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Grammys Audio: A 'Mixed' Bag
  03.05.2009      
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1 Posted by : Anonymous
Mar 10, 2009 8:49AMREPLY
It was a truly awful mix starting with the first band! The pumping of limiters and gates was truly unacceptable. I don't care what equipment they used YOU HAVE TO LISTEN FOLKS. And if 2 channel is 90% of your audience then mix for it... Do NOT auto-downmix as it is beyond horrible!!! Even if they pre-rcorded earlier in the day and remixed it would be much more acceptable. The Staples Center itself is an acoustic embarrassment for Los Angeles. Why anyone would want to do a music show there is beyond me! Bad on top of bad.
2 Posted by : Anonymous
Mar 05, 2009 8:49AMREPLY
Nice article however it doesn't touch on any of the very noticeable audio problems experienced during this years telecast. What was broadcast was unacceptable and here we have another back slapping “great job” piece. One would think Pro Sound would be willing to enlighten fellow industry pros with what really went wrong when we all know what we heard that night could not be considered successful. Not to blame any one person, just for the knowledge base and understanding of how not to repeat the mistakes of others. That would be a more valuable use of this space considering the article was supposedly about pulling off the impossible for the music industry’s biggest night. It is clear that isn’t what happened and this pro would like to know why.
3 Posted by : Anonymous
Feb 14, 2011 8:49AMREPLY
The audio was so bad it was unwatchable. This is the one show where audio is critical and it was terrible. The mix was off all night, the singers (when they could be heard) sounded tinny, and the end result was a great desire to have had everyone lip sync. I tuned in and out because I just couldn't listen to these songs being butchered due to poor sound quality.
4 Posted by : Anonymous
Feb 14, 2011 8:49AMREPLY
couldn't hear Bob Dylan, Barbra Striesand and many others. I agree, it is an embarassment for the sound people.
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1 Posted by : Anonymous
Mar 10, 2009 8:49AMREPLY
It was a truly awful mix starting with the first band! The pumping of limiters and gates was truly unacceptable. I don't care what equipment they used YOU HAVE TO LISTEN FOLKS. And if 2 channel is 90% of your audience then mix for it... Do NOT auto-downmix as it is beyond horrible!!! Even if they pre-rcorded earlier in the day and remixed it would be much more acceptable. The Staples Center itself is an acoustic embarrassment for Los Angeles. Why anyone would want to do a music show there is beyond me! Bad on top of bad.
2 Posted by : Anonymous
Mar 05, 2009 8:49AMREPLY
Nice article however it doesn't touch on any of the very noticeable audio problems experienced during this years telecast. What was broadcast was unacceptable and here we have another back slapping “great job” piece. One would think Pro Sound would be willing to enlighten fellow industry pros with what really went wrong when we all know what we heard that night could not be considered successful. Not to blame any one person, just for the knowledge base and understanding of how not to repeat the mistakes of others. That would be a more valuable use of this space considering the article was supposedly about pulling off the impossible for the music industry’s biggest night. It is clear that isn’t what happened and this pro would like to know why.
3 Posted by : Anonymous
Feb 14, 2011 8:49AMREPLY
The audio was so bad it was unwatchable. This is the one show where audio is critical and it was terrible. The mix was off all night, the singers (when they could be heard) sounded tinny, and the end result was a great desire to have had everyone lip sync. I tuned in and out because I just couldn't listen to these songs being butchered due to poor sound quality.
4 Posted by : Anonymous
Feb 14, 2011 8:49AMREPLY
couldn't hear Bob Dylan, Barbra Striesand and many others. I agree, it is an embarassment for the sound people.
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