Games much louder than Movies? - Blu-ray Forum

bhampton · 08-12-2009, 04:11 PM

Hi,

I don't know if anyone has figured out a solution to this but I use my PS3 for movies and games and there is a major difference in the volume of the 2 activities.

For movies (DVD or Blu Ray) I have the volume about -20 and for games I need the volume to be around -35.

Has anyone found a way to have everything around the same level of loudness?

I use HDMI output for audio and video and have the PS3 output everything as PCM.

Thanks,

-Brian

Pelican170 · 08-12-2009, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bhampton

Hi,

I don't know if anyone has figured out a solution to this but I use my PS3 for movies and games and there is a major difference in the volume of the 2 activities.

For movies (DVD or Blu Ray) I have the volume about -20 and for games I need the volume to be around -35.

Has anyone found a way to have everything around the same level of loudness?

I use HDMI output for audio and video and have the PS3 output everything as PCM.

Thanks,

-Brian

My setup is the same. I use the ps3 for both as well and i run my movies around -20 - -10 but the games have to usually be at -25 - -30...

Sylin · 08-12-2009, 04:24 PM

I have the same setup, and have the same circumstances. Games are much louder, even through TV speakers.

bandit29 · 08-12-2009, 04:41 PM

Same here. PS3 with Onkyo 606. Games are much louder than movies.

ghebert · 08-12-2009, 04:42 PM

My only solution is to adjust the volume of the game through the game's options menu. Usually the middle of the volume/sfx bar works for me.

jono_0101 · 08-12-2009, 04:52 PM

i have the same problem, i always forget too, so ill watch a movie, then go to play a game the next day and the sound blasts me away

bhampton · 08-12-2009, 04:56 PM

Ok,... I'm not alone with this one.

I'll snoop around in my AVR settings and PS3 settings when I get a chance but I think this is just a case of "that's the way it is."

-Brian

Warjack Prime · 08-12-2009, 05:30 PM

Yes and it's very annoying. There's a huge difference between game and movie volume.

DarkDune · 08-12-2009, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bhampton

Hi,

I don't know if anyone has figured out a solution to this but I use my PS3 for movies and games and there is a major difference in the volume of the 2 activities.

For movies (DVD or Blu Ray) I have the volume about -20 and for games I need the volume to be around -35.

Has anyone found a way to have everything around the same level of loudness?

I use HDMI output for audio and video and have the PS3 output everything as PCM.

Thanks,

-Brian

Can't you just turn the in-game volume down from 100%?

I do like 100% though

SoCalTiger · 08-12-2009, 05:58 PM

Yeah, I think this is pretty much just "the way it is". Really annoying. I just deal with it and adjust the volume up and down every single time I play a game...

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkDune

Can't you just turn the in-game volume down from 100%?

I do like 100% though

Except you'd have to change the in-game volume down for EVERY game.

Rike255 · 08-12-2009, 06:00 PM

Hmm, mine's the opposite. I play games at about -30 and watch movies at about -20. Weird. It never bothered me though, I don't switch back and forth from games to movies very much.

bhampton · 08-12-2009, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rike255

Hmm, mine's the opposite. I play games at about -30 and watch movies at about -20. Weird. It never bothered me though, I don't switch back and forth from games to movies very much.

That's not the opposite... It's the same.

=Brian

Rike255 · 08-12-2009, 06:05 PM

Lol oops I misread the line in your OP. Thought it said -20 for games so I assumed the -35 was for movies...

supa_ordie · 08-12-2009, 06:06 PM

Really though, it's not annoying (for I like loud stuff...hehe). But it is disheartening that movie volume is way lower than games. It's just weird.

Sweetstache · 08-12-2009, 07:08 PM

Here's the solution I use to get them about equal.

put on a video (whether it's a trailer you downloaded to your hard drive or a blu-ray disc shouldn't matter) and press "

"

the menu that pops up will have an audio option (not the music note, but the loudspeaker looking thing) press that, and from there you'll have the ability to raise or lower the video's audio - it maintains its setting and doesn't affect your gaming's audio

adh56 · 08-12-2009, 07:35 PM

I've noticed the same thing but with SD channels and HD channels. The SD are much louder. Same goes for DVD and Blu-rays.

Pelican170 · 08-12-2009, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweetstache

Here's the solution I use to get them about equal.

put on a video (whether it's a trailer you downloaded to your hard drive or a blu-ray disc shouldn't matter) and press "

"

the menu that pops up will have an audio option (not the music note, but the loudspeaker looking thing) press that, and from there you'll have the ability to raise or lower the video's audio - it maintains its setting and doesn't affect your gaming's audio

Isnt that just the sound level for the ps3 in general? Meaning it wouldnt matter if you adjust that cuz its going to raise or lower the sound all together...

SlmShdy1 · 08-12-2009, 08:22 PM

Games and movies have always been like that. I remember this topic being brought up years ago during the GameCube days. I guess it's the way they master the game disc. They do it on purpose. I remember someone saying that the sound level for movies are where they're supposed to be, but they pump up the volume for games.

I guess you could look into a receiver that has Audyssey Dynamic Volume.

ratandjmt · 08-12-2009, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jono_0101

i have the same problem, i always forget too, so ill watch a movie, then go to play a game the next day and the sound blasts me away

Done this several times.

slaizer2000 · 08-12-2009, 08:49 PM

Sony added dynamic normalizer (firmware 2.70) for music in order to allow music to play at the same volume. Seems like the should eb able to add this or apply this functionallity to all sound. That would be more ideal than just for music. Guess you can try that setting to see if it helps although the descriptions does specifically specify for music.

08-12-2009, 04:11 PM	#1
bhampton Blu-ray Count Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:981 Blu-ray collection:2537 DVD collection:67 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:18	Games much louder than Movies? Hi, I don't know if anyone has figured out a solution to this but I use my PS3 for movies and games and there is a major difference in the volume of the 2 activities. For movies (DVD or Blu Ray) I have the volume about -20 and for games I need the volume to be around -35. Has anyone found a way to have everything around the same level of loudness? I use HDMI output for audio and video and have the PS3 output everything as PCM. Thanks, -Brian

08-12-2009, 07:08 PM	#15
Sweetstache Active Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Los Angeles, CA	Here's the solution I use to get them about equal. put on a video (whether it's a trailer you downloaded to your hard drive or a blu-ray disc shouldn't matter) and press "" the menu that pops up will have an audio option (not the music note, but the loudspeaker looking thing) press that, and from there you'll have the ability to raise or lower the video's audio - it maintains its setting and doesn't affect your gaming's audio

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Sylin Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Nashville Blu-ray collection:1 Trading Score:159	I have the same setup, and have the same circumstances. Games are much louder, even through TV speakers.

08-12-2009, 04:41 PM	#4
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08-12-2009, 04:42 PM	#5
ghebert Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:299 Blu-ray collection:616 Blu-ray reviews: 2	My only solution is to adjust the volume of the game through the game's options menu. Usually the middle of the volume/sfx bar works for me.

08-12-2009, 04:52 PM	#6
jono_0101 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2008 Location:St. Louis Blu-ray collection:164 Trading Score:7	i have the same problem, i always forget too, so ill watch a movie, then go to play a game the next day and the sound blasts me away

08-12-2009, 04:56 PM	#7
bhampton Blu-ray Count Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:981 Blu-ray collection:2537 DVD collection:67 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:18	Ok,... I'm not alone with this one. I'll snoop around in my AVR settings and PS3 settings when I get a chance but I think this is just a case of "that's the way it is." -Brian

08-12-2009, 05:30 PM	#8
Warjack Prime Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:*Omaha, NE USA PSN Network: WarjackPrime Blu-ray collection:172 Trading Score:2	Yes and it's very annoying. There's a huge difference between game and movie volume.

08-12-2009, 06:00 PM	#11
Rike255 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:AB, Canada PSNetwork: Rike255 Home Theater Gallery:44 Blu-ray collection:57	Hmm, mine's the opposite. I play games at about -30 and watch movies at about -20. Weird. It never bothered me though, I don't switch back and forth from games to movies very much.

08-12-2009, 06:05 PM	#13
Rike255 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:AB, Canada PSNetwork: Rike255 Home Theater Gallery:44 Blu-ray collection:57	Lol oops I misread the line in your OP. Thought it said -20 for games so I assumed the -35 was for movies...

08-12-2009, 06:06 PM	#14
supa_ordie Active Member Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Wichita, KS Blu-ray collection:139	Really though, it's not annoying (for I like loud stuff...hehe). But it is disheartening that movie volume is way lower than games. It's just weird.

08-12-2009, 07:35 PM	#16
adh56 Senior Member Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Hollywood, CA 4K collection:67 Blu-ray collection:3401	I've noticed the same thing but with SD channels and HD channels. The SD are much louder. Same goes for DVD and Blu-rays.

08-12-2009, 08:22 PM	#18
SlmShdy1 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Honolulu, HI PlayStation® PSN: SlmShdy1 Home Theater Gallery:39 Blu-ray collection:292	Games and movies have always been like that. I remember this topic being brought up years ago during the GameCube days. I guess it's the way they master the game disc. They do it on purpose. I remember someone saying that the sound level for movies are where they're supposed to be, but they pump up the volume for games. I guess you could look into a receiver that has Audyssey Dynamic Volume.

08-12-2009, 08:49 PM	#20
slaizer2000 Expert Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Mooresville, NC 4K collection:67 Blu-ray collection:1117 Trading Score:21	Sony added dynamic normalizer (firmware 2.70) for music in order to allow music to play at the same volume. Seems like the should eb able to add this or apply this functionallity to all sound. That would be more ideal than just for music. Guess you can try that setting to see if it helps although the descriptions does specifically specify for music.

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