skevinp Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 they should be able to edit out just the voice That isn't how the letter sounded to me but I really hope they can. Something needs to be there before the big hit. If it is a little rough maybe they can smooth it over with one of those winter wind sounds. Even if it isn't quite perfect, it would be much better than a big gap of silence or an abrupt skip at a moment of emotional impact in the show. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccerguy315 Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 That isn't how the letter sounded to me but I really hope they can. Something needs to be there before the big hit. If it is a little rough maybe they can smooth it over with one of those winter wind sounds. Even if it isn't quite perfect, it would be much better than a big gap of silence or an abrupt skip at a moment of emotional impact in the show. well, judging by the reaction, it doesn't really seem that the Cadets put an importance on having their best product on the DVD. I'm not really sure why, but that's what seems to be the case... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim K Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 This may not be a huge problem. I downloaded the prelims from DCI and some of the voice overs including Cadets, Bluecoats, and Blue Devils are barely audible, especially when compared with the San Antonio downloads. That being said, I will miss the voice overs from the Cadets show. While I'm generally not a fan of the voiceovers, I did find it worked for the Cadets. Keep in mind even at fifty, I'm still a sucker for "A Charlie Brown Christmas," "Rudolph," and the Grinch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snaredude08 Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 ^ Exactly... I hate the awful voiceover stuff the Cadets have done in the past as much as anyone, but you can't not like the Grinch and Charlie Brown. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flammaster Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 They are being sued by Monsanto next for (insert copyright infringement here)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyDad Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 What state do you live in ? A state of confusion, most days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRASSO Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 A state of confusion, most days. You missed your calling then. You could've been an NFL Replacement Ref. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SynthLine09 Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Audio engineer here... They will not be able to edit out JUST the voice without taking out all of the corresponding frequencies in the rest of the recording . They have stereo mics capturing the entire show, they hear everything. They could certainly dampen the sound of the voice, but not remove it completely without wrecking the rest of the recording. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flammaster Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Not like I'll be listening to that show anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perc2100 Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 The thing that sticks for me are the words "we expected such." I agree that music/recording rights are getting out of control. I also completely understand that it's a lot of work AND takes a lot of time to apply/fight for said rights. What I don't understand is the above comment. The person who sent the letter has indicated the effort to get the rights and because they were not attainable, the additional effort to modify the audio/video contents because they were not attainable. Knowing everything the activity has been through lately because of this issue, why would the expectation be on DCI to have to go over and above the effort to get these rights when the opinion was "we expected such" ? I totally agree with this. As a drum corps consumer, it feels a little annoying to hear designers/directors imply that the only thing that is important is the effect which brings points/helps them win: everything else (videos, CD's, streams, etc) is secondary and seemingly not really that important. I stopped buying WGI DVD's when designers stopped worrying about obtaining rights. I hate stretches of show where there is no audio or video because designers failed to get the legal permissions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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