Poor audio on BBC HD for Strictly Come Dancing

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.

"Steve Watson G8ZMG" wrote in message
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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" wrote in message
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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.

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FREESAT HD as it is now it is a joke.

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"Steve Watson G8ZMG" wrote in message
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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.


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Michael Chare

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.

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"Steve Watson G8ZMG" wrote in message
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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" wrote in message
...
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.

Chas

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" wrote in message
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"Steve Watson G8ZMG" wrote in message
...
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.




Pardon?

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 ,
J G Miller 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.
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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?