Re: Dolby 7. Is everybody mixing at this level?
It's my experience that most theaters here in holland play at 5.5. With that knowledge it depends on the kind of movie and the director at what level I mix, but usually no lower than 6...
I just finished a film where the director wanted it loud, I mixed at 5.8 - on his request - and when we did the printmaster, the dial went up to 7 again and the dialogue was irritatingly loud, the action scenes where unbearable... I hope nobody gets to "experience" this film played back on 7.
Dolby can't do anything about it... Because of loud commercials and insufficient isolation in multiplex theaters, the owners/operators will always turn down the volume
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