Question about the sound system in the stadium.

[Requiem For A Dawg]

I know this has been discussed before but why does our sound system suck? Depending on where you are in the stadium you either get blown out or can't hear ****. The newer Jumbotron seems to have no sound coming out of it at all.

 

[Spotdawg]

Sound System Problems...

I know this has been discussed before but why does our sound system suck? Depending on where you are in the stadium you either get blown out or can't hear ****. The newer Jumbotron seems to have no sound coming out of it at all.

Correct me if I am wrong, but weren't we promised that the PA system would be coordinated and re-calibrated with the completion of the new Jumbotron in the North End Zone. It has not happened.

I still maintain that the system was set up nearly perfectly by the original professional crew and was later "tweaked" by local staff (i.e. wannabe student/staff sound engineers). It is now nearly intelligible.

Got to be fixed--pay the money and get a professional staff back in the venue to get it fixed. And dare a damn intern to touch the board....

 

[ArcherSPS]

Yeah that's my gripe about DWS as well. I can't hear the ref make the call or the PA. Thank Jesus I have contacts or I'd be pulling a Helen Keller at our games.

 

[dawgatUSM]

It is awful. 5 years ago we sat up top and you have to hold your ears it's so loud. Now I'm 3/4 of the way up on the lower level and you can't hear anything.

 

[Dawg4ever49]

Does "One Call That's All" have to appear three times during a game??? I understand he pays for an ad, but are we so hard up to take bear money?
Agree the sound system up top is awful usually blasts you out of your seat.

 

[KeyserSoze1999]

The speakers are on TOP of the original JumboTron and to make it "pleasing to the eye" they are covered / hidden by the M-State membrane skin in front of the speakers.

This creates 2 problems with the audio. First the speakers have a barrier in front of them, this muffles the sound. Second the speakers sit on TOP of the JumboTron, this means everyone sitting in the upper decks have the speakers pointed in their direction / at their level. People sitting in the lower decks are not on the same level with the speakers.

We need to remove the barrier in front of the current speakers, install speakers on the lower support columns of the JumboTron, and get the different sets of speakers synchronized by a professional.

 

[RocketDawg]

It sounds pretty good where I sit. It seems to have been not as loud the past couple of games though, and for the UK game you couldn't really hear the official when he announced the penalty. I attributed that to a malfunction of that particular part of the system rather than an overall issue.

My main issue with the new video board is that it's not at the correct aspect ratio ... it's wider than a normal 16x9 and they stretch the picture horizontally (probably the aspect ratio you get in theaters), resulting in a distorted picture. The one on the south end is perfect. They really need to get the north one set up properly. I find myself watching the south one even though it's at a pretty bad angle from my seat.

 

[BiscuitEater]

It seems to have been not as loud the past couple of games though, and for the UK game you couldn't really hear the official when he announced the penalty.

Majority of that was on the doofus official with the mike. Twice, his mike was on discussing the play with other officials .. and he switched it off to make the announcement. Not your sharpest tool.