This Week's Show...Pete Sounds "Funny"?

[WaltD4Me]

Am I going nuts? Pete sounds "funny" on this week's show. I can hear and understand him fine, but he sounds different. I can't describe it, like he's talking into a fan or something. It's more noticeable in the beginning of the show and it only seems to be Pete. Like he has a warble or an echo. I was listening on my mom's computer yesterday, so I thought it was her speakers or something, but now I'm listening again at home and I can still hear it. Anyone else hear it or am I losing it?

 

[DisneyKevin]

It was very hot on Tuesday and there were a bunch of people in the room where we record, so we did have a ceiling fan on...which we usually dont.

You might hear a hum in the background, but that shouldnt only affect Pete.

Not sure what else it could be.

 

[*NikkiBell*]

It's definitely the fan effect. I noticed it right away and remember this happening before.

 

[corky441]

I don't thing it was the fan.

It was only affecting Pete's voice. It wasn't an echo but a slight "shake" to his voice. Especially in the very beginning of the broadcast

 

[WaltD4Me]

I don't thing it was the fan.

It was only affecting Pete's voice. It wasn't an echo but a slight "shake" to his voice. Especially in the very beginning of the broadcast

Right, like a shake, which does sound like a fan though, only thing is, it's weird
I only hear it from Pete.

It's all good, not complaining about the show at all, just wanted to know if I was the only hearing it and what it might be.

 

[kaligal]

I heard it, too. Then it went away. Then later, for a short time it was back again.

It was like he was echoing (or underwater), sort of. Double-ble talk-alk; hard-d to-o follow-low, a little-le bit-it.

It wasn't horrible, but it was a little distracting.

Could be a fan, I guess. That's as good an explanation as any.

 

[mainegal]

Could the fan have been having an effect on just Pete's recording device?

 

[k5jm]

When encoding for any compressed codec, especially MP3, audio can become distorted if it falls within a certain harmonic. Pete's voice has a wide dynamic range, it is very possible that the higher overtones are being mangled in the compression process.

<<--Geek

 

[DisneyKevin]

When encoding for any compressed codec, especially MP3, audio can become distorted if it falls within a certain harmonic. Pete's voice has a wide dynamic range, it is very possible that the higher overtones are being mangled in the compression process.

<<--Geek

That's what I meant by "it could have been the fan".

 

[dmccarty]

Just finished the latest podcast. Pete's voice was "odd" during the start of the podcast. But the sound either changed or my ears adjusted. I did not have a problem hearing him after the first few minutes.

Maybe he was just warming up for the rant.

Later,
Dan

 

[WaltD4Me]

That's what I meant by "it could have been the fan".

And you did it in normal people talk.

 

[k5jm]

That's what I meant by "it could have been the fan".

 

[kaligal]

That's what I meant by "it could have been the fan".

Either explanation works for me. I actually prefer the "fan" one, as I have some shot at understanding that, having yelled into fans as a kid to hear my voice make that sound.

I just didn't want the poor OP to start thinking she was nuts or all alone.

 

[WebmasterPete]

It's not you. I'm not sure where it's coming from but I spent quite a bit of time trying to mitigate it in post production. I'll get it figured out though.

Pete

 

[corky441]

I'm not going crazy - well at least as far as Pete's voice this week goes

 

[jodiey]

I remember yelling into fans when I was younger just to hear my voice make that sound. Now I know why my mom always yelled at me for making that "annoying sound"