Another Year, another Crappy Display of Live Audio from The Grammys.....

Waylon · 9th February 2006

Wow, it seems that history is indeed bound to repeat itself... after the fiasce that was the Superbowl halftime show, I would have hoped that someone might have thought to make an effort.......

I am only part way through, but so far the Sugarland debacle takes the cake... that and whoever is callign the video shots getting a big ole shot of the teleprompter telling Kelly Clarkson to " Please Wrap"... nice work fellas.

More reason that the broadcast of the grammys will never be nominated for a grammy........

**Remoteness** · 9th February 2006

Wow, not again??? It's hard to believe with all the big time engineers involved.

I recorded the Grammy broadcast since I was not home to view it live. I plan to check it out later today...

Give us some more hints -- What happened with Sugarland? Or should I not ask?

I'm recording and mixing them for a video shoot in Nashville next week -- I better be on my toes... Wait a minute; I'm always on my toes. In any event, I'm still interested in your observations.

Waylon · 9th February 2006

I was watchign via DVR... I actaully had to rewind Sugarland and rewatch it....

It is really best expierenced firsthand, I am thinking you will pickup on my dismay right away.......

djui5 · 9th February 2006

Yeah, what happened with Sugarland? I like that band

**Remoteness** · 25th February 2006

Well, I heard directly from one of their techs that minutes before Sugarland's live presentation everything changed in their ears...

Their soundcheck and rehearsal went very well. Everything sounded great. Just minutes before their live performance the whole thing changed for the worst. When they recalled their settings either the ProTools failed to reset to the correct patch or it was operator error because all of a sudden they were getting click track in everyone’s ears. The faders weren’t coming up right. Vocals were coming up in different channels and stuff. They tried to change and fix the issues in advance of their performance. Faders that should have had vocals were backup mics still backstage. That’s why we heard backstage chatter and noise from the A2’s and rapid fader movements by the mix engineers trying to find the correct channels during the live broadcast. Everyone did their best to get it right but…

IMO, I don’t envy anyone in that position. Imagine having to deal with that crap just before your performance? It truly sucks for everyone -- The artist, their engineers, all the audio folks at the venue, even the fans at the venue and everybody at home had to deal with that situation. Whether the problem fell upon the cutting edge technology or because of an operator flaw, it was a truly serious bummer all around. And that's a drag for anyone involved.

Hey, no worries folks, the audio press shall be very cool about everything. Here’s the one of many articles that will be coming out telling us how it really went down... Grammy Tech Staff Emphasizing Latest Technology

9th February 2006	#1
Waylon Gear addict Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 404 Thread Starter	Another Year, another Crappy Display of Live Audio from The Grammys..... Wow, it seems that history is indeed bound to repeat itself... after the fiasce that was the Superbowl halftime show, I would have hoped that someone might have thought to make an effort....... I am only part way through, but so far the Sugarland debacle takes the cake... that and whoever is callign the video shots getting a big ole shot of the teleprompter telling Kelly Clarkson to " Please Wrap"... nice work fellas. More reason that the broadcast of the grammys will never be nominated for a grammy........ __________________ But, whatever you do, don't go with cheap XFMRs, you may have to use them someday. - Remoteness Last edited by Remoteness; 9th February 2006 at 09:45 AM..

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Remoteness Super Moderator Joined: Aug 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 7,405	Wow, not again??? It's hard to believe with all the big time engineers involved. I recorded the Grammy broadcast since I was not home to view it live. I plan to check it out later today... Give us some more hints -- What happened with Sugarland? Or should I not ask? I'm recording and mixing them for a video shoot in Nashville next week -- I better be on my toes... Wait a minute; I'm always on my toes. In any event, I'm still interested in your observations. __________________ Steve Remote AuraSonicLtd.com the home of ASL Mobile & Location Production Remoteness on the Linkedin Network What about my Facebook Profile? Remoteness on Myspace

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djui5 Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Phoenix Posts: 6,664	Yeah, what happened with Sugarland? I like that band

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Remoteness Super Moderator Joined: Aug 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 7,405	Well, I heard directly from one of their techs that minutes before Sugarland's live presentation everything changed in their ears... Their soundcheck and rehearsal went very well. Everything sounded great. Just minutes before their live performance the whole thing changed for the worst. When they recalled their settings either the ProTools failed to reset to the correct patch or it was operator error because all of a sudden they were getting click track in everyone’s ears. The faders weren’t coming up right. Vocals were coming up in different channels and stuff. They tried to change and fix the issues in advance of their performance. Faders that should have had vocals were backup mics still backstage. That’s why we heard backstage chatter and noise from the A2’s and rapid fader movements by the mix engineers trying to find the correct channels during the live broadcast. Everyone did their best to get it right but… IMO, I don’t envy anyone in that position. Imagine having to deal with that crap just before your performance? It truly sucks for everyone -- The artist, their engineers, all the audio folks at the venue, even the fans at the venue and everybody at home had to deal with that situation. Whether the problem fell upon the cutting edge technology or because of an operator flaw, it was a truly serious bummer all around. And that's a drag for anyone involved. Hey, no worries folks, the audio press shall be very cool about everything. Here’s the one of many articles that will be coming out telling us how it really went down... Grammy Tech Staff Emphasizing Latest Technology