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[TL] Poll - Casters, Game Sounds, Music

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Hot_Bid
Profile Blog Joined October 2003
Braavos36402 Posts
March 19 2011 04:19 GMT
#1
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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ROOTdrewbie
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada1392 Posts
March 19 2011 04:21 GMT
#2
don't need music but definitely need game sounds :D, although quiet music is nice too
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Eviltoast
Profile Joined January 2011
Australia166 Posts
March 19 2011 04:22 GMT
#3
Loud game sounds definitively not as loud as the casters though, and then quiet music
it's copacetic... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
teser
Profile Joined July 2010
United States156 Posts
March 19 2011 04:23 GMT
#4
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.
Hikko
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States1126 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-19 04:26:48
March 19 2011 04:24 GMT
#5
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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ZidaneTribal
Profile Joined September 2007
United States2800 Posts
March 19 2011 04:26 GMT
#6
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)
fuck lag
halvorg
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Norway717 Posts
March 19 2011 04:29 GMT
#7
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.
kaisr
Profile Joined October 2007
Canada715 Posts
March 19 2011 04:31 GMT
#8
no music, loud in game sound
Cow
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada1104 Posts
March 19 2011 04:32 GMT
#9
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.
R.I.P. Nujabes ♫
fabiano
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Brazil4644 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-19 04:35:02
March 19 2011 04:34 GMT
#10
Voted wrong...

I meant loud sounds quiet music, its important to hear the game sounds to get the immersion feeling
"When the geyser died, a probe came out" - SirJolt
Al Bundy
Profile Joined April 2010
7257 Posts
March 19 2011 04:38 GMT
#11
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.
o choro é livre
sluggaslamoo
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Australia4494 Posts
March 19 2011 04:38 GMT
#12
Music should be as loud as they are in MSL/OSL i reckon.
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SovietHammer
Profile Joined March 2011
United States166 Posts
March 19 2011 04:39 GMT
#13
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.
Tomken
Profile Joined January 2010
Norway1144 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-19 04:56:42
March 19 2011 04:51 GMT
#14
loud sound and music ofc. loud music is win in bw, but sc2 music isn't that imba tho.. :/
MBCGame HERO FIGHTING!!!~
Smurphy
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States374 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-19 04:55:46
March 19 2011 04:55 GMT
#15
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.
Lennon
Profile Joined February 2010
United Kingdom2275 Posts
March 19 2011 04:56 GMT
#16
Medium game sounds; no music.
rycho
Profile Joined July 2010
United States360 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-19 05:01:30
March 19 2011 05:01 GMT
#17
i like no music at all personally
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary26004 Posts
March 19 2011 05:11 GMT
#18
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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corpsepose
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
1678 Posts
March 19 2011 05:13 GMT
#19
no music, medium game sounds. nothing should conflict with the commentator's voice.
http://www.twitch.tv/corpsep0se
a_flayer
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Netherlands2826 Posts
March 19 2011 05:37 GMT
#20
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)
When you came along so righteous with a new national hate, so convincing is the ardor of war and of men, it's harder to breathe than to believe you're a friend. The wars at home, the wars abroad, all soaked in blood and lies and fraud.
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