When a band appears on a TV show and it is obvious they are lip synching, why do we not hear the drums that are on stage?

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What I mean by that is, obviously the guitars and other instruments are not plugged in, but the drums don’t have that option. So why can we not hear that the drums are actually live? Hopefully that makes sense what I am asking.

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In studio people would be able to hear somewhat.

The audio is just turned off completely for the cameras though, so the audience at home can’t hear anything because no mics are on.

Edit: Also, the track is also being pumped into the studio very loudly for the band to lip sync to, and drowns out what little sounds the drums are actually making as well.

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