What does Audio dynamic range mean?
Audio dynamic range concerns the difference between quieter and louder parts of a signal or presentation. It is separate from data bitrate and from the position of the television’s volume control.
Why it matters
A film mix can contain quiet dialogue and strong effects by design. Reduced-dynamic-range or night processing can make that gap easier to manage, but implementations vary and can alter the intended balance. Enabling similar processing in several devices at once makes the result harder to predict. Missing dialogue caused by an incorrect speaker route needs a different correction.
A practical example
At night, one supported compression feature may let speech remain audible without equally loud peaks. Compare a scene containing both speech and an effect, keep the main volume comfortable and retain an easy way to return to the normal mix for another viewing session.
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Related terminology: Audio downmix, Audio passthrough.
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