More advertisements then I can deal with. Medievalmadness is a much better source.

TRshow ist to blame for audio issues

@Murray Webster no, in this case it was in the editing. Not complaining, because I love their work, but it’s just something that can be improved upon.

@Darrel Neidiffer a

almost every one of these, the music is so loud it makes it unwatchable at times

Fascinating! Thank you!

Like absolutely horrifying!! But fascinating!

It's a really interesting phenomenon. I listen to alot of the music writeen for and performed by these stars now performed by Countertenors and Sopranos. Incredible music! The castrati would often grow taller and larger than normal and bc rgey were castrated they were also extremely well endowed and entirely safe to sleep with (no risk for a lady getting pregnant) so their allure on the audience was as tangible as any modern sex-drugs-rocknroll era. Some became quite extreme divas, and lived lavishly without spending a dime touring between the noblest houses of Europe surrounded by swooning women (and men). The repetoire was piping hot too and is still fantastic sung by good classical singers. The manufacture of these superstars was as far as I know also hugely reliant on the Vatican/Church's vested interests. "The Voice" (of God) was an extremely powerful asset. And the church is entirely built on using boys from an early age onward (requiring celibacy from intact young priests) so to the church it was a great privilege they bestowed on the family, boy, whatever. Small sacrifice for the voice of an angel. Only the occasional boy was deemed vocally/musically gifted enough to be chosen.

@Gnarbel Jo The whole genre is not entirely gone. I've found recent recordings of individuals who have managed to carve themselves out a corner in this niche musical market. They're survivors of accidents and unfortunate circumstance like Leukemia, or Scarlet Fever; who also happened to be blessed with exceptional vocal talent. Kudos to them for making the best of a bad situation. However, as medicine continues to advance, even those rare individuals fated to be 'natural' castrati are destined to eventually become a thing of the past.

@Jilliberation it's perfectly singable repetoire for any trained baryton who's learnt to sing falsetto. Countertenors have a huge range. The problem with the ones you speak of is they are rarely aa trained and talented, it easily becomes a freak show instead. I listen to several counter tenors and also sopranos and mezzos sing the repetoire all the time. I go to alot of live baroque operas/concerts. One of my favourites is Andreas Scholl, who's technique ans taste is impeccable. Lovely musician!

That description of the method has traumatised me, so messed up

At approximately 12:15 I felt like I was having a seizure ffs

Impossible to hear Tony

And very often two speakers layered on top of each other in post prod (not the irl recording) plus ambient sounds. Ghastly editing in many BBC productions that have cosy alot to produce, makes absolutely no sense as it's in editing the actual show is created from endless hours of footage. Bizarre!

TRshow is to blame with their audio reduction algorithms, not the Production!

I was about to say the same. I'm clicking off bc I cannot hear what he is saying.

If they didn't drive themselves crazy in the meantime.

And you get to take your organ to a cave.

@Larissa Horne That depends on what you want from life. I just want to be left alone, live in a cave, not speak to anyone. Seems like the perfect job with no mental repercussions for me.

and you could avoid diseases like the plague

Wow, yeah, that's intense!

I was born in upstate New York..too a city girl...and a former WW-2. German solider..Starting in 1968...until 74..i work ed like your husband...and milk cows...no running water..no in door plumbing...plowed with plow and horse!.. town of Williamson..was born in 1963..

when I was a kid, we started keeping chickens when I was about 6. by the time I was 8, the chickens were my responsibility completely. I would wake up, go out, empty the rat traps, fill the chicken's feeder and water, collect the eggs, take them in. I'd pop in and check for eggs midday. in the evening before bed I went out and set the rat traps, shut the door to their outdoor area, and go to bed. in the summer time, on my way into the chicken house, I would collect grasshoppers and toss them in, the chickens loved them. if I was out in the garden, I would leave the door open and they would follow me around while I did other chores. surprisingly, this was in 2001.

Why did you slap the pigs? Were they bad?

still happening.

Nothing has really changed

Agree completely!

@Sara M. Kay what utter crap. If you're going to make an outrageous claim be specific. Who what and where exactly? That's a rediculous accusation. Popculture (=most mainstream media formats) is mostly concerned with itself. And " people wading in their own excrement" where's that widespread myth represented exactly?? And how (who) would that benefit, why? It's not entertaining, never seen, it doesn't make sense. And NO you don't get to equate wading in "own excrement" with "mud" are you serious? And when was mud or regular horse manure ever cause for panic?? Complete utter nonsense. To this very day: unless your road is paved (asphalt, concrete, stones, etc) it will consist mainly of soil, from dust to mud depending on the weather and frequency of traffic (horses&carriages or motor vehicles). I'm sorry I shouldn't be reaponding at all.

I'm on board with you here. I'm a fan of ancient history b.c and so much of it is romanticized all to hell. The public doesn't realize just how terrible it may have been to actually live back then. If you weren't wealthy then life might be very short and brutal for you. Even if you were wealthy life might still be short and brutal.

@Alabaster green I live in the mideval quarter of a smallish European capital. I know all about these streets and houses, the details of the lifestyle and community services used to make a city function in those days. Whomever said "people were the same as now" to refute the squalor and constant deaths of the lower classes missed the entire point. Yes humans are basically the same (across cultures and times) but the one thing that sets us apart besides opposable thumbs is adaptability. A zillion psych studies and social experiments show it takes a matter of days to change peoples habits, attitudes, ideas, comforts, preferences, and yes, their sense of scent too! I'm not saying people were unclean by choice, quite the contrary. Anyone who's travelled third world countries with huge inequality understands this. Anyone interested in time travel should start there and learn alot about human beings and what they have to put up with to survive and the hermetic separation between those who have (from birth) and those who do not. Mideval days were probably alot less bad then the early industrial era. The invention gunpowder factories/salpeter facilities to name only one unbelievable nightmare from start to finish to usage.

Exactly my thought as well. Sad.

The sound editor did not fuck it up, the TRshow compression algorithms fucked up, or rather the guy who programmed the algorithm, probably has absolutely no idea about sound, let alone surround sound levels and down mixing them to stereo or mono. The original audio was absolute top quality. TRshow is to blame with their audio reduction algorithms, not the Production!

@Murray Webster No, I'm sorry but that's not correct. It's the sound editor's job to work around those things anyway. It's not ONLY "because TRshow" or else every other channel, and every other video on this channel, would also have the same problem. If there's an issue with TRshow altering original sound, it's their job to edit it for TRshow's algorithm and make it watchable. This is absolutely on the production team.

@Lotion Bottle 1. That is not the editors job, they edit material, the responsibility lies with whoever mixes and masters to whatever format and level that is required for the original broadcast, and this would most definitely be done properly by the original production team. 2. it may very well be that whoever is uploading is absolutely unaware of how TRshow manipulates the broadcast render to minimise Data size and flow,eg only broadcasting in highly (data) compressed and simple format (stereo). 3. it is very apparent to a relatively inexperienced sound engineer what is happening, all complex audio formats (Immersive, surround,stereo + commentary , stereo + multiple language etc) are all being rendered down to stereo, before this the levels of all audio are being reduced to a value of -18 LUFS so that all broadcasts have the same apparent volume, and this is very probably where the mistake is because the way it sounds is that all audio tracks are being reduced individually, thus destroying the original balance of the audio instead of reducing the track volumes relatively, eg, if the commentary track is reduced by, say, 10dB, then all the other audio tracks must be reduced by 10dB also, this would be a relatively simple fix to the TRshow algorithm while that is where the manipulation of the signal takes place. 4.you may say that the uploader has the responsibility to deliver a signal that does not get manipulated, to this end the audio would have to remastered in a professional studio, with all the costs involved there, this is NOT a simple procedure as just turning a knob as many would have believed. 5. The next „problem“ is that there is NO STANDARD for levels, audio format and digital format, and if you can follow what this means it would be so that a multiple masters would have to be made for every different online platform, instagram,Facebook,Spotify, Tidal, Tik Tok etc,etc,etc, can you imagine the costs involved compared to TRshow adjusting a couple of lines of code in their algorithms so that if one channel is reduced by, let’s say, 10dB then every channel is reduced by 10dB. 6. And for those that want a fix then you could make a setup for your computer that has a M/S (mid/side) balance knob inserted on the main audio signal output, digital or analog and with this you should be able to adjust the relative commentary channel volume.this would either be 1.somewhat expensive (analog) or, 2. Very complicated for the average consumer. 7. it is not the responsibility of the production to assure the broadcast quality and integrity of the production, it is solely the broadcaster , TRshow in this case, who are responsible, but TRshow have no interest in quality it would seem, they are only interested in maximum profit for the minimum of effort and ruining the good reputation from sound engineers and production houses. 8. It amazes me that given that many of these documentaries are original BBC productions and are still taken to be the gold standard throughout the world that so many people so quickly put the blame on the original production team and it never crosses their mind that maybe it’s how it is Being broadcasted that is the problem and not the original production. Given that today nearly everyone has accessibility to highly complex electronics and nearly all very probably have technic in their hands to correct the problem then in theory can everybody correct and adjust levels to their own taste, after all it must be easy, it’s just turning a knob, anybody can do it, well then go ahead and do it and quit griping.or maybe it would be even easier that TRshow either change a couple of lines in the code for their algorithms or even real simple, do the level adjustment after the rendering to stereo…. And above all you aren’t paying for watching these documentaries, so where do you think the money would come from to do a custom master for every single internet/satellite/cable and terrestrial broadcaster. And yes by the way there are „Standards“, but none of the Hightech companies follow them because they all want to have their own so that people are then tied into their walled Gardens ;- Apple, Google, Meta and Google, there are far more nefarious things going on as one can imagine and the commentary track in the audio and how easy that would be to fix, and therefore shows just how nefarious it all is, as usual money,power and egoism, you may laugh that what has that to do with commentary channels getting buried on the internet, but it has everything to do with it. And we haven’t even discussed sound quality, if even quality belongs in a conversation from internet broadcasters….

lmao

Alcohol had a very low percentage in beer. It was safer than water, so thex drank it like water

@Jutta Maier cool thanks 👍🏻 so it was basically like water but with the advantage of staying fresher for longer

I mean you say that, but often times they were assaulted by their customers, Picasso had many relationships with his models especially the younger ladies. I suppose the main thing that made it difficult was that society saw you through the same lens, and it would be basically impossible to get another job if you were ever found out.

The original audio was absolute top quality. TRshow is to blame with their audio reduction algorithms, not the Production!

The original audio was absolute top quality. TRshow is to blame with their audio reduction algorithms, not the Production!

Usually yes, but I did have a client who pronounced it the English way.

TRshow is to blame with their audio reduction algorithms, not the Production!

I was just thinking this! Can’t watch it🙈

Ouch! Sorry, can't watch with the music.

agreed. can't watch. too bad because it is very interesting content

Thank you. It is not just me then. Great content, Terrible editing. Please work on it

The music is definitely too loud this episode ive watched several and its never been a problem but definitely this time i must agree its a problem

TRshow is to blame with their audio reduction algorithms, not the Production!

the utter lack of recognition of hardship in this comment is staggering.

Not to mention straight up ignorance of melanin production and life prospects afterwards…

Same! I was thinking "there's no way I would take that job seriously" 🤣

Yes!!!!!!!!!

The original audio was absolute top quality. TRshow is to blame with their audio reduction algorithms, not the Production!

Bristol, and yes it's a museum now.

pretty awful background music. If i reduce the volume to not wake the whole house, i don't hear the narrator

The original audio was absolute top quality. TRshow is to blame with their audio reduction algorithms, not the Production!

How???? Lol😂

I listened with headphones and had no issues with sound quality

Yeah its bloody irritating

The original audio was absolute top quality. TRshow is to blame with their audio reduction algorithms, not the Production!

@Murray Webster well now that they are aware, maybe they won’t use music next time

@Renee Johnson the music, when at the proper volume and editing adds much to the atmosphere, without it is very dry and boring

The original audio was absolute top quality. TRshow is to blame with their audio reduction algorithms, not the Production!

I wondered the same.

Please!!!!!!