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The X Factor 2018

(June 2018)

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NT
NorthTonight
JoshX posted:
ITV is currently having sound problems. They've just whacked some text on saying "We are sorry for the temporary interference in sound."


STV yet to notice anything apparently 🙄
JA
JAS84
Great minds think alike - my Mum's watching this and just said everyone sounds like the Daleks!


And yeah, they need to Exterminate tonight's vote.
TV
TVArchive Founding member
If this vote goes ahead (which it will because tonight show is pre-recorded) this will be up there with the 2007 televote scandals. You cannot ask the public to compare clear vocal performances with those whose vocoder went into overdrive. You just can't ask the public to spend money on a problem out of the performers control.
SS
SuperSajuuk
I don't even know how they're planning on doing votes based on a pre-recorded broadcast anyway, unless they did two straight "live" shows and then will just edit out the person in next week's broadcast if that person leaves this week. They would have been better off either bringing the live broadcasts forward or just not airing any "leaving votes" until Robbie is properly back.
AN
Andrew Founding member
TVArchive posted:
If this vote goes ahead (which it will because tonight show is pre-recorded) this will be up there with the 2007 televote scandals. You cannot ask the public to compare clear vocal performances with those whose vocoder went into overdrive. You just can't ask the public to spend money on a problem out of the performers control.


I expect they might just exclude the two singers who were effected from the public vote and give them a free run to next week, and hopefully ensure those two phone numbers don’t work.
JA
JAS84
The results show isn't pre-recorded. Robbie won't be there tomorrow.
SE
Square Eyes Founding member
The best thing they could do is replay that segment at the end of the show, unless the recording is totally messed up.

But I doubt that will happen.
TV
TVArchive Founding member
Agreed. Ofcom have 1 complaint in their inbox. I've never been so incensed!
JO
Josh
Square Eyes posted:
The best thing they could do is replay that segment at the end of the show, unless the recording is totally messed up.

But I doubt that will happen.

I believe it might just be playout. The affected performances are up on YouTube now.
CB
ChipperBird
Might ITV not just suggest that people rewatch on Xfactor on ITV Hub or use the iTunes recordings of performances to get the proper sounding versions?

I did think it was weird that considering it's normally live - that they had not mentioned the sound issue, but the fact it was pre-recorded explains why they didn't I guess.

Was it a mic effect for one of the performances just not switched off? Or a proper fault?
BR
Brekkie
TVArchive posted:
If this vote goes ahead (which it will because tonight show is pre-recorded) this will be up there with the 2007 televote scandals. You cannot ask the public to compare clear vocal performances with those whose vocoder went into overdrive. You just can't ask the public to spend money on a problem out of the performers control.

Since when have X Factor viewers voted on "vocal performance". They'll probably benefit more from the issue than lose votes anyway.
NG
noggin Founding member
ChipperBird posted:

Was it a mic effect for one of the performances just not switched off? Or a proper fault?


Proper fault. Major audio distortion.

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