PS3 volume control

[saprano]

Iv noticed alot of people saying the ps3 sounds lower when comparing the dts 1.5mb core to DTS-MA, also that on some bitreamed movie's(DD,DTS etc) the recevier is louder. you have have to make sure the ps3's volume is on+2. how do you do that? when waching a movie do this:

Triangle

scroll over to volume control

and you should see the volume that goes up to +2, I hope this help.

[BadgerFan21]

wow! talk about a difference. thanks man!

[Go Blue]

Originally Posted by saprano

Iv noticed alot of people saying the ps3 sound lower when comparing the dts 1.5mb core to DTS-MA, also that on some bitreamed movie's(DD,DTS etc) the recevier is louder. you have have to make sure the ps3's volume is on+2. how do you do that? when waching a movie do this:

Triangle

scroll over to volume control

and you should see the volume that goes up to +2, I hope this help.

Thanks for the tip, can't wait to try that out. If you up the volume to +2, won't that still make the core track even louder than the MA when comparing the two?

[saprano]

It depends, Iv noticed on some movies when i bitsream the lossy codecs the receiver sounds lower than the ps3. but when i let the ps3 deocode it, its much more clear and louder. same thing with the dts core, ps3 decoding sounds better than the AV decoding, but if you set the volume on the ps3 to normal they both sound the same.

[red_5ive]

Originally Posted by saprano

It depends, Iv noticed on some movies when i bitsream the lossy codecs the receiver sounds lower than the ps3. but when i let the ps3 deocode it, its much more clear and louder. same thing with the dts core, ps3 decoding sounds better than the AV decoding, but if you set the volume on the ps3 to normal they both sound the same.

I've noticed this as well. There's something about the PS3 decoding that sounds better with the vanilla codecs.

[AM-MAN]

first what is clipping??
secondly what i wish can be done on blu-rays is something similar to game audio controls where u can control music separately from speech because my problem is i raise the sound to understand what they say without subtitle . but at certain scenes a whole orchestra explodes so i have to keep lowering it down then raising it up.

[turboLAZER]

Originally Posted by AM-MAN

first what is clipping??
secondly what i wish can be done on blu-rays is something similar to game audio controls where u can control music separately from speech because my problem is i raise the sound to understand what they say without subtitle . but at certain scenes a whole orchestra explodes so i have to keep lowering it down then raising it up.

increasing the dynamic range control(DRC) will help with your problem, if you are bitstreaming it must be adjusted in the receiver, for internal decoding it has to be adjusted in the player. and it only works for dolby digital

[owa]

Originally Posted by saprano

Iv noticed alot of people saying the ps3 sound lower when comparing the dts 1.5mb core to DTS-MA, also that on some bitreamed movie's(DD,DTS etc) the recevier is louder. you have have to make sure the ps3's volume is on+2. how do you do that? when waching a movie do this:

Triangle

scroll over to volume control

and you should see the volume that goes up to +2, I hope this help.

Until I saw your post last night, I didn't even know there was an internal volume control.

[WriteSimply]

I believe that volume control is meant for when the contents you're playing are fluctuating in volume IE when you're playing a mixed of MP3s from different albums or different trailers or video clips.

When you're watching movies, you tend to watch just one movie at any given time. So all you need to do is just crank your receiver and be done with it. That is if the audio is low.


fuad

[saprano]

but you might as well put on +2 and forget it.

[alphapyro]

I have to reply to this only because I think it's being overlooked...

While the +2 volume does indeed increase the volume, I have found that if the audio track was produced in such a way that it was just under the clipping range and then you boost the volume +2 it will cause clipping regardless of receiver volume.


For instance if you play some MP3's that you find to be typically louder on the PS3, boost the volume +2 and you should begin to hear distortion due to the db boost. I remember hearing it on a movie I watched, too, because I used to use the +2 until I started hearing the clipping. I'll see if I can't find which movie it was and post here.

Just something to be aware of, clipping isn't good.

[akadkins]

I thought you were going to say that the PS3 volume control goes to 11...

[Go Blue]

Originally Posted by alphapyro

I have to reply to this only because I think it's being overlooked...

While the +2 volume does indeed increase the volume, I have found that if the audio track was produced in such a way that it was just under the clipping range and then you boost the volume +2 it will cause clipping regardless of receiver volume.


For instance if you play some MP3's that you find to be typically louder on the PS3, boost the volume +2 and you should begin to hear distortion due to the db boost. I remember hearing it on a movie I watched, too, because I used to use the +2 until I started hearing the clipping. I'll see if I can't find which movie it was and post here.

Just something to be aware of, clipping isn't good.

I have never tried the +2, but the above post is the second time I have heard of +2 causing distortion or clipping. As said a few posts earlier, just leave on normal and turn up the volume if in doubt.

[Driver_King]

Originally Posted by alphapyro

I have to reply to this only because I think it's being overlooked...

While the +2 volume does indeed increase the volume, I have found that if the audio track was produced in such a way that it was just under the clipping range and then you boost the volume +2 it will cause clipping regardless of receiver volume.


For instance if you play some MP3's that you find to be typically louder on the PS3, boost the volume +2 and you should begin to hear distortion due to the db boost. I remember hearing it on a movie I watched, too, because I used to use the +2 until I started hearing the clipping. I'll see if I can't find which movie it was and post here.

Just something to be aware of, clipping isn't good.

First, I'm surprised so many people didn't know about the volume control. If I remember correctly, on launch, I first watched Ricky Bobby and found the volume contol. Anyways, I think you should only increase the volume on the PS3 if the music or movie soundtrack is too quiet. Alpha is right, I learned the higher the volume you set the PS3 to, the greater chance of distortion and/or clipping. Let's just say if in doubt, leave it alone!

[saprano]

Originally Posted by alphapyro

I have to reply to this only because I think it's being overlooked...

While the +2 volume does indeed increase the volume, I have found that if the audio track was produced in such a way that it was just under the clipping range and then you boost the volume +2 it will cause clipping regardless of receiver volume.


For instance if you play some MP3's that you find to be typically louder on the PS3, boost the volume +2 and you should begin to hear distortion due to the db boost. I remember hearing it on a movie I watched, too, because I used to use the +2 until I started hearing the clipping. I'll see if I can't find which movie it was and post here.

Just something to be aware of, clipping isn't good.

This is the first time im hearing this, but i never heard any clipping in movies i play at high db.

[Aclar00]

Originally Posted by alphapyro

I have to reply to this only because I think it's being overlooked...

While the +2 volume does indeed increase the volume, I have found that if the audio track was produced in such a way that it was just under the clipping range and then you boost the volume +2 it will cause clipping regardless of receiver volume.


For instance if you play some MP3's that you find to be typically louder on the PS3, boost the volume +2 and you should begin to hear distortion due to the db boost. I remember hearing it on a movie I watched, too, because I used to use the +2 until I started hearing the clipping. I'll see if I can't find which movie it was and post here.

Just something to be aware of, clipping isn't good.

This is true... I left the volume on +2 one time and forgot. I had been listening to my MP3 and kept getting this distortion but i couldnt figure out why. For a time i thought it was my reciever, and then finally after about 3-4 days i realize i left the volume on +2

[Stiny-Ray2]

Originally Posted by saprano

Iv noticed alot of people saying the ps3 sounds lower when comparing the dts 1.5mb core to DTS-MA, also that on some bitreamed movie's(DD,DTS etc) the recevier is louder. you have have to make sure the ps3's volume is on+2. how do you do that? when waching a movie do this:

Triangle

scroll over to volume control

and you should see the volume that goes up to +2, I hope this help.

You mean on official Bluray remote?