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    From J. P. Gilliver (John)@21:1/5 to All on Sun Nov 28 14:42:20 2021
    When I heard the news countdown music, I looked up from the PC as I
    usually do - and noticed (this was coming up to 13:00 today, I think, on
    the news channel 231) the usual countdown wasn't there. I at first
    thought this might be someone forgot to press something, but _thought_
    there was also a slight change to the audio - whenever the "rays"
    connecting the reporter back to mother BBC appeared, I thought I heard a
    slight extra whooshing.

    Anyone know if it's changed? I'll miss the countdown if it has been
    dropped (even though I know it isn't actually tied to any actual time
    signal, at least I don't think it is).
    --
    J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

    The thing about smut is it harms no one and it's rarely cruel. Besides, it's a gleeful rejection of the dreary and the "correct".
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  • From Andy Burns@21:1/5 to All on Sun Nov 28 16:11:37 2021
    J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:

    When I heard the news countdown music, I looked up from the PC as I usually do -
    and noticed (this was coming up to 13:00 today, I think, on the news channel 231) the usual countdown wasn't there. I at first thought this might be someone
    forgot to press something, but _thought_ there was also a slight change to the
    audio - whenever the "rays" connecting the reporter back to mother BBC appeared,
    I thought I heard a slight extra whooshing.

    I just heard the 4pm intro, and nothing sounded different, I wasn't looking at the screen.

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  • From J. P. Gilliver (John)@21:1/5 to Andy Burns on Sun Nov 28 20:06:06 2021
    On Sun, 28 Nov 2021 at 16:11:37, Andy Burns <[email protected]> wrote
    (my responses usually follow points raised):
    J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:

    When I heard the news countdown music, I looked up from the PC as I >>usually do - and noticed (this was coming up to 13:00 today, I think,
    on the news channel 231) the usual countdown wasn't there. I at first >>thought this might be someone forgot to press something, but
    _thought_ there was also a slight change to the audio - whenever the >>"rays" connecting the reporter back to mother BBC appeared, I thought
    I heard a slight extra whooshing.

    I just heard the 4pm intro, and nothing sounded different, I wasn't
    looking at the screen.

    I've seen a later one than the one I mentioned, and the countdown is
    back. The whoosh accompanying the rays is very subtle - maybe it's
    always been there.
    --
    J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

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  • From Brian Gaff (Sofa)@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Mon Nov 29 10:47:58 2021
    Do you mean the hidden one bbc radio uses to help the local presenters stop talking at the right time? I'm hearing the last few counts of that a lot
    more of late, sloppy mixing.
    Which reminds me, Has BBC radio Sussex got a deaf sound mixer on the staff. Every now and then the levels vary widely between presenter and music and suddenly somebody shoves up or down the level in the middle of a song, or
    adds excessive limiting instead as if they have no idea what does what on
    the desk or they are fighting the presenter on one slider with their own slider.
    Brian

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    When I heard the news countdown music, I looked up from the PC as I
    usually do - and noticed (this was coming up to 13:00 today, I think, on
    the news channel 231) the usual countdown wasn't there. I at first thought this might be someone forgot to press something, but _thought_ there was
    also a slight change to the audio - whenever the "rays" connecting the reporter back to mother BBC appeared, I thought I heard a slight extra whooshing.

    Anyone know if it's changed? I'll miss the countdown if it has been
    dropped (even though I know it isn't actually tied to any actual time
    signal, at least I don't think it is).
    --
    J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

    The thing about smut is it harms no one and it's rarely cruel. Besides,
    it's a
    gleeful rejection of the dreary and the "correct".
    - Alison Graham, RT 2014/10/25-31

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