Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them] to askchapo • 8 months agoAre "God damn", "damn" and "hell" really considered curse words in America?message-squaremessage-square45 fedilinkarrow-up164file-text
arrow-up164message-squareAre "God damn", "damn" and "hell" really considered curse words in America?Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them] to askchapo • 8 months agomessage-square45 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareProfessorOwl_PhD [any]hexbear3·8 months agoNoise cancelling headphones or earbuds might work - they'll minimise background sounds and distortion, so you can hear more clearly at lower volumes. link
minus-squarebarrbaric [he/him]hexbear4·8 months agoEven then, the mixing on a lot of shows is deliberately bad so that explosions/gunfights are louder than dialogue (I blame Christopher Nolan). Mostly for newer shows, so Farscape might be okay. link
minus-squareanarchoilluminati [comrade/them]hexbear2·8 months agoUgh, I hate that. It's like everything has constant deep, industrial white noise too. Nolan is totally to blame for that. link
Noise cancelling headphones or earbuds might work - they'll minimise background sounds and distortion, so you can hear more clearly at lower volumes.
Even then, the mixing on a lot of shows is deliberately bad so that explosions/gunfights are louder than dialogue (I blame Christopher Nolan). Mostly for newer shows, so Farscape might be okay.
Ugh, I hate that. It's like everything has constant deep, industrial white noise too.
Nolan is totally to blame for that.