How room size affects my mix

[Scott G]

My question is how room size affects my mix.

I recently mixed a documentary for TV in a studio on nearfield speakers that was approximately 4.5m x 4.5m squarish. It was then played in a large meeting room that would seat approximately 75 people with very high ceilings. On playback I found the music beds and sound effects were much quieter than when I mixed it and I’m just trying to work out if that’s an issue with the PA system or just the physics of the room. I know that mixes for TV and mixes for cinema should be done in different size rooms and at different levels and I wondered if that’s what’s going on here.


Thanks