Sir Readalot
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Agreed. Boosting the audio level for commercials is an odious practice. It's partly the fault of broadcasters, because they allow it, and they reduce the audio level of programs so that the commercials can be louder. |
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frogster99
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I do more than mute. i skip commercials in their entirety :P yay for tivo. |
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onemocc
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I try to record my fav shows on dvr so I can ff through the commercials. I hate how the commercials are too loud. this is a pain at night if you are watching tv and have the volume set so you don't bother others who are sleeping and a commercial comes on that is blaringly loud. You would think the advertisers would get the clue. |
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ToolManJobber
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I always mute the ads. 99.9% are irrelevant to me and why should I hear them? |
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Claire
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I mute it so I can do something else which is b/c it's too loud too concentrate. They should lower the volume especially the car commercials where they have people screaming at you. |
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sunburst308
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yah I always mute. It's not only that they're loud though, it's also the annoying, sometimes whiney voices! The advertising companies probably plan the volume according to who they're marketing too also, if they're marketing to teens by playing loud rock music, they won't really mind if adults mute it. Right? |
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pufferoo
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I always mute the TV when the commercials come on. Especially the ones for local car dealerships. They're offensively loud.
I thought I was the only one :) |
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woocee
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always mute |
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smelly pig
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yes no yes I agree with you |
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LuckyLady
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YES, maybe, agree!!
What if you sent them your question and these responses, maybe some changes would take place.
I think if they did the commercials in a sort of a whisper tone they would get everyone's attention. We are all so noisy we want to try to listen in on what was being said. |
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Sue F
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Yes, I swear that a lot of the commercials blast out of the TV, I don't think that it makes me want to buy the item, it only annoys me.
There is enough noise and commotion in the world, we do not need TV ads screaming at us. |
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Lynn A
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I think smart advertisers would lower the sound to peak interest. When it's very quiet or silent, I look up to see why there's no sound =) |
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Coolnickname.
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good point. |
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Ask M
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sooner or later the advertisers will realize, that very few
people watch commercials, that's when you go to the bathroom, get a snack, or a drink or channel surf.
And I have actually stopped watching a few of my favorite
shows because it has gotten out of hand !!!! |
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camillabrightside
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if the ad has a great song, I will blast it, if not I just flip to a channel that isn't airing commericals - lol. advertisers know the volume is loud - they do it to get your attention, draw your eyes and ears to their product. ta da! |
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one two
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NO! they wont ever ever these a&s H*&^es increase the volume of the commercials so every sucker sitsup and listens. Theyre not gonna stop the annoyance and enjoy that you get annoyed coz you will remember them that way. Its all a recall game. They don't give a F**K if its because you got pissd at what they did |
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Quantum Leap
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Definitely not, they want it loud and clear, because they know if they lowered it, people would still mute it anyways. |
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Zuka
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Yes I mute commercials, and NO I don't think advertisers would change their recording procedures. Commercials are recorded at different frequencies than TV shows. Sometimes on purpose, sometimes just because they don't bother to calibrate to each station.
Here's some remedies from the FCC to balance things out:
Equipment That Helps
More television receivers are now equipped with circuits that are designed to stabilize loudness differences between programs and commercials. These functions usually need to be “enabled” or turned on through the television receiver’s “Set up/Audio” menu. The “Mute” button on TV remote controls is also useful to “blank” excessively loud audio. Manually controlling volume levels with the remote control remains the simplest approach to reducing excessive volume levels. In “high-end” equipment, such as home theater systems, some automatic devices may also help. They include:
*Automatic Gain Control (AGC) Circuits raise the audio level if it is too low, and lower it if it is too high.
*Audio Compressors can tone down loud sounds. Compressors can be adjusted to eliminate many of the negative effects of loudness.
*Limiters and Peak Limiters can keep the audio level from exceeding a pre-determined level. Peak limiters are the simplest, least intrusive of all the automatic level control devices, but can introduce considerable distortion.
* Audio Expanders increase the range of sound. An expander can restore sound to its normal range and also reduce noticeable background noise.
*Audio Filters can “screen out” specific audio frequencies. |
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me
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yes sowhat |
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