Moxie Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I hate that I can hear people's tongues moving. Why does NPR sound different than all other radio stations?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiguirre Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I think there must be something wrong with your radio. The only thing I can think of that might explain your experience is the Diane Rehm Show. She has problems with her vocal chords so her voice is very distinctive. I can't say that I've heard her tongue move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 No, you're right. It's a far more crisp, intense sound than regular radio. I have no idea why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I hardly ever listen to npr anymore but your post brought it all back.I know what you mean about some quiet talk radio shows. Their voices are pitiched low, they speak very quietly, as if they're sitting right beside you on a couch & speaking about a foot away from your ear with a baby sleeping near by - not even pitching their voice as you do around the dining room table, and sometimes you can really hear them moistening their lips, or that spittly wet sound of tongue moving or wet mouth opening.I hear it on a few shows on CBC radio. Eleanor Wachtel's shows come to mind off the top off my head. ....I blame the producers and audio technicians. There's not doubt in my mind it's deliberate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I never noticed that. I listen to it every morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I have it on right now and I don't notice it. But maybe I'm just used to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Never noticed...but now I will *scowls* :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 YES! They did a segment on pie and the anchor was tasting some. Everyone in the van was :scared: :ack2: :ack2: :ack2: The sounds were disgusting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 There are a couple of hosts who don't seem to swallow their saliva enough. I can hear it and I find myself swallowing more in sympathy. I end up having to change the station. I am also finding that the quality of the reporting is going down, but that is another rant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Other than Diane Rehm, they all sound fine to me. And I know she sounds weird because of her stroke. Maybe this is why it's good that I don't bother so much with sound quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moxie Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share Posted October 23, 2014 I was listening to Diane Rehm this AM talking about assisted suicide. Her guest was the one that I really noticed. Honestly, I had to turn it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I've never noticed. But I also don't worry much about sound quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Do you think that these sounds have intensified with HD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ipsey Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I hardly ever listen to npr anymore but your post brought it all back. I know what you mean about some quiet talk radio shows. Their voices are pitiched low, they speak very quietly, as if they're sitting right beside you on a couch & speaking about a foot away from your ear with a baby sleeping near by - not even pitching their voice as you do around the dining room table, and sometimes you can really hear them moistening their lips, or that spittly wet sound of tongue moving or wet mouth opening. I hear it on a few shows on CBC radio. Eleanor Wachtel's shows come to mind off the top off my head. .... I blame the producers and audio technicians. There's not doubt in my mind it's deliberate. Was that a typo? Sorry, I didn't get it. Why would audio technicians want people to sound disgusting with mouth noises? Seems like that might hurt their job security. I have something of a sensitivity to mouth noises, in particular when I'm eating at a table with one or two other people, but I have to say I haven't noticed it on NPR, except when people are eating food. Again, that's food-stuff. ICK. I can't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Aside from sports, NPR is the only radio I listen to. Don't have a clue what you're talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Was that a typo? Sorry, I didn't get it. Why would audio technicians want people to sound disgusting with mouth noises? Seems like that might hurt their job security. I have something of a sensitivity to mouth noises, in particular when I'm eating at a table with one or two other people, but I have to say I haven't noticed it on NPR, except when people are eating food. Again, that's food-stuff. ICK. I can't. No, I think it's a deliberate soundscape choice to make things sound .... I'm trying to think of a word & the only one I can think of is 'intimate' in the sense of "very personal or private" to invite the listener to almost lean in... The reason I say it must be deliberate is because I know I've heard some radio hosts & guests sound "all wet" on one show, but not on another show. So it's not them per se. I think on some shows, they sit the speaker further back from the microphone, and use various filters over the mike to buff out all that mouth noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmermom3 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Perhaps you can hear those noises because they aren't yelling and ranting? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ipsey Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 No, I think it's a deliberate soundscape choice to make things sound .... I'm trying to think of a word & the only one I can think of is 'intimate' in the sense of "very personal or private" to invite the listener to almost lean in... The reason I say it must be deliberate is because I know I've heard some radio hosts & guests sound "all wet" on one show, but not on another show. So it's not them per se. I think on some shows, they sit the speaker further back from the microphone, and use various filters over the mike to buff out all that mouth noise. Ahhh! Got it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuzu822 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Other than Diane Rehm, they all sound fine to me. And I know she sounds weird because of her stroke. Maybe this is why it's good that I don't bother so much with sound quality. Diane Rehm did not have a stroke. She has spasmodic dysphonia. https://www.dysphonia.org/spasmodic-dysphonia.php I noticed a young contestant on Masterchef this summer with a similar neurological disorder. I can't say I've ever noticed anything off about the sound of NPR, but I admittedly have other noises keeping me from completely focusing! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendy not in HI Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I wonder if they have Diane Rehm's mic on a special setting for her? Diane doesn't usually bother me, but I was driving around listening to her show the other day - Diane wasn't on, it was a substitute, and it sounded terrible. I had to change the channel. But I also cannot be in the kitchen when people are eating cereal. I may be a little sensitive to mouth sounds... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 never noticed anything. NPR is the only station I listen to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanny Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Their Audio Technicians are probably very heavily involved in what you hear. Several years ago, I agreed to be interviewed, for a segment they were doing about voting by Overseas Americans. First, the journalist called our home phone. They didn't like that. Then, she called my cell phone. They didn't like that. Then, she called me, or, I called her, on Skype, and that was the best quality of the audio they had that day. We did the interview on Skype. Years ago, I read somewhere that Skype said they had the best Acoustic Engineers in the world. If they are not the best, I believe they are extremely competent in what they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikin' Mama Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I love NPR and have never noticed. It has a calming effect on me. And I learn a thing or two from listening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSurprise Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Is it the super-enunciation? It doesn't bother me (at least in WI) but I thought Parks&Recs parody of NPR voices was pretty spot on. I can understand someone getting that from the liquidity of the voices and the over-enunciation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganCupcake Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I love NPR and haven't noticed mouth noises on show hosts or correspondents. Why, it's on right now. Marco Werman sounds great to me. I have started listening to a podcast which I like in general, but one of the hosts sounds quite phlegmy--and she mentioned it in one of the shows, that it's simply the quality of her voice. It is a little annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 On the way to pick DS up I turned on NPR as I always do. But my purpose today was to listen for weird mouth noises. My concentration on that lasted for all of about fifteen seconds and then I got caught up in the discussion and totally forgot my little experiment. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Well, they were talking about food this afternoon but there were no gross eating noises, thank heavens. :ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricket Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Garrison Keillor used to drive me NUTS when I was a kid! I hated hearing him breathe. I eventually got over it though, thankfully! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 :lol: Just an FYI: I'm going to share this thread with people from NPR. :D ETA: It won't cause issues for SWB. They will just find it funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganCupcake Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Garrison Keillor used to drive me NUTS when I was a kid! I hated hearing him breathe. I eventually got over it though, thankfully! Ok, yes, I will give you Garrison Keillor's breathing. That does take some getting used to. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganCupcake Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I hate that I can hear people's tongues moving. Why does NPR sound different than all other radio stations?? Are these your local station's shows, maybe, with tongue idiosyncrasies? Or national ones? I want you to name names, Moxie! Give me a name! :smilielol5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Garrison Keillor used to drive me NUTS when I was a kid! I hated hearing him breathe. Okay, now THIS is an issue, I grant you that. Imo it's much worse than it used to be ~ may be age, may be weight gain. (As a teen, I had an overweight piano instructor (and a smoker, to boot) and I swear, her heavy breathing could throw me off an entire piece!) I honestly can't listen to and enjoy Prairie Home Companion as I used to, the breathing is so disconcerting. Skeeves my boys out, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I hate that I can hear people's tongues moving. Why does NPR sound different than all other radio stations?? You can hear people's tongues moving? I listen to NPR all the time but don't think I'm hearing that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 If this starts bugging me or I start noticing it when I didn't before, ima gonna have a serious bone to pick with you Moxie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 ITA. And sportscasters sll lisp their s's. Actually, 60% or mor of radio talkers do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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