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Debate commission: Trump had audio 'issues'

Slyfox696 said:
The error was in the hall, not necessarily on television. An issue with hearing yourself in the hall could most certainly be problematic. It's a legitimate concern.

I don't think it was intentional, but a presidential debate should be better than that.
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I don't know what that means, "the error was in the hall." I don't know what to do with that information. Unfortunately CNN didn't elaborate in the linked article, so Trump and his supporters will of course use that meaningless information to support Trump in...what, exactly? Do they even know?
 
Cardinal said:
Interesting. I was able to hear him interrupt Clinton fifty-one times with absolute clarity.
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Exactly what I was thinking.

If he did have any audio issues, he sure as hell compensated perfectly easily. Perhaps the issue was his mic being too loud? Because I understood every word he hollered over Clinton and Holt as they tried to get a sensible word in edgewise.
 
Cardinal said:
I don't know what that means, "the error was in the hall." I don't know what to do with that information.
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It means that while the microphone was coming through on television, it was cutting out (or volume was dropping) in the debate hall. This means that while Trump was speaking, his mic would stop working correctly in the hall, which would, at the very least, be distracting.

Unfortunately CNN didn't elaborate in the linked article
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I mean, it was in the second paragraph of the CNN article where they quoted the debate commission saying "Regarding the first debate, there were issues regarding Donald Trump's audio that affected the sound level in the debate hall,".

So I cannot tell you exactly what the issue was, but it was obviously an issue enough for the debate commission to address it.

so Trump and his supporters will of course use that meaningless information to support Trump in...what, exactly? Do they even know?
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I'm far from a Trump or Clinton supporter, but even I'll tell you that a microphone which is cutting out in the middle of speaking can be distracting. Don't get me wrong, it's not why Trump lost the debate, but it's a legitimate complaint. A presidential debate deserves to be equal and if one candidate's sound level is fluctuating, or cutting out entirely, that is not equal.
 
Slyfox696 said:
It means that while the microphone was coming through on television, it was cutting out (or volume was dropping) in the debate hall. This means that while Trump was speaking, his mic would stop working correctly in the hall, which would, at the very least, be distracting.

I mean, it was in the second paragraph of the CNN article where they quoted the debate commission saying "Regarding the first debate, there were issues regarding Donald Trump's audio that affected the sound level in the debate hall,".

So I cannot tell you exactly what the issue was, but it was obviously an issue enough for the debate commission to address it.

I'm far from a Trump or Clinton supporter, but even I'll tell you that a microphone which is cutting out in the middle of speaking can be distracting. Don't get me wrong, it's not why Trump lost the debate, but it's a legitimate complaint. A presidential debate deserves to be equal and if one candidate's sound level is fluctuating, or cutting out entirely, that is not equal.
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The second paragraph is:

"Regarding the first debate, there were issues regarding Donald Trump's audio that affected the sound level in the debate hall," the commission said in a statement. No other details were immediately made available.
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With that amount of information, the article could have been more informative if it had been replaced with a gif of a woman shrugging her shoulders.
 
Cardinal said:
The second paragraph is:

With that amount of information, the article could have been more informative if it had been replaced with a gif of a woman shrugging her shoulders.
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I don't know exactly what information you're looking for. The article quoted the commission which explained what I meant when I said "the error was in the hall", and it very clearly states there was an issue which affected only one of the candidates. While the issue may not have been noticed on television, it seems as if Trump certainly noticed it on the debate stage.

Again, I'm not sure what information you think should be provided, but the information given certainly tells us there was an issue regarding the sound level in the hall when Trump was speaking. That's bad enough, for reasons I've already mentioned.
 
Slyfox696 said:
I don't know exactly what information you're looking for. The article quoted the commission which explained what I meant when I said "the error was in the hall", and it very clearly states there was an issue which affected only one of the candidates. While the issue may not have been noticed on television, it seems as if Trump certainly noticed it on the debate stage.

Again, I'm not sure what information you think should be provided, but the information given certainly tells us there was an issue regarding the sound level in the hall when Trump was speaking. That's bad enough, for reasons I've already mentioned.
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I don't think I'm remiss for wanting to know the extent of the difficulties and how it might have impacted Trump in any direct capacity. It might have been significant as you assume, it might not have been. I'm not expecting you to provide more information than the article contains in it, so I'll just wait for more info.
 
Cardinal said:
I don't think I'm remiss for wanting to know the extent of the difficulties and how it might have impacted Trump in any direct capacity. It might have been significant as you assume, it might not have been. I'm not expecting you to provide more information than the article contains in it, so I'll just wait for more info.
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Well, Trump has mentioned it several times (and yes, I know what his word is worth) and it was obviously noticeable enough the debate commission spoke about it. That's enough information for me.
 
American said:
Disturbing maybe, but people trying to deny that there was any technical problem, write here on the board; now weren't they? Tell the truth.
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Yea, lots of technical problems, like Hillary's microphone, which you called a receiver that was giving her all the answers to the questions, in another thread. :mrgreen:
 
No question that Trump has issues .....

One of them being he has no clue about the issues.....

...and, have you ever noticed that only good golfers complain about their equipment and winning teams complain about the refs?
 
Trump's actual issue in the debate was that his laughable knowledge of public policy, woeful inability to articulate coherent thought, and uncouth character were all on display. In other words, his issue in the debate was one that has been obvious to any observer since he announced his candidacy.
 
Fiddytree said:
Come on American, this is the political analog to deflategate.

The pressure of the balls may have helped a little bit, but it doesn't explain the sheer ass kicking the Patriots unleashed on the Colts.
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the PERFECT analogy
 
This had to be intentional. Trump was not able to regulate his sounds correctly (voice, sniffles) because the sound going out to the nation was not what he heard.

Who ever had control of that, and I assume it was NBC, should be ashamed.

I doubt that they are.
 
Hawkeye10 said:
This had to be intentional. Trump was not able to regulate his sounds correctly (voice, sniffles) because the sound going out to the nation was not what he heard.

Who ever had control of that, and I assume it was NBC, should be ashamed.

I doubt that they are.
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He didn't lose the debate because of sound issues. He lost it because he's an ignorant jackass.
 
I'm guessing this has been listed earlier, but just in case...

CPD:

Above links to the Election Commission. They confirm DTs mike was not working properly.
 
Hawkeye10 said:
This had to be intentional. Trump was not able to regulate his sounds correctly (voice, sniffles) because the sound going out to the nation was not what he heard.

Who ever had control of that, and I assume it was NBC, should be ashamed.

I doubt that they are.
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The statement didn't say any of the things you claimed:

  • Trump couldn't regulate his sniffles correctly? What does that even mean?
  • The sound "going out to the nation"?? Sorry, the statement mentioned the sound in the hall. Those would be different feeds, I think.
  • That the sound going out to the hall wasn't what he heard. You know this how?
 
Jane said:
The statement didn't say any of the things you claimed:

  • Trump couldn't regulate his sniffles correctly? What does that even mean?
  • The sound "going out to the nation"?? Sorry, the statement mentioned the sound in the hall. Those would be different feeds, I think.
  • That the sound going out to the hall wasn't what he heard. You know this how?
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:lol:

Your post outlines everything that is wrong with Hawkeye's "logic".........
 
Jane said:
The statement didn't say any of the things you claimed:

  • Trump couldn't regulate his sniffles correctly? What does that even mean?
  • The sound "going out to the nation"?? Sorry, the statement mentioned the sound in the hall. Those would be different feeds, I think.
  • That the sound going out to the hall wasn't what he heard. You know this how?
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THis aint complicated, more volume went out to than nation that what Trump heard in the hall. He assumed that if he was not heard in the hall then no one heard him, and that is how it should always be, but Trump was set up. He had no way to know how loud is sniffling was heard. THat is not why this was done though, the goal was to get him to speak too loudly, which would make him seem like a bully.

Maybe it worked, it is always hard to know what people care about, but we know they care about the sniffles, and that happened because the Elite set Trump up.

THis was not an accident.
 
Hawkeye10 said:
THis aint complicated, more volume went out to than nation that what Trump heard in the hall. He assumed that if he was not heard in the hall then no one heard him, and that is how it should always be, but Trump was set up. He had no way to know how loud is sniffling was heard. THat is not why this was done though, the goal was to get him to speak too loudly, which would make him seem like a bully.

Maybe it worked, it is always hard to know what people care about, but we know they care about the sniffles, and that happened because the Elite set Trump up.

THis was not an accident.
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Oh, I get it now! You're a conspiracy theorist AND a mind reader of presidential candidates. Say no more! Wink/wink.
 
Here's some information/speculation from CNN producers:

The statement provided no evidence that the audio issue affected the television audience of more than 80 million people.

To CNN producers inside the debate hall, it sounded as if Trump's audio was at a lower level at the beginning of several answers, perhaps as a result of him standing too far away from the microphone attached to his lectern. During the course of those answers, it appeared as if someone had increased the audio level, making Trump sound louder in the hall.

His audio level never seemed to stay low for an entire answer. The audio issue appears to have been limited to what was heard by the audience inside the debate hall, and the variations in audio were not heard by viewers watching the debate on television.

The PA system in the auditorium and the TV audio were operated separately.

Trump had complained earlier in the week that his microphone wasn't functioning properly at Monday's debate, though Friday's statement by the commission said nothing about a microphone problem.
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Debate commission: Donald Trump had audio 'issues' - CNNPolitics.com
 
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