NHRA TV Audio, Sonoma

[Nitro Bass!]

Dear NHRA TV,

As a longtime fan and paying NHRA TV subscriber, I'd like to offer some feedback on the audio mix during your broadcasts.

I understand you're trying to balance the announcers' microphones and the starting line commentary, but the race cars themselves are far too quiet in the mix. Unfortunately, that takes away a huge part of the excitement. One of the most incredible aspects of drag racing is the raw sound of the engines, and when that gets buried, the broadcast loses a lot of its energy and impact. It's not hard to do when you know how to mix and balance audio.

Please consider bringing the track and car audio up significantly in the mix while keeping the announcers clear. The sound of the cars is just as important as the commentary, and I think many fans would appreciate hearing more of what makes NHRA racing so special.

Thank you for listening, and thank you for continuing to provide coverage of a sport we all love.

Sincerely,

A concerned NHRA TV subscriber

 

[Rasn1320]

I dont think they know how, why i wont pay for this service. Lets hope for a new platform next year

 

[aakar]

Dear NHRA TV,

As a longtime fan and paying NHRA TV subscriber, I'd like to offer some feedback on the audio mix during your broadcasts.

I understand you're trying to balance the announcers' microphones and the starting line commentary, but the race cars themselves are far too quiet in the mix. Unfortunately, that takes away a huge part of the excitement. One of the most incredible aspects of drag racing is the raw sound of the engines, and when that gets buried, the broadcast loses a lot of its energy and impact. It's not hard to do when you know how to mix and balance audio.

Please consider bringing the track and car audio up significantly in the mix while keeping the announcers clear. The sound of the cars is just as important as the commentary, and I think many fans would appreciate hearing more of what makes NHRA racing so special.

Thank you for listening, and thank you for continuing to provide coverage of a sport we all love.

Sincerely,

A concerned NHRA TV subscriber

Brian, actually got a response from .TV about this issue, here are a few quotes:
"The current broadcast model hasn't adopted to what enthusiasts actually want"
"We are constantly refining our approach, making adjustments when needed and progressing with each event"
They are laughing @ us, there is no intention whatsoever to fix this garbage audio....

 

[Nitro Bass!]

Brian, actually got a response from .TV about this issue, here are a few quotes:
"The current broadcast model hasn't adopted to what enthusiasts actually want"
"We are constantly refining our approach, making adjustments when needed and progressing with each event"
They are laughing @ us, there is no intention whatsoever to fix this garbage audio....

I work in professional music production and recording studios every day, so I look at this from an audio engineer's perspective. The solution really isn't complicated. It simply takes the desire to prioritize it and the willingness to spend a little time finding the right balance in the mix.

Of course, audio mixing is subjective, and everyone will have their own preferences, that's perfectly fine. But the current mix can absolutely be improved, and it wouldn't require a major overhaul. A few thoughtful adjustments to bring the track and car audio forward while maintaining clear commentary would make a dramatic difference in the energy and excitement of the broadcast.

The potential for a much better listening experience is there. It just needs the attention it deserves.

 

[aakar]

I work in professional music production and recording studios every day, so I look at this from an audio engineer's perspective. The solution really isn't complicated. It simply takes the desire to prioritize it and the willingness to spend a little time finding the right balance in the mix.

Of course, audio mixing is subjective, and everyone will have their own preferences, that's perfectly fine. But the current mix can absolutely be improved, and it wouldn't require a major overhaul. A few thoughtful adjustments to bring the track and car audio forward while maintaining clear commentary would make a dramatic difference in the energy and excitement of the broadcast.

The potential for a much better listening experience is there. It just needs the attention it deserves.

It seems all we are asking is to simply turn down the yelling announcers, so we can crank the sound up to our preferred levels, be it on our audio systems or devices. These idiots are making every stupid excuse they possibly can.
Costello talking about how the cars shake the ground and them giving prizes to stand with Angelle to experience the sound only adds more insult

 

[Rasn1320]

Hopefully nhra.tv will rip after this year. Total garbage.

 

[65 Goatboy]

It also doesn't help that the two main announcers in the booth, Jason and Courtney can't stop talking for even 60 seconds. Also I've said it before and I'll keep saying it, if theirs smoke coming out of the pipes their shouldn't be music coming out of the speakers.

 

[Rasn1320]

It also doesn't help that the two main announcers in the booth, Jason and Courtney can't stop talking for even 60 seconds. Also I've said it before and I'll keep saying it, if theirs smoke coming out of the pipes their shouldn't be music coming out of the speakers.

Thats the problem,these announcers think they are the stars of the show,they need to shut up. My dream would be nhra live with sounds of the strip and nobody talking

 

[HEMI6point1]

Anyone else have issues with getting the feed to load for Sunday's race? I have tried it on Roku, where it says “event starts in….” and the countdown actually increases instead of decreasing. On the mobile app, it says “this event has ended.” (It’s 12:20PM east coast time, so that is not possible). When accessing it through a web browser, it looks like it is about to load and says “There was an error accessing this video.” Even worse is that the "[email protected]" is coming up as an invalid email, so you cannot email them. I prepared a nice email to them where I said "This is clearly an issue on your end so I will not accept a response of “uninstall and reinstall the apps” or “clear your cache and cookies" and I can't even send it.

 

[Chili]

Anyone else have issues with getting the feed to load for Sunday's race? I have tried it on Roku, where it says “event starts in….” and the countdown actually increases instead of decreasing. On the mobile app, it says “this event has ended.” (It’s 12:20PM east coast time, so that is not possible). When accessing it through a web browser, it looks like it is about to load and says “There was an error accessing this video.” Even worse is that the "[email protected]" is coming up as an invalid email, so you cannot email them. I prepared a nice email to them where I said "This is clearly an issue on your end so I will not accept a response of “uninstall and reinstall the apps” or “clear your cache and cookies" and I can't even send it.

I’m watching it. It is showing on the NHRA.tv app on my iPad but I’m watching on my fire stick. I didn’t try to watch until 12:30 ET.

 

[HEMI6point1]

I’m watching it. It is showing on the NHRA.tv app on my iPad but I’m watching on my fire stick. I didn’t try to watch until 12:30 ET.

Yeah, it came on shortly after I posted that. Watching it right now.