movies satisfy that requirement?
If you follow the directions in this forum, other forums and REW instructions itself, you must place the decibel meter into the ‘C’ mode. This allows it to weight the sound over a period of time. So I guess an extended ‘boom’ in a movie might qualify. Although it is only natural that it will decay quickly, as that is what booms or explosions do. Is that what you are saying with the movies above? They have a sound somewhere in them that does not decay? I am guessing I have this all wrong as you are not calling out any specific moment in the move.
Overall I am confused as to what is driving your quest. You can use a decibel meter on someone just talking at a dinner table, but what is it you are trying to accomplish? Are you trying to find the movie with the most bass? Now, that is an interesting journey for sure! Once you have a home theater that can properly reproduce bass you learn quickly that each movie has its own ‘signature’
Back when my system was mostly patched together bass to me was by and large one note. I enjoyed it (very much!) as it was all I knew. But now, with a system that can accurately reproduce bass, I hear all the fascinating nuances of each creators intent when it comes to the lower notes. My ears don’t get tired of the same hammering deep note and I enjoy the different emotions that the content creator was trying to elicit.
Really makes each movie stand out with its own signature in a way that you can’t imagine until you have experienced it. It becomes not so much about ‘how loud can i make it’ or ‘how loud is it’ but rather ‘what texture and cool type of bass’ does this scene bring to my ears.
As for the spl meter, you’re partially right. “C” weighted means it focuses a little more on lower frequencies, while “A” weighting focuses on higher register. The bit about listing over time is handled by setting it to slow. Then it kind of averages the sound over time vs fast where it’s a little more real time like an RTA.
Earthquake in Sensurround.
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