Thanks all, I'll have to play with this sound check further. I'm looking forward to see how it is handled with the Nano docked. Lol, it sucked with a headset, ohMyGall, my ear still hurts from the sudden burst of volume on a particular track.
Traci Sent by Macbook Air Mail On Nov 29, 2011, at 1:02 PM, Missy Hoppe wrote: > That explanation makes a lot of sense; I remember this movie being very > surround sound intensive, so I'm almost definite it's > trying to play surround sound through 2 channels, which is why I can't hear > anything. Unfortunately, I have no means of > hooking the macbook up to the home theater. Is there a way to force 2 channel > audio, or better yet, can I burn the movie to a > DVD and watch it that way? > Thanks! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Blouch > Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 2:59 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Questions about sound check > > So I wonder what iTunes does with the center channel on a stereo system. > I usually run my Mac Mini's audio output via optical cable to my home stereo. > I usually only have left/right speakers since > the kids play with the other ones so on the stereo I have to turn off the > missing speakers, including the center channel. One > time I had Center turned on even though there was no speaker and wondered > where the dialog went. Had to turn things way up > just to hear it because it was just the bleedthrough on the left/right. So if > iTunes is dropping the center channel rather > than mixing it with the left/right that could explain it. > > CB > > On 11/29/11 1:12 PM, Missy Hoppe wrote: >> I've disabled sound check on my macbook, but the volume of a movie I >> purchased on itunes is still very, very low. >> Fortunately, it wasn't that expensive, but if I can't figure out how >> to get movies or tv shows to play at the same volume as music, I'll never >> buy another 1. I have my bose mediamates turned > up almost all the way, and can still barely hear the movie. >> I've rented this movie on DVD in the past, and don't remember it >> having low sound, so am not sure what's going on. It's just very >> disappointing. Would there be a way to rip the movie to a DVD and play it on >> my home theater? Maybe that would solve the > problem. >> Thanks, and sorry if this changes the topic, but I was hoping that >> sound check was the problem, and that doesn't seem to be the case. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ricardo Walker >> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 1:02 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Questions about sound check >> >> Sound check is terrible in my opinion. It does nothing but lower the >> volume of all your music. If that is the purpose its meant to serve then >> its doing a great job. >> >> Ricardo Walker >> [email protected] >> Twitter& Skype: rwalker296 >> www.mobileaccess.org >> >> On Nov 28, 2011, at 8:31 PM, Traci wrote: >> >>> Hello all, >>> >>> Does anyone use sound check for their iPods or iTunes? >>> >>> Can you use sound check on a Nano but not iTunes? >>> >>> Any guidance on how to best use it? Do you like it? >>> >>> Lastly, if you use sound check, do you have a volume limit on your Nano? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Traci >>> Sent by Macbook Air Mail >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
