Re: TV commercials sound louder than TV programs?
Yep they are louder because they use a limiter. This is basically a bit of software that will not let any sound go beyond a particular limit. If you keep turning up your amplifier it will eventually distort (unless you have a very good amplifier). The limiter puts a limit on what sound can come out, so it will never distort. Then, they record the sound as loud as they like, knowing that the limiter will cap it at the maximum possible.
Do what I do -- use the mute key when the averts come on.
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