Posted by Cameron Dorrough on 12/01/06 04:24

"Roy W. Rising" <rwrising@dslextreme.com> wrote in message
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> "blackburst@aol.com" <blackburst@aol.com> wrote:
> > Roy W. Rising wrote:
> > > It looks totally lip-sync to me. I've done hundreds of hours of TV
> > > sound. I know it when I see it. The other giveaway is the lack of
> > > change when she pulls the mic a foot or more away. That, plus the
> > > obvious lip flap that does not correspond to what we hear.
> > >
> > > --
> > > ~ Roy
> > > "If you notice the sound, it's wrong!"
> >
> > I hate to disagree with a living legend (that's you, Roy!), but I think
> > the vocal was live. With all sorts of unique phrasing and inflection,
> > she was spot-on through the whole thing. As for pulling the mic away,
> > that may just be really good mic technique, knowing how close/far to
> > keep it for the relative volume. And in one spot, she pulls it away and
> > the volume does drop - about 2:45, as I recall.
>
> Thanks for the lofty apellation! I really don't deserve it.
>
> I'll stand by my statements. She clearly was not "spot-on" all the time.
> The nature of change when she pulled the mic away did not match the
> inevitable proximity effect diminution that would result. No doubt she
> knows good mic technique for live performance, has sung this song many
> times and reflexively does what we saw. Nonetheless, what I heard simply
> did not match what I saw, both in sync and in proximity effect.

Just curious: What sort of "inevitable proximity effect diminution" are you
referring to?

Even a reasonable compressor (a given at a show like that) would minimise
any change in perceived _volume_ with distance. Besides, mic placement can
be learned and practised just like everything else - meaning it can be
lip-synched also.

Changes in freq response with distance are something else entirely..

Cameron:-)

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