<\/a>Jim Mueller introduces the cars and drivers before the race.<\/p><\/div>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been doing this for a long time, and it\u2019s evolved at every race,\u201d says McCloskey, who submixed the race\u2019s sound effects until two years ago, when he took over the A1 slot. Chip Weaver will execute the submix this year.<\/p>\n
But the venue\u2019s radical renovation will have some impact on the broadcast, according to Fred Aldous, the Fox Sports senior mixer and consultant on NASCAR shows for 14 years before semi-retiring last year. \u201cThere\u2019s a new announce booth and more fiber connectivity to the broadcast compound, and that\u2019s certainly good,\u201d he says. The new announce booth remains in the expanded grandstand, where its acoustical isolation is expected to be good \u2014 a key thing when SPL can reach up to 143 dB. Inside that new booth, however, an adjusted talent alignment \u2014 former NASCAR champ Jeff Gordon is joining its ranks, and Larry McReynolds is taking the position of technical analyst \u2014 may mean more microphone activity for the main mix.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe director can throw Larry in there at any time,\u201d says Aldous, \u201cso Kevin will have to be on his toes.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition, the current location of the broadcast compound, outside of Turn 3, has also exposed it to higher SPL. After it was moved there three years ago, the race-ending fireworks were suddenly audible inside the audio compartment.<\/p>\n
Says Aldous, \u201cAll you can do is do the best you can.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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