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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: WMLute on June 12, 2010, 07:27:24 AM
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Because of THIS stupid thing...
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Vuvuzela_red.jpg/300px-Vuvuzela_red.jpg)
A vuvuzela, sometimes called a "lepatata" (its Setswana name) or a stadium horn, is a blowing horn, approximately one metre in length, commonly blown by fans at football matches in South Africa. They require some lip and lung strength to blow and emit a loud monotone like a foghorn or an elephant
It is quite simply the most annoying thing I have ever heard and gives me a headache.
Tried to watch S. Africa vs. Mexico yest. and just now tried watching Greece vs. S. Korea and it ain't gonna happen.
FIFA screwed the pooch when they opted to allow this in the 2010 World Cup and it is gonna cost them viewers.
(me for one)
I was looking forward to watching the WC this year but if I have to listen to that blaring drone of a noise i'm "out".
Maybe next World Cup.
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Lute, try muting your television, and listening to the commentary on an online radio (radio 5 for instance ;))
Agree they are waaaaay annoying tho.
Wurzel
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It is quite simply the most annoying thing I have ever heard
Isnt it? keep hearing radio reports from SA, its all you can hear in the background. sounds like a massive cloud of horseflys.
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They have GOT to figure out a way to tone that down a tad. If they tweaked the sound of it down just a tad, maybe by 1/3, it would be bearable. You can't tell me a decent sound guy couldn't isolate that noise and reduce it.
I am Googlin' now looking to see who I can email and complain. So far I am finding a large amount of people also complaining about it so hopefully someone at the networks will get smart and do something about it.
I can't imagine 3 weeks of that constant drone in the background.
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Yeah they put those at my teams football games and basketball games about the time I was finishing up and I snatched one out of a kids backpack on campus one day and stomped it in the ground. They are the most annoying plastic things ever produced.
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South African fans are quickly becoming despised around the world for blowing those damn things.
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They have GOT to figure out a way to tone that down a tad. If they tweaked the sound of it down just a tad, maybe by 1/3, it would be bearable. You can't tell me a decent sound guy couldn't isolate that noise and reduce it.
they already are (certainly bbc radio are) as much as they can. tricky to eliminate though, you've got thousands of sources at slightly different frequencies, plus their beats and harmonics. essentially you have a bunch of noise operating over most of the vocal range. engineer's nightmare.
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Lute, try muting your television, and listen to 'Yakity Sax' in the background.
Fixed.
Actually, this might be a practical application for close captioning...
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he he he Drone, I listen to my ipod instead and watch the football.....I can live without the commentary
Wurzel
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Funny, 20 minutes ago, my wife was talking to me as I started the Argentina / Nigeria game, and she stopped and asked, "What is that horrible noise?" :lol
mir
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i was wondering what that horriable noise was, i got tired of hearing it so i changed channels
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No mute button?
Anyone remember taking one of these to a match on a rainy Saturday afternoon?
(http://www.getyourkitsout.com/Ebay.h4.jpg)
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Yes...they have to get rid of the noise. Gonna chase off the casual fans in a few days.
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No good can come of me replying in this thread.
Consider me skuzzified.
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I remember watching the very first game of the cup and being like, "what the hell is that?"
Imagine being there. :uhoh
Curious if its distracting to the players?
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Well any good sports show is going to have their announcer audio separated from their natural sound. (IE the noise of the crowd.) So it should be the sound board operator lowing the natural sound and raising the announcer volume. That is unless they announcers are outside with the crowd in which the natural sound would overpower the mics anyway.
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i just mute it, I like listening to my own commentary :D
I could still hear the Steel band though!
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No mute button?
Anyone remember taking one of these to a match on a rainy Saturday afternoon?
(http://www.getyourkitsout.com/Ebay.h4.jpg)
Yeah I remember using one of those back in the 60's/70's when I went to a few games. they were annoying but not like those S. African things.Was watching highlights of a game and my wife who is blind asked "is that a nature show with all of those bees humming?"
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Funny, 20 minutes ago, my wife was talking to me as I started the Argentina / Nigeria game, and she stopped and asked, "What is that horrible noise?" :lol
mir
:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl
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Well any good sports show is going to have their announcer audio separated from their natural sound. (IE the noise of the crowd.) So it should be the sound board operator lowing the natural sound and raising the announcer volume.
That is what happened, at least according to a post game show on the first day. Supposedly the announcers were over powered by the horn noise.
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Because of THIS stupid thing...
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Vuvuzela_red.jpg/300px-Vuvuzela_red.jpg)
It is quite simply the most annoying thing I have ever heard and gives me a headache.
Tried to watch S. Africa vs. Mexico yest. and just now tried watching Greece vs. S. Korea and it ain't gonna happen.
FIFA screwed the pooch when they opted to allow this in the 2010 World Cup and it is gonna cost them viewers.
(me for one)
I was looking forward to watching the WC this year but if I have to listen to that blaring drone of a noise i'm "out".
Maybe next World Cup.
LOL! You're not being culturally tolerant! ;)
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been watching soccer for 30 something years now. dont remember ever seen a game where it doesnt sound like a horn playing. and that was before they allowed the horns in the stands :). but I understand what you are saying, I dont watch college football because i hate the stupid band playing.
semp
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Like somebody bringing an air horn to a graduation ceremony.
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Oh good i thot i was the only one freakingout MAN!
(http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/ad127/akgreens/th_co4.jpg?t=1276514315)
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You are freaking out..... man. :noid
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I actually dont mind it during games, its just the other stuff like interviews outside the ground where its really annoying. took me a while to stop looking at the clock and waiting for the ref to blow for full time though (reminds me of last 5mins of matches where the fans want it over).
its always going to be strange for our friends from USA though because you guys are almost silent spectators. the rest of the world are very noisy when we support our teams, whether its singing and chanting in europe, airhorns in S america etc. we're even passionate and noisy supporting cricket! (google: barmy army)
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http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Silence-the-Vuvuzela-that-annoying-bee-buzzing-horn-at-the-World-Cup/104604589588076
:aok
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You could scare the old Roman Empire with an army of football fans blowing their Vuvuzelas.
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they may be piping them annoying horns down alittle
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Found this somewhere:
- Vuvuzela 127 dB
- Air-horn 123.6 dB
- Samba drum 122.2 dB
- Referee whistle 121.8 dB
- 2 fans singing 121.6 dB
- Gas horn 121.4 dB
- Cowbell 114.9 dB
- Wooden rattle 108.2 dB
- Inflatable Fan-Sticks 99.1 dB
Can't imagine what its like being there. I read somewhere that the players can't even hear the referee whistle. That's pretty pathetic, if you ask me. I mean, its a given when something exciting happens on the field but this is just constant throughout the entire game.
Where there's a will there's a way: http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2010-06/simple-software-can-filter-out-vuvuzela-whine
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Here ya go Lute, problem solved:
www.antivuvuzelafilter.com
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I've seen several shows now (morning shows, ESPN, etc) and apparently lots of people have the same complaint about the durn horn as I do.
I don't even like to watch highlights of the games now because of it.
I will say that last highlight show it 'seemed' that they were toned down a bit so maybe someone is doing something.
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They are slowly fading, I am actually able to hear some of the chants now. I loved seeing the crowd do the wave in Italy vs Paraguay. When is the last time that happened in the NFL?
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Here ya go Lute, problem solved:
www.antivuvuzelafilter.com
LOL! It's amazing how quickly people cash in on things...would love to see their profit margin next week....although when I heard complaints about the sound I wondered why the audio guys don't just do that in post-production....it's just a matter of cloning the sound and putting it in phase.
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They are slowly fading, I am actually able to hear some of the chants now. I loved seeing the crowd do the wave in Italy vs Paraguay. When is the last time that happened in the NFL?
Crowds doing a wave usually means dull, boring game.
Which would be about right for a game involving Italy.
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Heard on News last night. The networks will use more filters to reduce the noise (sounds like hornets on steroids).
<S> Oz
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Hitler hates the vuvezela (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-Ln_rqPpPk)
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The horn noise is annoying..
I've never been into soccer but I thought I'd give it a shot this year to see what it's all about..
I tried listening to the USA vs UK game just couldn't get into it( the horn noise wasn't helping )..
I didn't realize they allow games to end in tie's?
:headscratch:
I think this simpson clip sums it up for me ...
The Simpson's-broadcasting soccer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noOHdTQd6H8&feature=related)
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I wish the people blowing those horns would sit on them instead....violently.
ROX
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I tried listening to the USA vs UK game just couldn't get into it( the horn noise wasn't helping )..
When was that game? :noid
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When was that game? :noid
Saturday...
I guess the correct term is USA vs England...
UK England it's all the same to me...
:lol
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I saw todays game, the horns or whatever you call them, are mostly gone. I could actually hear people singing. :banana: :banana:
semp
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Saturday...
I guess the correct term is USA vs England...
UK England it's all the same to me...
:lol
Try saying that in a Scottish bar... :aok