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  2. List of Common Bass Movie Acronyms

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    Here's a list I created a couple of years ago on a different site, but had stopped maintaining.  If you don't see a common bass movie acronym on the list, reply with your suggestion and it'll be considered.

     

    Note: if a link doesn't take you to the exact measurements of the movie, just hit F5 to reload the page. (This has to do with bad browser rendering when multiple image placeholders try to display at once, not the site itself or your computer.)

     


     

    AIL = All Is Lost

     


     


     


     


     


     


     


     


     


     


     


     


     


     

    EtE or E2E = Earth to Echo

     


     

    GG or TGG = The Great Gatsby

     


     


     


     

    IM, IM2, IM3 = Iron Man 1, Iron Man 2, Iron Man 3

     


     


     


     


     


     


     


     

    MoS = Man of Steel

     


     


     


     


     

    PR or PacRim = Pacific Rim

     


     


     


     


     

    T1, T2, T3 = Terminators 1, 2 & 3

     


     


     


     


     


     

    THL or HL = The Hurt Locker

     


     

    T:L = Tron: Legacy

     


     


     


     


     


     

    WWZ = World War Z

     

    ZDT or ZD30 = Zero Dark Thirty

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  3. The Low Frequency Content Thread (films, games, music, etc)

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    Everly (5.1 DTS-HD MA)

     

    Level        - 5 Stars (113.46dB composite)
    Extension - 5 Stars (8Hz)
    Dynamics - 5 Stars (29.37dB)

    Execution - 5 Stars (by poll)

     

    Overall     - 5 Stars!!!

    Recommendation - Rent (by poll)

     

    Notes:  I liked it and thought it was a solid production with good bass that was fairly carefully limited, rarely overreaching.  Not the best film, but solid bass.  Might be the least exciting of the 5 stars, though.

     

    PvA:

     

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  6. The Low Frequency Content Thread (films, games, music, etc)

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    Interstellar (5.1 DTS-HD MA)

     

    Level        - 5 Stars (114.1dB composite)
    Extension - 2 Stars (22Hz)
    Dynamics - 4 Stars (26.09dB)

    Execution - 4 Stars (by poll)

     

    Overall     - 3.75 Stars

    Recommendation - Buy (by poll)

     

    Notes:  We've been waiting for this?!?!?  Interstellar is clipped all to hell.  Well, technically it's just hard-limited, but as maxmercy says, "if you're hitting the brick wall limiter, maybe you need to revisit your mix technique."  Check the graphs - almost everything L/C/R + LFE in loud sequences is chopped off, and it sounds very obviously crunchy and muddy.

     

    This is reflected in the poor dynamics score, too - whoever said this is a very dynamic mix needs to get their ears checked.  LOUD != DYNAMIC or DEEP.  Yeah, the 30Hz effects might rattle your windows and your couch, but they're hollow sounding and not very realistic.  This mix booms, when it could fill the room with pressure and power.

     

    I'll admit that I really enjoyed the movie, even if the ending was not properly supported through the story's development.  However, what most people are complaining about regarding the mixing of the dialog is totally true in my experience - even during quiet sequences, you just couldn't hear the dialog.  At all.  Overall, Interstellar a huge disappointment in mixing, yet a movie worth watching.  Once.  Nolan should never "turn it up to 11!!!!!!" in the mixing booth. 

     

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  7. The Low Frequency Content Thread (films, games, music, etc)

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    The Exorcism of Emily Rose (5.1 TrueHD)

     

    Level        - 3 Stars (108.55dB composite)
    Extension - 5 Stars (1Hz)
    Dynamics - 5 Stars (31.74dB)

    Execution - 4 Stars (by poll)

     

    Overall     - 4.25 Stars

    Recommendation - Tossup (by poll)

     

    Notes:  I'm not a big fan of horror movies, and this one is why - it scares me to this day.  Perhaps it's the scenes with creepy, loud bass down low that raises the hairs on my neck.  Perhaps it's the fact that I was raised Catholic.  Perhaps it's the huge transients that make my heart race.  I don't know, but 3:00AM still bothers me if I wake up around then, even though I don't believe in that stuff!

     

    There are several scenes with huge content below 20Hz.  One reuses that 1Hz & 5Hz effect a few times, and wow is it intense.

     

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  10. The Low Frequency Content Thread (films, games, music, etc)

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    Exodus: Gods and Kings (7.1 DTS-HD MA)

     

    Level        - 3 Stars (109.24dB composite)
    Extension - 5 Stars (1Hz)
    Dynamics - 5 Stars (28.36dB)

    Execution - 5 Stars (by poll)

     

    Overall     -  4.5 Stars

    Recommendation - Rent (by poll)

     

    Notes:  Mixed by the same guy who did Star Trek (2009), the sound design is very well articulated, but subtle.  There's nothing even approaching clipping in the whole movie, nor is it soft/hard limited.  It's a nice, fairly clean mix (unlike the upcoming 30Hz blockbuster that everyone's raving about because it's so loud). 

     

    The graphs don't lie - this one's got the goods down low, too.  What's weird is there is a TON of medium level content below 10Hz that is skillfully used to build the mood.  It really imparts power.  The same sound designer who worked on Captain Phillips must have brought a lot of that library over, because it's excellent.  The movie is ho-hum but the sound is good.

     

    PvA:

     

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  11. The Low Frequency Content Thread (films, games, music, etc)

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    The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (7.1 DTS-HD MA)

     

    Level        - 3 Stars (107.91dB composite)
    Extension - 3 Stars (17Hz)
    Dynamics - 5 Stars (28.9dB)

    Execution - 3 Stars (by poll)

     

    Overall     - 3.5 Stars

    Recommendation - Buy (by poll)

     

    Notes:  Comparing to the second one (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug), this looks like it gained considerable extension at the expense of a little level and dynamics.  I haven't watched it yet (not a fan of these Hobbit movies at all), but when looking at the Speclab PvA, it sure looks to have some content from 10-20Hz, just severely rolled off.

     

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  14. The Low Frequency Content Thread (films, games, music, etc)

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    Has fight club ever been graphed?

     

    Yessir.  http://data-bass.ipbhost.com/index.php?/topic/12-the-low-frequency-content-thread-films-games-music-etc/page-22#entry611

     

    Ooh, new graphs, thanks nube!

     

    Ragnarok looks potentially awesome - the track measured was the norwegian audio with subtitles?

     

    I have Ratatouille in my 'to watch' pile so I shall bump it nearer the top :)

     

    Yep, Ragnarok was measured with the Norwegian audio.

  15. The Low Frequency Content Thread (films, games, music, etc)

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    Whiplash (5.1 DTS-HD MA)

     

    Level        - 2 Stars (105.6dB composite)
    Extension - 1 Star (48Hz)
    Dynamics - 5 Stars (32.83dB)

    Execution - 3 Stars (by poll)

     

    Overall     - 2.75 Stars

    Recommendation - Buy (by poll)

     

    Notes:  What this is not - a bass movie, though it does have pretty solid kick drums in places.  What this is - a spectacular movie with solid percussion that's very well mic'd and mixed, including fantastic acting, and all set to some of the best standard jazz you'll hear anywhere.  I'm only including it here because we have a bunch of musicians who frequent the site, and ya'll should watch this movie.  It's the best movie of any genre I've seen in the last year+.

     

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  17. The Low Frequency Content Thread (films, games, music, etc)

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    Ragnarok (Norwegian 5.1 DTS-HD MA)

     

    Level        - 5 Stars (112.56dB composite)
    Extension - 5 Stars (1Hz)
    Dynamics - 5 Stars (28.34dB)

    Execution - 5 Stars (by poll)

     

    Overall     - 5 Stars!!!

    Recommendation - Buy (by poll)

     

    Notes:  I'll be honest - after reading reviews of the bass in various places, I streamed this via Netflix and was not at all impressed.  It didn't even wake my girlfriend on a weeknight at my normal listening levels, and I thought the movie was mediocre.

     

    However, after all the positive reviews continued to roll in, I grabbed the BR and measured it.  I haven't rewatched the disc, but it has fantastic scores.  While the mixers left a bunch of really high level DC noise in the mix, that's not the story.  The real story here is the TRUCKLOAD of VERY HOT content from 9-25Hz.  Almost every scene has something deep in it.

     

    I'll wait to cast my vote until I've watched the disc, but this is tentatively vying for the coveted true 5 star rating!

     

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  20. The Low Frequency Content Thread (films, games, music, etc)

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    Ratatouille (5.1 PCM)

     

    Level        - 3 Stars (109.07dB composite)
    Extension - 5 Stars (1Hz)
    Dynamics - 5 Stars (33.96dB)

    Execution - 4 Stars (by poll)

     

    Overall     - 4.25 Stars

    Recommendation - Buy (by poll)

     

    Notes:  This is one of my favorite movies of all time.  The shotgun blasts in the beginning are insane, and they account for the big bump below 10Hz.  The second half of the movie has very little bass content, but the movie is such a winner that you'll never notice.

     

    When you watch this, you'll understand why Randy Thom's mix and sound effects were both nominated for Academy awards. The mix is full, extremely dynamic, clear, clean and diverse. 

     

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  21. The Low Frequency Content Thread (films, games, music, etc)

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    Big Hero 6 (7.1 DTS-HD MA)

     

    Level        - 2 Stars (107.48dB composite)
    Extension - 2 Stars (20.4Hz)
    Dynamics - 5 Stars (30.98dB)

    Execution - 3 Stars (by poll)

     

    Overall     - 3 Stars

    Recommendation - Buy (by poll)

     

    Notes:  The bass was reminiscent of Fury in some ways - not loud, not low, but sounded pretty good and was fairly dynamic.  It was used to pretty good effect throughout.

     

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  23. The Low Frequency Content Thread (films, games, music, etc)

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    I measured both Nightcrawler and Force Majeure after they were mentioned a few weeks/months ago elsewhere.  Nightcrawler was a good movie, even though Jake G. is a weirdo - don't like him in much of anything.  While neither is a bass movie - both exhibiting very low levels and minimal bass effects - they do have content extension to single digits.  I'd post them if anyone wanted, but I doubt anyone cares.

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