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> The reason NPR came to this standard — and this was decades ago — was because most of our listeners are consuming in an automobile or with something else in t
by sharkjacobs 4y ago
> The reason NPR came to this standard — and this was decades ago — was because most of our listeners are consuming in an automobile or with something else in the background. Back in the day, and even to some degree now, you roll down those windows and hear those low rumbling frequencies. We wanted our voices to get above that so that they could be clear, open and understandable to improve our storytelling.
This is something that I've never been able to put my finger on but have always appreciated
- mmis1000 4y agoActually, it's likely that most conference softwares done it by default if you have 'noise removing' on. If you record your sound without any processing using a condenser microphone next to a computer/fan in a office room. You usually get a lot of low frequency noise.(Way more than you expect, because your ears are already adapted to it but the microphone won't) Even cutting them alone can improve sound quality by a lot.
- shaunn 4y agoI took a studio design course and the teacher remarked that it was not uncommon in the 1970s to use a "private" transmitter to play audio they were actively mixing to create optimize the sound for playing in a car. I find it very interesting, how challenging it was working with the music industry and the fact how much of the environment is taken into account.
- Vrondi 4y agoAbsolutely. I turn the radio on many stations as soon as the DJ or reporter come on, because the booming bass in a speaking voice in the car is just auditory torture. If I do want to leave it on a local station during a news report, I often have to switch EQ presets on the car stereo to bear it, then switch back for music and everything else after. I have been long term grateful that NPR is cognizant enough to actively choose not to persecute their listeners in this way.