The Incredibles

PolkThug
PolkThug Posts: 7,532
edited March 2005 in Music & Movies
Killer bass!

"This message will self destruct" *boom*

and a bunch of other scenes.

My wife looked over at me once and said, "That's going in your demo, isn't it?" Pretty cool...:D

I got the "back wall shimmy" a couple times so I know there is some 20Hz or <20Hz.

Regards,
PolkThug

Oh yeah, no complaints on PQ either!
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited March 2005
    I don't believe you....did you run sweeps and run a waterfall chart on it :)
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited March 2005
    Fun movie overall as well, PQ and SQ not withstanding. It's kinda sad when the releases I've enjoyed most over the past year or so have all been cartoons.... :rolleyes:
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  • petrym
    petrym Posts: 1,912
    edited March 2005
    Oh, come now dorokusai, ya gotta believe the "back wall shimmy" test! ;)

    I personally have the "Hummel’s are buzzing in the living room" test... while not scientific, it does support the theory! :D

    Just picked this one up last night. More l8r.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited March 2005
    Petrym - Yea, you're right, I retract that statement.

    Who got the free basketball or lithograph? I snatched my free litho and ran out of the store.
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  • jdhdiggs
    jdhdiggs Posts: 4,305
    edited March 2005
    I think I'll still wait for the waterfalls before proclaiming "Bass Fest". Haven't heard it myself in my system, but I just remember when I, Robot came out, everyone thought that it was the reference for low bass and it barely had any content below 25Hz.

    I'm hoping this is not the case with this movie. I would really like to have a movie where people can say "I never heard/felt that before" (rare) rather than "It sounds better hear" (constant)
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited March 2005
    My basement interior walls were made with about the cheapest wood paneling crap you can get. The deeper the bass, the further back from the subs the walls will resonate. Its pretty sad really. I hope to refinish it properly some day.

    We had 50 people lined up outside CC's doors before they opened to get that damn basketball! Then I got to listen to people **** last night that didn't get one. Doro, I'd Ebay that bad boy!
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited March 2005
    Originally posted by jdhdiggs
    I, Robot came out, everyone thought that it was the reference for low bass and it barely had any content below 25Hz.

    iRobot goes down to 10Hz in more than one scene, not many movies do that.
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  • kberg
    kberg Posts: 974
    edited March 2005
    Originally posted by PolkThug
    My wife looked over at me once and said, "That's going in your demo, isn't it?" Pretty cool...:D

    When your wife says **** like this, ya just gotta love her! :D
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  • jdhdiggs
    jdhdiggs Posts: 4,305
    edited March 2005
    Originally posted by PolkThug
    iRobot goes down to 10Hz in more than one scene, not many movies do that.

    Not on any waterfalls that I've seen. Unless you actually count content that is -30dB-40dB which is just leftovers. (If that counts, every movie has 10 Hz content) I have yet to see a single waterfall on that disc that has any significant bass below 25Hz.

    Not saying it doesn't exist, just never felt/heard it or saw it on a waterfall.
    There is no genuine justice in any scheme of feeding and coddling the loafer whose only ponderable energies are devoted wholly to reproduction. Nine-tenths of the rights he bellows for are really privileges and he does nothing to deserve them. We not only acquired a vast population of morons, we have inculcated all morons, old or young, with the doctrine that the decent and industrious people of the country are bound to support them for all time.-Menkin
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited March 2005
    Cool. We're going to rent this tonight and give it a looksee. It is sad when some of the best movies out right now are kids movies.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited March 2005
    Originally posted by jdhdiggs
    Not on any waterfalls that I've seen. Unless you actually count content that is -30dB-40dB which is just leftovers. (If that counts, every movie has 10 Hz content) I have yet to see a single waterfall on that disc that has any significant bass below 25Hz.

    Not saying it doesn't exist, just never felt/heard it or saw it on a waterfall.

    It exists I swear!;) It's got some pretty nice "leftovers" leading up to "You are experiencing a car accident." (especially first 30 seconds)
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited March 2005
    double post
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  • jdhdiggs
    jdhdiggs Posts: 4,305
    edited March 2005
    Still WAY down from the peaks. Some info, but nothing special. Still centered at >25Hz Those trails are -30dB or lower.

    You need the "pink" color down there. Just isn't present. "I robot" has really loud, low bass no doubt. It just doesn't troll as low as other reference bass DVD's. My favorite is the "ghost" cannonball on "Master and Commander"

    Look at the rest of Ming's charts and you'll see that this is average for today's DVD's.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited March 2005
    Anyone wanna give (or hav ea link to) how to read those fun charts that Thug posts?
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  • jdhdiggs
    jdhdiggs Posts: 4,305
    edited March 2005
    Look in the upper right and you will see a scale. The purplish white color is the "reference" volume. All other colors are -XXdB from the refence volume. So White is the loudest followed by purple, dark red, red, etc..

    X axis is Hz (How low / high the signal is)
    y-axis is the movies timestamp

    Hope that helped.
    There is no genuine justice in any scheme of feeding and coddling the loafer whose only ponderable energies are devoted wholly to reproduction. Nine-tenths of the rights he bellows for are really privileges and he does nothing to deserve them. We not only acquired a vast population of morons, we have inculcated all morons, old or young, with the doctrine that the decent and industrious people of the country are bound to support them for all time.-Menkin
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited March 2005
    Originally posted by jdhdiggs
    Look in the upper right and you will see a scale. The purplish white color is the "reference" volume. All other colors are -XXdB from the refence volume. So White is the loudest followed by purple, dark red, red, etc..

    X axis is Hz (How low / high the signal is)
    y-axis is the movies timestamp

    Hope that helped.

    OHHHH. I'm retarded, that was pretty self-explanatory.

    Thanks. :)
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  • jdhdiggs
    jdhdiggs Posts: 4,305
    edited March 2005
    Hey, it can take some people a while... No judgements from this peanut gallery...
    There is no genuine justice in any scheme of feeding and coddling the loafer whose only ponderable energies are devoted wholly to reproduction. Nine-tenths of the rights he bellows for are really privileges and he does nothing to deserve them. We not only acquired a vast population of morons, we have inculcated all morons, old or young, with the doctrine that the decent and industrious people of the country are bound to support them for all time.-Menkin
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited March 2005
    Watched it last night, f'ing awesome. The bass was off the charts. I enjoyed this much more at home then I did in the theater. I think from here on out I'm going 100% DVD. No matter the movie, I'll wait. Theaters just suck!
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  • Whadyasay
    Whadyasay Posts: 300
    edited March 2005
    Just finished watching the DVD. Probably Pixar's best sound mix to date (funny, considering that Rydstrom no longer does sound for Skywalker...his replacement did a great job). Then again, the scale of action was quite a bit more in this film than in others. Highly recommended.
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited March 2005
    Saw this one in the theater and loved it! I remember the bass being nuts in there. Got the DVD and watched it literally 5+ times at work today (it's on our overhead demo loop) and yes, the bass is nuts! It's really in almost every scene... great flick!!!
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  • landry_p2000
    landry_p2000 Posts: 1,313
    edited March 2005
    Got this one and Ladder 49. I plan on watching both this weekend. Pixar always has great sound. If this is the hardest hitting sound Pixar has released, this should be a real treat for me and the family tonight. Thanks for the info guys.
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  • Whadyasay
    Whadyasay Posts: 300
    edited March 2005
    Don't know about hardest hitting (someone in another board did dB comparisons for a few individual sound hits/spikes), but it's probably the densest (sp?) because of all the action, with a lot of LFE useage throughout, as well as some great bangs and booms. You'll love it.
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited March 2005
    by far the most ellaborate Pixar yet. Phenominal rear effects and LFE usage.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited March 2005
    Excellent movie, it was alot of fun.
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  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
    edited March 2005
    Originally posted by bobman1235
    Anyone wanna give (or hav ea link to) how to read those fun charts that Thug posts?

    Our friend Toby has taken this hobby to an equivalent if not more to the likes of the Doc. One must pay attention is all I can say.

    Toby we must make arrangements to drink some brews in the cave and get our analog on.

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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited March 2005
    Originally posted by jdhdiggs
    Not on any waterfalls that I've seen. Unless you actually count content that is -30dB-40dB which is just leftovers. (If that counts, every movie has 10 Hz content) I have yet to see a single waterfall on that disc that has any significant bass below 25Hz.

    Not saying it doesn't exist, just never felt/heard it or saw it on a waterfall.

    JD,

    Maybe you need a better sub!!!



















    Just kidding:D

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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,384
    edited March 2005
    This is EXCELLENT movie, with excellent sound...

    Tons of actions too...I like I like...very nice

    I hope we see a Sequal!
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited March 2005
    wife just bought it as a present to watch tonight after I get the new sub hooked up...

    I love toons..!!:D
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited March 2005
    I thought it was just a so so movie. The SQ was great. Lots of bass.

    The story just didn't do it for me. A good movie for sure. Glad I watched it. Just compared to Monsters Inc and Toy Story I was a little dissapointed.
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited March 2005
    just finished watching it....

    very cool..!!!

    my new PC ultra was really cool...:D :D:D

    I think the PQ & SQ were great, and I recomend this to anyone who likes toons...!

    Or Pixar films...
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