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Considerations on Providing Audio Coverage in Television Production Studios

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Providing audio coverage in a broadcast television production studio is of equal importance with the actual program audio mix. Some of the daily problems that the audio setup crews encounter under the pressure of tight schedules are shown. In teleproduction many techniques of more permanent sound-system installations are not always applicable.

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JAES Volume 26 Issue 11 pp. 863-866; November 1978
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Scott Dorsey
Scott Dorsey


Comment posted May 22, 2023 @ 18:00:37 UTC (Comment permalink)

This paper is an introduction to the role of the audio engineer in television production in the 1970s.  Many different mixes are provided for different purposes, many of which today would be provided by intercom systems, and not very many sound people.  One operator mixing for the broadcast, one operator mixing for sound reinforcement, an A2 on stage and boom ops and that's it for sound staff.

And yes, the Magnificent Marble Machine that is given in the example stage layout is an actual television show and there are examples of it on youtube.  And there are no lavalier mikes anywhere.

This is well worth reading just to remember or to imagine a world in which television game shows would have an orchestra on set. 


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