Dear NBC
 

I guess I am getting old and just cant filter out the crowd noise from the race call on the telecast... How about something like the below great call and then cut to the crowd noise after the horse crosses the finish line. To me it is like broadcasting an NFL game from the stands.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tn9hye7U6g&feature=fvsr

I thought their coverage was outstanding. The interview with Baffert was excellent television and there's no better way to analyze a race afterwards than with the blimp view.

Agree 100% Nick I am just talking about the actual call of the race and it may just be me.

Yeah, that seems like a recurring problem for them and I honestly don't know why they can't seem to regulate it. I'm not familiar with the setup of where Larry stands and what they do with crowd noise.

I seem to remember it being even worse at the Preakness last year.

CD has four or five booths for various announcers and broadcasters. You can hear noise outside (they're enclosed), but no doubt the crowd you hear on the broadcast is piped in a bit.

Did you watch the You Tube link I sent. It was fantastic, why can't they do that? I am just glad to hear that I am not having hearing problems ;)

i am into the crowd noise simulates being there
tamato tomato i guess

I agree about the blimp view.
However, I think they forgot their zoom lens this year or they were flying at 36,000 feet.
I barely could make out which horse was Dullahan after watching it 5 times.
In the past recognizing the horses was very easy.

the sound is ****ed on derby day. you hear the track announcer as well as larry.it was impossible to hear the call.






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