Hi there, do you know if there is a way to disable laugh tracks from sitcoms? I really would like to rewatch some shows like King of Queens but I can’t bear the constant laughing in the background. Cheers

      • CmdrShepard@lemmy.oneEnglish
        22·
        1 year ago

        I think this (mild/moderate annoyance) is probably the most common reason for inventing things. From cars to remote controls.

    • S13Ni@lemmy.studioEnglish
      19·
      1 year ago

      I don’t like sitcoms in general but the fact someone made this is funnier to me than any sitcom I have ever seen and I have my own laughing track going on in here right now.

      • Teknikal@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        I remember trying to filter out the vuvuzelas during the African world cup I mainly failed and just gave up on that whole tournament.

        Seeing this makes me think if it happens again I might have better lick.

        • Ensign RickEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Seems possible. I dabbled in audio engineering, you can train a filter to remove specific noise, specifically background noise of a location.

          • rufus@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            If I remember correctly, they did that on TV after some time. But the improved audio still wasn’t good.

      • rufus@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        9·
        1 year ago

        Wow. Super impressive. Guess with today’s technology you could do it pretty much 100%. I saw that model that lets you separate music into separate tracks for guitar, vocals, drums, … Guess something like that could even separate the laughs from the next actor resuming to speak.

        Kind of also reminds me of those videos where they stabilize / de-shake Star Trek. There are some scenes where the ship gets shot at for example. And the actors act that out and the camera is shaking too and a bit at an angle. Looks funny once that camera shake is removed.