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Author Topic: Sound level trouble on "Fun Size" Kara J. McVay Film Handler Posts: 95 From: Delaware, OH Registered: May 2002 posted 10-29-2012 10:18 AM                        Did anyone else have trouble with the sound level on "Fun Size"? Our trailers and PSA ran at 5 (which is normal for us), when the Music Video came on that Paramount attached to the front of "Fun Size" the volume sounds like it goes way down to like before show music and sounds like I blew an amp. The feature is a bit better but the sound needs to be turned up to 7 (which in my house is really loud) in order to hear anything and still sounds awful, not mixed right or something. I called Technicolor and they sent a 2nd drive and same thing, even if I live play. All other movies and trailers are fine and it does it in both houses. I know the movie is a POS but anyone else have problems?  |  IP: Logged Jeremy Weigel Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1062 From: Edmond, OK, USA Registered: Mar 2007 posted 10-29-2012 10:31 AM                     Same here, but there was a warning sheet from Paramount with our drive. I compromised with running fader at 6. No complaints all weekend.  |  IP: Logged Frank Cox Film God Posts: 2234 From: Melville Saskatchewan Canada Registered: Apr 2011 posted 10-29-2012 11:56 AM                        What warning was that? "Contains crappy sound"? The trailer sounds OK here. Did something bad happen when they mixed the actual movie?  |  IP: Logged Kara J. McVay Film Handler Posts: 95 From: Delaware, OH Registered: May 2002 posted 10-29-2012 12:41 PM                        I read the note in the drive case, I see a lot of those notes. Even at 7 it does not matter it is mixed horrible. The music video sounds like it is coming out of a mono system with bad cone in the one speaker  |  IP: Logged Tom Wienholt Master Film Handler Posts: 371 From: Towson, MD, USA Registered: Dec 2002 posted 10-29-2012 01:43 PM                     I agree...the music video sounds way too low! But the actuall movie level sounds ok. Always run previews and movies at 7 here.  |  IP: Logged Jason Whyte Expert Film Handler Posts: 132 From: Victoria, BC, Canada Registered: Sep 2002 posted 10-30-2012 12:13 PM                        Exact same thing happened when I saw it at my cinema locally. I was about to get up and have the volume adjusted, but the feature audio played fine. If I had my way I'd have that music video taken off...the same song plays during the end credits.  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 10-30-2012 02:39 PM                     quote: Tom Wienholt Always run previews and movies at 7 here. Movies running at '7' I can understand, but the previews too? How do you not have your patrons' ears bleeding?  |  IP: Logged Tony Bandiera Jr Film God Posts: 3067 From: Moreland Idaho Registered: Apr 2004 posted 10-30-2012 05:21 PM                     One word (acronym actually) John: PASS. Properly Aligned Sound System.  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 퍼항시, 경상푹도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 10-30-2012 07:58 PM                     And everyone knows trailers are mixed at a sensible level! Oh wait.  |  IP: Logged Tony Bandiera Jr Film God Posts: 3067 From: Moreland Idaho Registered: Apr 2004 posted 10-30-2012 08:17 PM                     LOL Chris is right on as usual..but, a PASS will allow even the loudest of trailers to play "comfortably" without being harsh or painful. As for obnoxious.......even a PASS can't fix that.  |  IP: Logged Buck Wilson Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 894 From: St. Joseph MO, USA Registered: Sep 2010 posted 11-08-2012 12:42 PM                     Music video portion sounded quiet and awful here as well.  |  IP: Logged

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