BBC does it again.

[Sysadmin]

They just cant resist adding silly explosive sounds and eery music, to a
programme classed as a documentary. I am speaking of 'Uncanny' a new look
at peoples unexplained experiences.

[Pamela]

Post by Sysadmin
They just cant resist adding silly explosive sounds and eery music,
to a programme classed as a documentary. I am speaking of 'Uncanny' a
new look at peoples unexplained experiences.

The BBC gets lots of practice at using unwanted mood music in their news
videos online.

[Liz Tuddenham]

Post by Sysadmin
They just cant resist adding silly explosive sounds and eery music, to a
programme classed as a documentary. I am speaking of 'Uncanny' a new look
at peoples unexplained experiences.

I had been listening to BBC R4 until less than a minute before I read
your e-mail. I had been trying to follow a documentary on why
Birmingham City Council went bankrupt but had given up because it was
impossible to concentrate on the dialogue against a background of
continuous pointless sound effects.

[AnthonyL]

Post by Liz Tuddenham

Post by Sysadmin
They just cant resist adding silly explosive sounds and eery music, to a
programme classed as a documentary. I am speaking of 'Uncanny' a new look
at peoples unexplained experiences.

I had been listening to BBC R4 until less than a minute before I read
your e-mail. I had been trying to follow a documentary on why
Birmingham City Council went bankrupt but had given up because it was
impossible to concentrate on the dialogue against a background of
continuous pointless sound effects.

Not quite in the same vein but the opening credits to Match of the Day
are impossible for me to follow. Lots of flashing images, some
irrelevant to football, and the matches to be shown are shown for
milli-seconds so unless I hit pause I have no idea what they will be
showing. Who comes up with this stuff?

I can't point you to an example on iPlayer because there was no MOTD
at the weekend.

[Pamela]

Post by Liz Tuddenham

Post by Sysadmin
They just cant resist adding silly explosive sounds and eery music,
to a programme classed as a documentary. I am speaking of 'Uncanny'
a new look at peoples unexplained experiences.

I had been listening to BBC R4 until less than a minute before I read
your e-mail. I had been trying to follow a documentary on why
Birmingham City Council went bankrupt but had given up because it was
impossible to concentrate on the dialogue against a background of
continuous pointless sound effects.

It would be better if those pointless sound effects and mood music were
on a separate channel which the user could mute.

[Scott]

Post by Sysadmin
They just cant resist adding silly explosive sounds and eery music, to a
programme classed as a documentary. I am speaking of 'Uncanny' a new look
at peoples unexplained experiences.

Also, they now obsess about promoting BBC Sounds, which is also
misleading. 'On BBC Sounds and on Radio 4 at 3 pm' is ambiguous as it
could mean it is on BBC Sounds at 3 pm or it is on BBC Sounds at any
time (starting when?).

I had a letter printed in our paper suggesting a 'broadcast only'
licence and a more expensive 'broadcast and internet' licence just
like the black and white and colour licences. There must be a
significant proportion of the population with no interest in following
the BBC on the internet who would rather have conventional services
such as local radio.

[Brian Gaff]

Yes the late night shows that are now natural are pretty banal. The weekend
ones are not bad as Jo Good has a long pedigree of local radio, but the week
long one seems to be struggling to find a format that people want to
interact with.
Brian
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Post by Sysadmin
They just cant resist adding silly explosive sounds and eery music, to a
programme classed as a documentary. I am speaking of 'Uncanny' a new look
at peoples unexplained experiences.

Also, they now obsess about promoting BBC Sounds, which is also
misleading. 'On BBC Sounds and on Radio 4 at 3 pm' is ambiguous as it
could mean it is on BBC Sounds at 3 pm or it is on BBC Sounds at any
time (starting when?).
I had a letter printed in our paper suggesting a 'broadcast only'
licence and a more expensive 'broadcast and internet' licence just
like the black and white and colour licences. There must be a
significant proportion of the population with no interest in following
the BBC on the internet who would rather have conventional services
such as local radio.

[Scott]

On Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:18:11 +0100, "Brian Gaff"

Post by Brian Gaff
Yes the late night shows that are now natural are pretty banal. The weekend
ones are not bad as Jo Good has a long pedigree of local radio, but the week
long one seems to be struggling to find a format that people want to
interact with.
Brian

As a total aside, do you ever listen to Classic FM late at night? Do
you expect an enhancement in the audio when they move to DAB+ in
January?

[Brian Gaff]

No and no.
They nearly always overcook the limiter which can be heard as a crackle at
the start of piano notes.

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Post by Scott
On Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:18:11 +0100, "Brian Gaff"

Post by Brian Gaff
Yes the late night shows that are now natural are pretty banal. The weekend
ones are not bad as Jo Good has a long pedigree of local radio, but the week
long one seems to be struggling to find a format that people want to
interact with.
Brian

As a total aside, do you ever listen to Classic FM late at night? Do
you expect an enhancement in the audio when they move to DAB+ in
January?

[Scott]

On Fri, 20 Oct 2023 09:47:29 +0100, "Brian Gaff"

Post by Brian Gaff
No and no.
They nearly always overcook the limiter which can be heard as a crackle at
the start of piano notes.

Interestingly, my friend who worked for the RSNO said it was good for
ironing and driving, where the audio compression was helpful.

[Liz Tuddenham]

Scott <***@gefion.myzen.co.uk> wrote:

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Post by Scott
Interestingly, my friend who worked for the RSNO said it was good for
ironing and driving,

I've never tried that - isn't it rather dangerous?

[J. P. Gilliver]

Post by Scott
On Fri, 20 Oct 2023 09:47:29 +0100, "Brian Gaff"

Post by Brian Gaff
No and no.
They nearly always overcook the limiter which can be heard as a crackle at
the start of piano notes.

Interestingly, my friend who worked for the RSNO said it was good for
ironing and driving, where the audio compression was helpful.

That may be. But I don't often want to listen to a broadcast of someone
ironing or driving.

(Liz's followup is better!)

[Andy Burns]

Post by Scott

Post by Brian Gaff
They nearly always overcook the limiter which can be heard as a crackle at
the start of piano notes.

Interestingly, my friend who worked for the RSNO said it was good for
ironing and driving, where the audio compression was helpful.

Several times I've properly heard previously misheard lyrics when
listening to DAB in the car, which is not an environment noted for its
fidelity.

[Brian Gaff]

Yes, I tell you what, if you look at UK TVs channels and the proliferation
of ghosts and other oddities, and they were all true,we would allbe waist
deep in ghosts by now. I see there is now one from Ireland as well as the uk
and America andso called celebrity types with ghosts, most whom I'd never
heard of cos they apparently are Youtube.
Brian
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They just cant resist adding silly explosive sounds and eery music, to a
programme classed as a documentary. I am speaking of 'Uncanny' a new look
at peoples unexplained experiences.