Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (1930-1949)

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208 HARRY W. JONES MR. RICHARDSON: I am doubtful whether that could be done owing to varying conditions in theater auditoriums. What is right now is not so in fifteen minutes from now in the house when the audience has changed. MR. CRABTREE: It could be set, and once set at a certain level, it will continue to give you the sound at that level. Of course, the level could be changed occasionally to take care of the varying audience. MR. JONES: In recording, the volume level control is comparatively simple. We have accumulated trucks more rapidly than we can train the personnel needed, and men went out on the jobs who have not had sufficient training. They accumulate knowledge as they go along and iron out the troubles. MR. RICHARDSON: Let us assume this condition: Fifteen minutes after eight, when the audience is in, you must have a certain volume setting, and then fifteen minutes later you have more audience and must take care of that. MR. CUTHBERTSON: An automatic control device would be out of the question on the news reel system. It is not needed, in fact. One of the greatest users puts out a news reel with no cue sheet. It is run at one fader setting, and the operator should not change it; it runs through without variations in level.