How to Change the Sound Settings in Your PC to Get Rid of "Quiet Voices Loud Everything Else"

[Bill Bauer]

You could be watching a movie and begin worrying that the loud sounds of gun shots may give you a temporary spike. At the same time, voices might be too quiet to hear. Here is what you can do.

The instructions below are for VLC player
http://www.instantfundas.com/2012/06/dialogues-too-quiet-action-too-loud-use.html
or
https://lifehacker.com/5920290/how-to-fix-movies-that-are-really-quiet-then-really-loud

You could follow the advice in

except you may want to keep "sound equalization" enhancement:
https://lifehacker.com/5986236/norm...pc-with-windows-loudness-equalization-setting

 

[CaRd]

You know ... i just realized something while trying to watch something on my PC. I have a monitor speakers(i like crystal, not loud sound), which are a bit powerful and i am using them at their lowest volume. So the sound is defenitely quiet - just enough to hear the voices. And i did those settings above. The thing is i pick that awful sound that comes from the TV too, that fills my whole brain. But using my laptop is no problem. Perhaps we should void powerful speakers too? Even if they are at their minimum volume?

Man ... that makes me thinking about selling my PC and only using buying a better notebook

 

[Bill Bauer]

You know ... i just realized something while trying to watch something on my PC. I have a monitor speakers(i like crystal, not loud sound), which are a bit powerful and i am using them at their lowest volume. So the sound is defenitely quiet - just enough to hear the voices. And i did those settings above. The thing is i pick that awful sound that comes from the TV too, that fills my whole brain. But using my laptop is no problem. Perhaps we should void powerful speakers too? Even if they are at their minimum volume?

Man ... that makes me thinking about selling my PC and only using buying a better notebook

Someone at this forum recommended turning all of the speakers to face the wall...

 

[CaRd]

My laptop speakers are pointing up ... so that should explain alot. But if i turn my PC speakers to the wall ... not sure about the effect. Better not use them at all ...

 

[SilverSpiral]

Honestly the standard windows loudness equalization is kind of poor in my experience. I stay away from anything remotely loud, so with small speakers at low volume, the standard windows loudness equalization really seems to increase sibilance which can be one of the most bothersome things for someone with hyperacusis. It in combination with a de-esser is probably a good option for listening to speech though with severe H.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De-essing