2010年06月18日（星期五）
Almost everyone is feverish about the current World Cup S.Africa…
Definitely for one, deär is a fansie of soccer matches, he was at my place some days before and was streaming his match, when I was annoyed by a sudden buzzing sound… For a moment ithought there was a big fly near me… but it seems to come out from his lappy… and I later confirmed that the buzzing came from the match.
I thought that it’s due to poor transmitting or some technical issues… turns out that it’s actually sound produced from blowing a plastic trumpet. It is a common “instrument” used by football fansies in S.Africa, known as the VUVUZELA.
Seriously, just hearing it over the lappy makes me feel kinda irritated. Like a swarm of bees that is hovering around and you can’t see them. I can’t imagine specatators who are watching the match live in S.Africa. It turns me off watching a football match where it’s always an enjoyment listening to the melodic background sound waves.
Try listening to the buzz here if you can take it…
The BBC has received 545 complaints about the sound of vuvuzela horns during its World Cup coverage. However, World Cup organizers say “fan traditions” should not be banned.
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The corporation is considering showing coverage that cuts out the noise of vuvuzelas on its red button service. On Monday, World Cup organisers ruled out a stadium ban on the plastic horns, which can reach 130 decibels, following complaints from players and fans. Experts say it is impossible to cut out the horns without affecting commentary and crowd noise. The BBC says it has already "taken steps to minimise the noise". "If the vuvuzela continues to impact on audience enjoyment, we will look at what other options we can take to reduce the volume further," a spokeswoman said. The BBC is considering cutting out some of the vuvuzela noise on the red button service but says a final decision has yet to be made. On Monday, Trevor Cox, president of the Institute of Acoustics, told the BBC News website's Magazine that vuvuzelas were tuned to a similar frequency to speech tones. If broadcasters tuned out it would dampen the commentators' voices, he said. "It would sound really horrible to notch these out - if one coincides with the vowel sound e, you won't be able to hear the -es in the commentary. It would sound unnatural," he said. |
I reckon, if the noise can be rhythmised to be more bearable… it will be more pleasing for the ears. Fans get a chance to show off what they can achieve with their unique instruments, while spectators will be able to enjoy the match and most importantly, the players will not get distracted by the buzzing sound and commentators can make themselves heard.
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