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Braavos36392 Posts
How do you like your in-game sounds when watching a broadcast?
Poll: Sound and music during SC2 broadcasts compared to casters?Loud game sounds but quiet music (127) 57% Loud game sounds and loud music (50) 23% Quiet game sounds and quiet music (38) 17% Loud music but quiet game sounds (6) 3% 221 total votes Your vote: Sound and music during SC2 broadcasts compared to casters? (Vote): Loud game sounds and loud music
(Vote): Loud game sounds but quiet music
(Vote): Loud music but quiet game sounds
(Vote): Quiet game sounds and quiet music
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don't need music but definitely need game sounds :D, although quiet music is nice too
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Loud game sounds definitively not as loud as the casters though, and then quiet music
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It really depends on who I'm watching cast. With day9 or Artosis I prefer both quiet sounds and music because they're really good at filling the silence as well as offering insight. However with casters that aren't as insightful or skilled at filling silence I prefer louder music.
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I voted "Loud game sounds but quiet music", but in my experience of watching tons of vods and live casts, it is really important to have the game music audible to fill in dead time when the casters may not be speaking, especially in the beginning of the game.
Thank you for taking the time to ask the community about this, Hot_Bid!
Edit: an idea for a kind of "sound check" is making sure that the casters can be easily heard over multiple Stalker lasers, as that is one of the loudest sounds in the game, and sometimes it overwhelms youtube casters' videos.
I love hearing Marines die on GSL 
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without loud sound it can be hard to tell what is happening, without loud music it can be boring during lows and early game(only apply to terran music)
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well loud sound depending on what you mean by it and low or no music, what is more important to me though is health bars. I think games are much easier to follow if health bars are always on.
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no music, loud in game sound
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Loud game sounds but quiet music! Game sounds are a must cause I like hearing what's happening. Music is optional, but it's nice to fill the silence and to create a nice atmosphere.
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Voted wrong...
I meant loud sounds quiet music, its important to hear the game sounds to get the immersion feeling
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Loud and loud. I still want to hear the casters but without the sound & music, the game definitely feels less alive. In my opinion quiet music is boring and makes me want to sleep. Quiet sound is very unconvenient.
off-topic; about health bars, as a spectator I don't like them being always on, so I prefer them appearing only on selected units. The GSL observer is very skilled in that regard.
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Music should be as loud as they are in MSL/OSL i reckon.
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Its really interesting to see how the first vote impacts the results of the poll. You shouldn't be able to see the currents poll until you vote.
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loud sound and music ofc. loud music is win in bw, but sc2 music isn't that imba tho.. :/
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What's the difference between Loud music/Loud sounds and quiet music/quiet sounds? Can't those both be adjusted on the listener's end?
I voted for loud sounds and quiet music. I want some background noise but not much.
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Medium game sounds; no music.
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i like no music at all personally
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Calgary25997 Posts
On March 19 2011 13:55 Smurphy wrote:
What's the difference between Loud music/Loud sounds and quiet music/quiet sounds? Can't those both be adjusted on the listener's end?
I voted for loud sounds and quiet music. I want some background noise but not much.
I think the poll is relative to the casters' voices.
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no music, medium game sounds. nothing should conflict with the commentator's voice.
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Ye, music can be turned off, have the game sounds loud enough so that you can hear them but not too loud, obviously. Still would like to be able to hear the casters (usually, anyway, keke)
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Braavos36392 Posts
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Game music < Game sounds < Casters
That seems to be the ideal setup. You want the casters to be clear and audible over everything. Game sounds to hear what is happening (Nydus, warps, epic battles, etc). It really makes the game alive as well. I just can't get into a game with no game sounds. Music in the background for the moments where not much is going on.
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Hearable game sounds. And a quiet flow of the music in the background.
Too loud game music really bugs me.
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United States7166 Posts
I vote for Fairly loud game sounds and Medium Music
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Canada653 Posts
Casters' volume > Game sounds volume > Music volume
I think that's fairly standard, and keeps the priorities straight.
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I've been listening to the stream off and on today, the music is a little bit loud relative to the casters. The beginning of FruitDealer's game 1 was especially chaotic, it felt really messy 
Also, is there some way that you can hide the mouse cursor on the stream?
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First and foremost, I would like to be a bit "cheesy" by saying you are an excellent observer Hot_Bid. During the TSL Qualifiers I got really impressed when I noticed there was a dedicated observer, it just adds a lot of calm and overview. And you do a great job at it, aware of many things and the views you provide never make me feel I'm missing out on something.
Regarding the sound setting preference; I don't know if this is possible but I believe in say the GSL at the start of the round the typical SC2 theme music is quite loud but then tones down a bit after a while. Dunno how this is achieved and if it's reproducable but I like that a lot and then for the majority of the cast, Audible game sounds and almost neglible music.
On March 20 2011 04:46 Hikko wrote:
Also, is there some way that you can hide the mouse cursor on the stream?
There probably is but I wouldn't like this at all. The cursor adds a lot of good information by slowly moving to places you should watch or gonna click on to show you something. Removing the cursor would make everything appear too abrupt.
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