99% Invisible- "The Sound of Sport"

[easlern]

Here's a pretty interesting 5-minute interview with an engineer about how event sounds are recorded. (Or maybe more appropriately *not* recorded.) For some sports he uses a MIDI controller to play samples matching what's on camera!

The Sound of Sport - 99% Invisible

 

[Chili]

Soooo, every time Aaron Rogers gets sacked, that's a Bb on the keyboard.

 

[easlern]

Lol well when you're QB it's either c sharp or b flat