Posted by Roy W. Rising on 09/14/06 07:50

Larry in AZ <usenet2@DE.LETE.THISljvideo.com> wrote:
> Waiving the right to remain silent, Roy W. Rising
> <rwrising@dslextreme.com> said:
>
> > I've mixed the Oscars, the Emmys, the Grammys, Network News, Local
> > News, various sports and numerous other live on-the-air TV shoots where
> > there's no turning back. Some tape shows are done that way as well.
> > Do-overs never are my decision. All I can say is, when I make a
> > mistake, I apologize and move on. Dwelling on a problem usually
> > guarantees there will be another.
>
> Hey Roy...
>
> On tonight's "Dancing with the Stars," the sound was ringing a bit
> throughout the show. Everything was affected. Any guesses..?

Hi, Larry!

My first thought is that the Production Mixer/'Engineer' didn't have a way
to tell the PA and/or Foldback mixer(s) to "back off". I always use a
"silent signal" (flashing light) in view of the "House" operators to send
the message.

Beyond that, there's a chance the Production Mixer's monitors (or
monitoring practice - TOO LOUD) masked the problem.

Sometimes there's a "Production" Jerk in the house who demands louder
levels without regard to the on-air consequences.

One way to squelch "ringing" is to frequency-shift the PA by a few Hertz.
I use an old Surrey Frequency Shifter for this. Any modern "harmonizer"
will do the trick. Beware ... some (not many) performers (and at least one
Producer I know) have sufficient pitch sensitivity to notice and object.

As a TV viewer, when I notice the sound for this kind of reason, I change
channels!

--
~ Roy
"If you notice the sound, it's wrong!"

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