Off late the transmission quality of AIR carnatic music programmes (both channel A and FM Gold) has deteriorated. The pakka vadyams dominate the vocalists. The sound engineers do not use their technical expertise to increase the quality of the programmes. Today 27th April at 7am . a lady was singing. I could not detect the lady’s voice. I feel this is a regular phenomenon for the past few months. What is the experience of other members? In the days of mp3, ipad , music cds and online music perhaps very few people hear AIR programmes. Under stalwarts like Balamuali, Voletti etc the programmes were very good (This is not simple nostalgic reaction. There are excellent young artistes and also young excellent sound engineers.). Is it because of lack of supervision or lack of interest?
The concurrent subject is the role of pakka vadyams in concerts who like to dominate the main artiste. This is a separate subject I shall open a new thread or some other member can open a thread.