DVD Audio Too Quiet?

Someone recently asked about their DVD audio being too quiet. The problem is a mis-match between the dynamic range of high quality audio sources (DVD, HDTV, WMV-HD) and low dynamic range sources (FM radio, analog TV, Windows system sounds). You can sort of compensate for this by setting the NVidia audio decoder to “Dolby Night Mode”.

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  1. Stranger
    January 8th, 2006 | 2:16 pm

    I get no sound at all in MCE on locally copied DVDs… Any idea why ?
    PowerDVD works fine.

  2. January 10th, 2006 | 5:21 pm

    But you get sound on regular DVDs played through MCE? What are you using to copy them? Are you ripping as multi-file VOBs?

  3. blueshirt80
    January 13th, 2006 | 3:00 pm

    I have had this same problem with my backedup dvds. The volume, even when turned all the way up is too low. I rip the disc into various VOB files and burn them with nero ultra express 6. Is there a reason for the volume being too low? How would I fix it?

    By the way, love the MCE section of your blog.

  4. January 13th, 2006 | 4:49 pm

    Actually, this does remind me that I have had problems with some locally copied DVDs and very low audio. Hmmm.. I haven’t figured out what the solution is. What are you using to copy the DVD? It’s odd because I use shrink and some are fine and some aren’t.

  5. blueshirt80
    January 17th, 2006 | 10:52 am

    I too use shrink and burn with NERO Ultra 6.

  6. x-man
    September 9th, 2006 | 12:01 am

    I’ve got the same issue – with all DVD’s inserted into the drive & also ripped versions on HDD (using DVD shrink).

    Any resolutions to this?

  7. John Caldwell
    January 29th, 2008 | 1:44 pm

    I have this problem as well on burned dvds. The solution was to download and run mplayer.
    http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/dload.html

    Go to View/audio/ to get options to normalize and regain, and a boost slider control. Normalize and boost seem are effective in normalizing the volume. Realplayer also has audio boost options.

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