Post #1557656
2026-01-13 22:40 UTC
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@snooggums@piefed.world 2026-01-13 23:23
I have not had a great experience with compression. A couple TVs would have the audio delayed slightly, enough that the last syllable spoken was after they closed their mouths. Most of them also did a terrible job playing from TV speakers if the audio was in the center channel and I could not set it to stereo. Also I find the leveling or night settings make it harder to hear because while the speaking volume is raised that doesn't make it clearer. So if there is background music the same volume it is just muddled at a higher volume. Compression is better than nothing but in no way comparable to a mix that is actually intentionally made to reduce the dynamic range. Having one mix and letting the compressor software fudge the balance is lazy and has mediocre results.