IceManNYR 240 Posted October 5, 2009 Posted October 5, 2009 I noticed tonight and Saturday more then a few times where the audio level on the news anchors was to loud and clipping was occurring. What would have changed, besides the person doing the audio mixing changing, to cause this to increase?
ProButtonPusher 230 Posted October 5, 2009 Posted October 5, 2009 You mean clip as in over-modulation right? (Clip to me means turning on a mic too late). It could have been your cable system or it could have been their audio processing that changed - could have just been a bad audio day. Aren't they automated though?
IceManNYR 240 Posted November 7, 2009 Author Posted November 7, 2009 There is still audio over-modulation on WNBC. It's also happens on WABC. Do they use a Compressor/Limiter to keep the audio of the anchors and reporters in studio from going over or is this just another addition caused by automation?
caliwxdude 254 Posted November 8, 2009 Posted November 8, 2009 ... or is this just another addition caused by automation? Bingo. This is what happens when you don't have anyone riding the pots in the now non-existent audio booth.
qunewsguy 378 Posted November 8, 2009 Posted November 8, 2009 Bingo. This is what happens when you don't have anyone riding the pots in the now non-existent audio booth. Thing is, it can easily be avoided if you've got somebody who half knows what they're doing. Instead of doing a mic check and adjusting to have your sources peaking out at a "normal" voice level, you back off your faders off by two or three dB to give sources the ability to rise slightly and mix together without clipping. The audience at home doesn't know the difference and you avoid a lot of problems. Unfortunately most stations just getting into automation don't realize that. And WNBC, with overpaid monkeys behind the controls, will probably never get it.
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