Scaredflyer21 From United States of America, joined Oct 2000, 355 posts, RR: 0 Posted (6 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 1845 times:
Just a quick question about the recorded announcements and music that is often heard on many of the airlines today. Is the music and announcements played on a CD that is on the aircraft or is it more like a button that is pushed and the sound file is simply stored onto a computer on the aircraft?
ADXMatt From United States of America, joined Jul 2006, 935 posts, RR: 2 Reply 1, posted (6 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 1825 times:
newer equipment is all digital,
the older equipment is on tapes
Bri2k1 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 988 posts, RR: 4 Reply 2, posted (6 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 1738 times:
By "all digital," you fortunately encompass CDs. As I boarded a S5 ERJ 170 the other day, I thought the music sounded rather strange. Once I took my seat, I could hear the problem -- the CD was skipping repeatedly! A F/A heard it about then, opened the overhead containing the IFE equipment, and removed it and placed a different CD in the slot.
The Ted safety videos I've seen on A320 aircraft have been on digital video tape. This is the same medium that plays the IFE video programming.
ALbyDAL From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 22 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (6 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 1696 times:
Not too long ago I was sitting in seat 1A of a CO Express ERJ-145 and noticed that the audio system was being run off of a standard DIN-sized CD player like you might have in your car!
Mexitli From United States of America, joined Oct 2000, 108 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (6 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 1661 times:
Actually there is a room in the cargo hold that houses musicians and professional voice people, but the airlines don't want you to know that.
Litz From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 1745 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (6 years 10 months 1 week 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 1590 times:
Quoting Mexitli (Reply 4): Actually there is a room in the cargo hold that houses musicians and professional voice people, but the airlines don't want you to know that.
Esp. since if passengers knew the airlines had a TARDIS in the cargo hold, they'd be clamoring for bigger seats and more legroom ....
No word on whether or not classes in screaming are also provided ...
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