How do they ensure that during a remote TV interview you can’t hear the interviewer speak through the speakers of the interviewed one?

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Even when they talk over each other, we still only hear the interviewer and the guest talk. We don’t hear the speakers. (As argument against noise cancelling)

I know they could wear something like airpods, but I didn’t see anything in their ears so how is it possible without?

For example look up the Piers Morgan interview with Kanye West, thats an example of what I’m curious about.

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Kanye is wearing an earpiece in his right ear. You can see the wire coming up and out.

Piers probably has one too but I didn’t watch enough of this interview to figure it out. But he does have a lapel mic, so that alone could be used along with another mic for an audio system to work out Piers’ voice apart from everything else. He’s probably just got a nicer, smaller, sleeker earpiece, though.

Anonymous 0 Comments

There’s a few ways. First, appropriate microphones that are directional. Meaning they only pick up sounds within the “cone” the mic is pointed. The audio operator can also throw a “gate” on that audio channel. The speaker has to be at a certain volume before the microphone will “let it through the gate”.

Anonymous 0 Comments

> I know they could wear something like airpods,

This is your answer but they’re even smaller because they’re wired in and routed behind them.

The only other option would be a mono directional speaker with a mono directional mic but then if you move around at all all the audio is messed up.

> For example look up…

If you have an example you should link it yourself, don’t make it harder for people to help you.

Anonymous 0 Comments

oh man that is wild how it works. they use fancy tech to split the audio signals so only the mic picks up right stuff. its like magic or somthing. and yeah no earpods makes it cooler to watch. i bet they got some secret convo going on tho when they cut to ads or smth.

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Anonymous 0 Comments

its kinda cool how they do that. they use fancy tech and mics that only pick up sound from one direction. it’s like magic but really just science. no earpods needed just clever setups.