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You're pushing more air in a large theater vs. an intimate home theater environment, so adjustments should be made to make the best experience for each environment. Some of the complaints we hear re DVDs about dialogue being a bit too low compared to FX, dialogue being harsh (i.e. originally...

Hi Mark - The difference is essentially a re-balancing of levels as the monitors are closer to the listening position, so track audio levels, EQ, etc. are different. In the case of TS1 for this 10th Anniversary DVD, he went further with the mix as he re-did placements and pans, etc. using the...

Thanks David, no prob - my pleasure to contribute! Gary Rydstrom is now a director at Pixar (since 2003), working on a feature, finishing up a short, and, alas, has hung up his sound design and mixing spurs for the most part (although he will do it for his own films going forward). He is...

Amazing review, as always, David. Kudos! Just chatted with Gary Rydstrom. He re-mixed TS1 for this anniversary release from the original stems at Skywalker Sound's home theater room, with near-field monitors. He basically re-balanced the experience for the home theater environment and got a...