Posted by Roderick Stewart on 12/03/06 20:37

On Sun, 03 Dec 2006 17:25:49 +0000, Spex <No.spam@ta.com> wrote:

>Richard Crowley wrote:
>> Half the time video at my house doesn't arrive lip-synced even if it is
>> a live news-reader Ken or Barbie a few miles away, downtown. Not clear
>> why anyone cares about C.A. or any
>> other pop singer? You can include me firmly in the camp of
>> those who don't give a fat flying fig what pop performers do.
>
>Finally someone hits the nail on the head...

I was wondering if it was just me that couldn't understand what all
the fuss was about. The nuances under discussion are as nothing
compared with the gross distortions and impairments perpetrated by
modern broadcasting techniques in general. None of this business of
"lip-syncing" and "microphone technique" seems to be a problem at the
Prom Concerts. Call me old-fashioned, but I can't see what's wrong
with the simple technique of putting a bunch of performers who can
actually play instruments and sing in front of a mic rig that has been
done by professional technicians, and letting them get on with it. Of
course, you need artistes with real talent for that. Maybe that's the
stumbling block.

Rod.

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