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Overly sensitive mics RTE Radio 1 ? Very hard to listen to.

Solair · 2013-03-12 07:50:05

I don't know if its just my overly sensitive ears, but I am increasingly finding Morning Ireland and Drivetime really painful to listen to because the microphones are picking up way too much sound. You can hear papers rustling, breathing noises and even the movement of presenters and guests mouths (not just speech). It's…

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12-03-2013 8:50am

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Solair

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I don't know if its just my overly sensitive ears, but I am increasingly finding Morning Ireland and Drivetime really painful to listen to because the microphones are picking up way too much sound.

You can hear papers rustling, breathing noises and even the movement of presenters and guests mouths (not just speech). It's actually quite off putting to listen to.

It also doesn't seem to happen during the news or during other programming. So, I assume its just the way things are configured in one particular studio.

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#2 12-03-2013 8:52am
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Its not just you I noticed this too on morning Ireland. I have switched station it was so annoying.

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#3 12-03-2013 11:00am
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Des Cahill has been snorting and making weird noises for years

Marian bashing chinaware, dropping tea spoons etc and I am convinced I heard her dragging on a cancer stick

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#4 12-03-2013 11:21am
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Is Des Cahill's case, nothing to do with the mic's, you'd pick up his snorting if the mic was in the next room!

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#5 12-03-2013 12:10pm
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This doesn't seem to be any issue with the presenters. Even the most softly spoken presenters' breathing is being picked up.

To me it would seem the mics are either too sensitive or have been placed way too close to the presenters' faces.

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#6 12-03-2013 1:15pm
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already discussed here http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=82977207

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#7 12-03-2013 3:38pm
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I've asked the mod to merge the threads.

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#8 13-03-2013 9:45am
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It's particularly awful this morning ! Loud banging noises!

It would be forgivable on community radio with limited funds. Ridiculous on RTE tho!

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