Company that provides World Cup feed is doubling filters to mute vuvuzelas - thestar.com
The company that provides the broadcasting feed for the World Cup is doubling its audio filters to reduce the constant blaring buzz of vuvuzelas.
Host Broadcast Services said Tuesday it also is encouraging the various rights holders to replace their commentators' microphones with its headsets. Those are more effective at filtering out crowd
noise, HBS said. While the measures will mute some of the atmosphere at the games, HBS said it increased the level of the ball mics to provide some balance.
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By Tuesday morning, the BBC had received 545 complaints from viewers about the constant buzzing sound of the plastic horns used by fans in South Africa.
"We have already taken steps to minimize the noise and are continuing to monitor the situation," the BBC said in a statement. "If the vuvuzela continues to impact on audience enjoyment, we will look at what other options we can take to reduce the volume further."
The broadcaster is considering offering viewers the possibility of muting most ambient noise while maintaining game commentary through the "red button" digital service. Viewers would push the red button on their remote control to receive the quieter broadcast on a separate channel.
The BBC will offer the option in the next few days.
BBC already provides 2 commentary -
TV & Radio Commentary on its TV channel broadcast through its 'Active' service. It would be good to have another clear feed with that 'noise'
