Wimbledon NetMix
Today we've launched a new experimental service that lets you adjust the sound levels for Wimbledon commentary. In other words, if you want Jonathan Overend's analysis turned up, or Maria Sharapova's grunting turned down, you can now do it.
BBC Radio's Head of Technology Rupert Brun explains the basic idea behind NetMix:
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You can read Rupert's blog post here, and he'll try and answer any questions you have. Our senior producer Jags Parbha, who worked on the project for 5 live, tells you here how to download and use the service. Enjoy.
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At 16:23 28th Jun 2011, Dom wrote:Is there a way to adjust it so you don’t have to listen to Richard Bacon ;-)
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At 16:28 28th Jun 2011, what wrote:and Overend's tortured love for Murray
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At 17:05 28th Jun 2011, Max wrote:"Not available in your area"
It seems that only British people can use this feature.
I'm from Europe :(
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At 20:36 28th Jun 2011, ryanw wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 20:53 28th Jun 2011, what wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 21:10 28th Jun 2011, arthur mee wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 21:37 28th Jun 2011, what wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 22:08 28th Jun 2011, carrie wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 22:53 28th Jun 2011, ryanw wrote:What is the point of a blog where you cannot leave comments?
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At 23:21 28th Jun 2011, arthur mee wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 23:41 28th Jun 2011, LadyEcon wrote:1.At 16:23 28th Jun 2011, Dom wrote:
Is there a way to adjust it so you don’t have to listen to Richard Bacon ;-)
Well said
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At 06:31 29th Jun 2011, Max wrote:I test it yesterday and I adjust the screaming of Sharapova. Maybe it should be 2 different volume buttons instead one. One button for crowd sounds and another button for the commentator voice.
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At 08:47 29th Jun 2011, carrie wrote:What a good idea this is.
I do think with sports broadcasts there is always an argument for just listening to the game/match/contest, without constantly being told what is happening. Sadly this doesn't work on radio.
Why do commentators insist on using Any Murray's full name when just the surname would do?
I do think trying to mix up a sporting broadcast with a list of celebrities all the BBC commentators can see is cheapening the sport and losing its point.
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At 09:16 29th Jun 2011, Dom wrote:I feel this is a better innovation than webcams pointing at commentators. I do think there should be more actual tennis commentary and less celebrity chat though.
I did see some of the comments above before they were removed and there was nothing offensive about them. I agree with Ryanw what is the point of a blog if readers can’t express their views in comments, it just becomes very boring.
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At 21:15 29th Jun 2011, arthur mee wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 08:13 1st Jul 2011, zelda wrote:So many moderations??? What have you all been talking about? Must be something that the BBC doesn't like.
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At 12:00 1st Jul 2011, Dom wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 12:34 1st Jul 2011, Hasit Shah wrote:This is not censorship, Dom, and if you want to continue to contribute, it'd be better not to post personal insults about me or anyone else. The posts that were removed were mostly off-topic. Nothing more sinister than that.
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