WoobieATL Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Hi all........I've seen unsatisfaction regarding the audio quality of the DCI Classic Showdown show this year. I just thought that a unified poll to show our thoughts may help DCI in the future with their productions. PLEASE VOTE!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwpercussion14 Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 I thought the audio quality was a definate step up from last years countdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danpod Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 (edited) The theater I was at in Houston lacked the earthquaking sound that I was anticipating. Had the volume been turned up, audience reaction would have been a lot louder than it was. Edited April 29, 2006 by Danpod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizazzman Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 My biggest complaint is, whats the deal with no surround sound?!?!?! I could've watched it at home and had better sound quality, so I was not happy about paying $12.50. The picture quality was not great either. From what I understand, the reason for the poor quality was that it was an internet feed. Seems like there are better options considering people are paying $12.50 to see this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yenta Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 (edited) At the 15 minute- Intermission, I asked the theatre manager to please turn up the volume. Added that Drum Corps fans love it LOUD, lol! So he did smiling, just as the theatre did the at last year's Classic Countdown at my request. :) Edited April 29, 2006 by Yenta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashTrumpet Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 i was a bit disappointed. the builds were good, but every hit that should of been freakin loud was a lot softer than the stuff that came before it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyboy Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 No surround sound in Wilmington.....wtf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powderkeg Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Citrus Park Town Center Tampa, Florida It was great! They had it up so loud that the left front speaker quit during Phantom Regiment's opener. They had it working again within a few minutes. Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medeabrass Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Woob, you know how I feel about it. The management in Houston said they were playing it at the levels DCI recommended. They said it was the product they were given that was the problem and that they were already playing it at almost twice the normal level. I had them turn it up in the past and it still didn't have any bass, still sounded like mono instead of stereo and pretty much muted the higher volumes. I've already written DCI trying to be respectful with my disappointment but as Josh said, they're making too much cash off of this to invest in better production. What I can't understand is that they managed to get the announcers volumes way up but couldn't do the same for the drum corps. I can't justify spending $12 on something this blah again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 In Indy, the sound was mostly good. The only real issue was Madison being soft; every show after that, though, was fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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