With too many people complaining about the sound of the vuvuzelas during the 2010 World Cup matches it was pretty much obvious that the net will be full of ideas on how to tune the noice out from an early stage in the tournament on. Well, the first and currently probably most prominent instructions were circulating on Twitter from @Cliff (and www.pocket-lint.com) and are suggesting you have to do the following to get rid of the vuvuzela noise:
Step 1: enter the sound settings for your TV, find the equaliser.
Step 2: drop the 300Hz channel (which Samsung TVs have, second from left), and raise the adjacent levels.
Step 3: save as a custom setup (if you can).
It seemed to have worked for some viewers, but not for all. The advice has been met by some mixed reviews on Twitter - form "yeah, thx" to "frak, it is making the noise even worse".
Showing posts with label vuvuzela. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vuvuzela. Show all posts
09 June 2010
Vuvuzela madness on Longstreet, Cape Town
Across South Africa at 12 noon, people dropped what they were doing and rushed out onto the streets to blow their vuvuzelas. Check the vids to watch what was going on Longstreet in Cape Town! World Cup fever has defo arrived there!
07 June 2010
Vuvuzela really a threat to hearing? One study, two results
I was browsing through some current 2010 World Cup news when I stumbled over the Reuters article "Vuvuzela tops noise league, seen threat to hearing". Well, another article about vuvuzelas, I thought. Than I had a look for the website of the "Hear the World Foundation" (an initiative formed by Swiss hearing products group Phonak to raise awareness about hearing loss. They made the study the Reuters article is about), and had a read through their news section. I found the original article about the tests they made to measure the "noise" of the vuvuzela and was quite surprised.
In the German/Swiss original article it says:
1. Platz: Alphorn Vuvuzela 127 dB
2. Platz: Fan-Horn 123.6 dB
3. Platz: Vuvuzela 123.4 dB
4. Platz: Trommel 122.2 dB
5. Platz: Fan-Gesänge von zwei Schweizer-Fans 121,6 dB
6. Platz: Schiedsrichter-Pfeife: 121.8 dB
7. Platz Gashupe 121.4 dB
8. Platz: Kuhglocke 114,9 dB
9. Platz: Holzratsche 108,2 dB
10. Platz: Aufblasbare Fan-Sticks 99.1 dB
and in the English version it says:
1st place: Vuvuzela 127 dB
2nd place: Air-horn 123.6 dB
3rd place: Samba drum 122.2 dB
4th place: Referee whistle 121.8 dB
5th place: 2 fans singing 121.6 dB
6th place: Gas horn 121.4 dB
7th place: Cowbell 114.9 dB
8th place: Wooden rattle 108.2 dB
9th place: Inflatable Fan-Sticks 99.1 dB
Two different types of vuvuzelas (127dB and 123.4dB) in the German article and only one type of vuvuzela (the "original" one) in the English article (measured with 127dB and not 123.4dB)? Why is that? Too lazy to explain what an "Alphorn vuvuzela" is? Propaganda against vuvuzelas? All international media are now reporting that vuvuzelas are 127 dB loud. I haven't found one article pointing out that the "Alphorn vuvuzela" is actually the louder one and not the "normal" South African vuvuzela. Come on media, explain it to me!
Well, the "Alphorn vuvuzela" is actually a Swiss invention. The Swiss vuvuzela does look like a vuvuzela shaped mini Alphorn (a traditional Swiss and Austrian music instrument, also known as alpine horn, usually between 2.5 - 4m long!) According to the study the sound of such an Alphorn vuvuzela is about 4dB lounder than a "normal" South African vuvuzela. Keeping in mind that a sound increased by ten decibels will be perceived by human ears as being twice as loud, it tells me that 4dB do make a huge difference. Anyway - the South African "soccer" vuvuzelas are part of football in Southern Africa and therefore they belong to every match like the flags, the fan jerseys etc.. Stop discussing about it and take it as a fact!
In the German/Swiss original article it says:
1. Platz: Alphorn Vuvuzela 127 dB
2. Platz: Fan-Horn 123.6 dB
3. Platz: Vuvuzela 123.4 dB
4. Platz: Trommel 122.2 dB
5. Platz: Fan-Gesänge von zwei Schweizer-Fans 121,6 dB
6. Platz: Schiedsrichter-Pfeife: 121.8 dB
7. Platz Gashupe 121.4 dB
8. Platz: Kuhglocke 114,9 dB
9. Platz: Holzratsche 108,2 dB
10. Platz: Aufblasbare Fan-Sticks 99.1 dB
and in the English version it says:
1st place: Vuvuzela 127 dB
2nd place: Air-horn 123.6 dB
3rd place: Samba drum 122.2 dB
4th place: Referee whistle 121.8 dB
5th place: 2 fans singing 121.6 dB
6th place: Gas horn 121.4 dB
7th place: Cowbell 114.9 dB
8th place: Wooden rattle 108.2 dB
9th place: Inflatable Fan-Sticks 99.1 dB
Two different types of vuvuzelas (127dB and 123.4dB) in the German article and only one type of vuvuzela (the "original" one) in the English article (measured with 127dB and not 123.4dB)? Why is that? Too lazy to explain what an "Alphorn vuvuzela" is? Propaganda against vuvuzelas? All international media are now reporting that vuvuzelas are 127 dB loud. I haven't found one article pointing out that the "Alphorn vuvuzela" is actually the louder one and not the "normal" South African vuvuzela. Come on media, explain it to me!
Well, the "Alphorn vuvuzela" is actually a Swiss invention. The Swiss vuvuzela does look like a vuvuzela shaped mini Alphorn (a traditional Swiss and Austrian music instrument, also known as alpine horn, usually between 2.5 - 4m long!) According to the study the sound of such an Alphorn vuvuzela is about 4dB lounder than a "normal" South African vuvuzela. Keeping in mind that a sound increased by ten decibels will be perceived by human ears as being twice as loud, it tells me that 4dB do make a huge difference. Anyway - the South African "soccer" vuvuzelas are part of football in Southern Africa and therefore they belong to every match like the flags, the fan jerseys etc.. Stop discussing about it and take it as a fact!
10 March 2010
great project: The eco-friendly vuvuzela
One of the things you'll literally see everywhere in South Africa during the 2010 World Cup is the vuvuzela. The majority of them will be made of plastic, some tine ones will (the traditional "football" vuvuzela) around and some others will be home-made.
K.E.L.P (Kelp Environmental Learning Project), founded by Adam Carnegie, is a great initiative using kelp (large seaweeds belonging to the brown algae) to produce hand-made, environmet friendly and unique vuvuzelas. The mission of K.E.L.P is acutally quite simple - “We want to create jobs, make a noise, make people laugh, remind people to be in the moment.”
26 October 2009
World Cup 2010: The Vuvuzela
Vuvuzelas got some international attention during this year's FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa. The distinctive sound reminds a bit of elephants blowing their trunk or could also be described as a "buzzing of a giant swarm of baritone bees". Check the video below and find your own words. It is at least a very distinctive sound.
FIFA originally planed to ban the Vuvuzela during the 2010 World Cup™. Why? Well, first of all they were concerned that businesses could place advertisements on vuvuzelas and there were also concerns that the plastic trumpet could be used as a weapon by football fans. By that time no one was talking about the sound as a reason for banning the vuvuzelas. As the vuvuzelas are pretty essential for South African football fans and therefore are part of the unique South African football experience package, FIFA decided not to ban the instrument already back in 2008.
Vuvuzelas were originally made from kudu horn. Back in the old days it was used to call villagers to a meeting. The horn only found its way into football stadiums in the late 70s, early 80s. It is acutally not clear where the name "vuvuzela" actually comes from. Some say it comes from the Zulu word for "making noise", others say it comes from a township slang word for "shower" (because the sound is "showering" people with music).
FIFA originally planed to ban the Vuvuzela during the 2010 World Cup™. Why? Well, first of all they were concerned that businesses could place advertisements on vuvuzelas and there were also concerns that the plastic trumpet could be used as a weapon by football fans. By that time no one was talking about the sound as a reason for banning the vuvuzelas. As the vuvuzelas are pretty essential for South African football fans and therefore are part of the unique South African football experience package, FIFA decided not to ban the instrument already back in 2008.
Vuvuzelas were originally made from kudu horn. Back in the old days it was used to call villagers to a meeting. The horn only found its way into football stadiums in the late 70s, early 80s. It is acutally not clear where the name "vuvuzela" actually comes from. Some say it comes from the Zulu word for "making noise", others say it comes from a township slang word for "shower" (because the sound is "showering" people with music).
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