Anybody noticed poor audio on Saturday's SCD from Balckpool on the BBC HD channel? It seemed very compressed and the background sounds squeezed out the main commentary and music at times. The audio was fine on SD.
> Anybody noticed poor audio on Saturday's SCD from Balckpool on the BBC HD > channel? It seemed very compressed and the background sounds squeezed out > the main commentary and music at times. The audio was fine on SD.
The audio sounded crap on SD as well, with the microphones on the presenters and judges clipping all the time. You could even hear them talking over Rod Stewart's performance opening lines.
> Anybody noticed poor audio on Saturday's SCD from Balckpool on the BBC HD > channel? It seemed very compressed and the background sounds squeezed out > the main commentary and music at times. The audio was fine on SD.
I notice less volume on the HD channel and have to turn volume up.
Sorry about the typo "Balckpool". Keyboard > Chair interface module error again, unless the message has gone through the BBC's encoders and suffered a transposition error !!
Steve.
"Agamemnon" <agamem...@hello.to.NO_SPAM> wrote in message
> "Steve Watson G8ZMG" <scwat...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message > news:V1RJm.24976$_87.24159@newsfe06.ams2... > > Anybody noticed poor audio on Saturday's SCD from Balckpool on the BBC HD > > channel? It seemed very compressed and the background sounds squeezed out > > the main commentary and music at times. The audio was fine on SD.
> The audio sounded crap on SD as well, with the microphones on the presenters > and judges clipping all the time. You could even hear them talking over Rod > Stewart's performance opening lines.
> "Steve Watson G8ZMG" <scwat...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message > news:V1RJm.24976$_87.24159@newsfe06.ams2... >> Anybody noticed poor audio on Saturday's SCD from Balckpool on the BBC HD >> channel? It seemed very compressed and the background sounds squeezed >> out >> the main commentary and music at times. The audio was fine on SD.
> The audio sounded crap on SD as well, with the microphones on the > presenters and judges clipping all the time. You could even hear them > talking over Rod Stewart's performance opening lines.
Yes I noticed that. For BBC HD, DBviewer allows me to choose between MPEG and AC3 Audio formats. I don't think my Humax HDR has this option which is a pity, as it does not output LPCM on the S/PDIF optical port when receiving BBC HD.
> Anybody noticed poor audio on Saturday's SCD from Balckpool on the BBC HD > channel? It seemed very compressed and the background sounds squeezed out > the main commentary and music at times. The audio was fine on SD.
I agree it was dreadful. It might be something to do with the fact that the sound was in Dolby Surround on HD and, given the acoustics of the Tower Ballroom it was probably a nightmare in terms of mic placement and level control. However, that's no excuse. It should have been engineered to a much higher quality and the BBC, of all people, ought to know how to get it right.
Steve Watson G8ZMG wrote: > Yes I noticed that talk-over as well.
> Sorry about the typo "Balckpool". Keyboard > Chair interface module error > again, unless the message has gone through the BBC's encoders and suffered a > transposition error !!
> Steve.
> "Agamemnon" <agamem...@hello.to.NO_SPAM> wrote in message > news:OqWdnQoSWvIDc2rXnZ2dnUVZ7qmdnZ2d@eclipse.net.uk... >> "Steve Watson G8ZMG" <scwat...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message >> news:V1RJm.24976$_87.24159@newsfe06.ams2... >>> Anybody noticed poor audio on Saturday's SCD from Balckpool on the BBC > HD >>> channel? It seemed very compressed and the background sounds squeezed > out >>> the main commentary and music at times. The audio was fine on SD. >> The audio sounded crap on SD as well, with the microphones on the > presenters >> and judges clipping all the time. You could even hear them talking over > Rod >> Stewart's performance opening lines.
On Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:22:14 +0000, Chas Gill wrote: > It should have been engineered to a much higher quality and the BBC, of all people, > ought to know how to get it right.
But is it actually BBC staff now who set up and record these programs or some outside broadcast facility company such as Satellite Information Services Limited (SIS), since the BBC sold off their OB facilities to the aforenamed company, and so presumably now have to pay them to do the job for them?
In article <1259619358_...@vo.lu>, J G Miller <mil...@yoyo.ORG> wrote:
> > It should have been engineered to a much higher quality and the BBC, > > of all people, ought to know how to get it right. > But is it actually BBC staff now who set up and record these programs or > some outside broadcast facility company such as Satellite Information > Services Limited (SIS), since the BBC sold off their OB facilities to > the aforenamed company, and so presumably now have to pay them to do the > job for them?
This sort of prog will likely use a freelance sound mixer who is ex BBC or ITV. And pretty good at his job.
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I know, it is absolutely stupid. I listen to some bits from outside broadcasts and wince and reach for the off button.
I think most of the engineers just shove everything on a limiter and go down the pub. Brian
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> On Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:22:14 +0000, Chas Gill wrote:
>> It should have been engineered to a much higher quality and the BBC, of >> all people, >> ought to know how to get it right.
> But is it actually BBC staff now who set up and record these programs or > some outside > broadcast facility company such as Satellite Information Services Limited > (SIS), > since the BBC sold off their OB facilities to the aforenamed company, and > so presumably > now have to pay them to do the job for them?
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