Auto level sound- what's happening!?

Hi all-
here's a curious thing: when I play a DVD with DVD Player the sound behaves as if there is somekind of 'auto-level' i.e. if there's a scene playing and a door slams, or someone claps their hands etc, the audio track goes very quiet and then comes slowly back to full volume. It's as if there's somekind of 'limiter' or automatic adjustment turned on somewhere. I think it's doing the same thing in iTunes as well but it's harder to be sure - I'll try and find something thats quiet and suddenly goes loud and post the result. In the meantime, can anyone suggest a solution to this very irritating problem!!
Thanks,
Andy

Hey Andrew,
To fix your issue with DVD player, go to the DVD Player menu, then preferences, then disc setup, then at the bottom check "Disable Dolby Dynamic Range Compression." If the same thing is occuring in iTunes as well, go to its preferences, click the playback tab, and make sure that "Sound Check" is off. If it is on, then that may be your problem with iTunes. Sorry it took me so long to get to this post. Good Luck!
--Justin S.

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