bootboy31

I'm working on my "remaster" mentioned earlier in the thread, but while I was replacing the 5.1 dubbed speeches with 2.0 stream I looked a bit closer at the 5.1 track and am now doing some more work than expected 
It seems the Left and Right channels have most of the stage audio (e.g. backing tracks, mic feed) whereas the Center channel mixes that with audience sounds and (what seems to be) a louder mic feed.
The L & R surround channels seem to be audio from mics placed further out in the audience which causes a slight delay on audience cheering and reactions, just like in real life cause of how sound travels distances, just that it throws u off a bit when you're watching the stage in real-time.
Watching the file on my surround system, I felt like the 5.1 mix washed out the music a lot and was very unbalanced compared to the more streamlined stereo mix. So I'm putting more emphasis on the front L & R channels, as well as mixing them over a bit into the C channel, turning down the volume of as well as moving the surround channels a few frames/seconds back so the delay is less apparent and more natural to us watching the stage action.
 
There are two 5.1 tracks in the 13 GB file, seems the second is the same as this one (the first 5.1 track in the file is the true surround mix, the second seems to be just a stereo mixdown + 3 empty channels).
Other changes I'm doing:
Minor image adjustments for the entire video so the broadcast looks slightly less washed than it does currently, to make the colors pop a bit etc. I'm with all the folx complaining about the occasional pixelation but that's a bit difficult to get around. Grading will help a bit though!  Adding some visuals to the malfunctioning Bedtime Story cube (mostly cropped footage from either the side screens or fan footage from earlier dates) so it does the staging justice and doesn't look awkward. Bob's mic feed is super low volume when he's telling the Garage rules during Holiday so I'll dub his voice over best I can with sound from a previous date. I'll try to be quick!

Did she just roll back?

Well so much for that, damn. Stream went down for policy violations

Is the right one?

I am so nervous 😅... flashbacks to eurovision.... Fingers crossed she will slay, just like the past dates of this tour 🤞....

I am sure as we get closer to show time people will be posting streaming links for tonights live broadcast. Having them all in one place may be helpful for those who have not found away to watch it yet.

^ Why did I just start crying a bit watching that video  They sound so terrible but have such good intentions

If that happens for any reason, I'll get the subscription and stream/share my screen with anyone having access issues.
I still might get the subscription anyway - I'm just hanging on to see what the Globoplay programme listings say for TV Globo vs Multishow when the 4th May listings appear on Wednesday/Thursday.

Madonna was seen eating street tacos 
 
🤣🤣🤣🤣

Don’t tell me to stop, ready for Mexico #3
 

Subway banner in Rio 
 

Mercy is definitely playing live. Those supposedly "unplayed" notes are actually percussion sounds from the backing track she's playing to. The five or six piano notes heard in the studio recording before the first verse begins are omitted in every single performance on this tour. 
However, she's not playing an actual acoustic instrument. It's an average-sounding keyboard built into a mock-up of a grand piano body. If you look closely, there's no functioning pedals but simply a standard keyboard pedal hooked to the built-in keyboard she's playing. There's also no hammer and damper movement whatsoever during her performance. 
To properly mic an actual piano for one single performance would be a nightmare scenario for any sound engineer. In order for an acoustic piano to pick up as little surrounding noise as possible (sound disturbance being immense given the position of the B-stage and the nearly 360 degrees placement of the sound system), the lid would need to be closed at all times. There are specific piano microphones that perform miraculously under such circumstances and are able to bypass a lot of distracting resonance from drums on stage and audience noise, but obviously the lid is wide open for most of the performance. 
Settling for a MIDI-controlled mock-up makes sense since wheeling around an actual grand piano from underneath the stage wouldn't be economical due to its weight, transport needs and tuning delicacy. In an unstable A/C (or lack thereof ) environment, a grand piano would detune within minutes and sound off very quickly after being tuned. 
That said, Mercy certainly is a very good and notably skilled player. She's very consistent in her interpretation of Mayer's "Le regret" but she does add a little extra nice grace note here and there from time to time. She also plays with a sense of urgency and fervour that would be nice to hear on a future studio album of the Madonna family band...

i love all your pics
i have one from the future dvd: 

Here, she played live!

I was doing grocery shopping when something caught my attention ! 

For my international fellow fans, a screenshot from the official Itaú page for the concert.
"Everyone, in any part of the world, will be able to watch the concert that will be broadcast live by Rede Globo, both through open channel and streaming."

If Alencar will be busy, I hope that the Judge will be Rico Marlon!
 

I suspect that’s just her recording dialogue for that bank/rio commercial . Cos I can’t see why she’d dress in the same outfit to record music. Maybe the surprise is some BTS reel or something?
EDIT: However, it looks like sheet music she is holding…. 

*pulls out English degree* 
“Unexpected surprise” is redundant.
*quietly sees himself out*

Meanwhile Madonna this week in 2024

It's easy to be dismissive of ageing as a reason for anything but what I never see discussed in these (now endless) takes on Madonna is that obviously an artist ages, but we age too, and the interaction we have with them is impacted by both in heaps of ways. I mean, I personally think that a lot of the gay men in particular who do that whole 'I've been a Madonna fan my whole life but...' thing constantly these days have quite glaring issues with their own ageing and seeing that reflected in Madonna.
What would a Madonna who people think is 'still like the Madonna of 25 years ago' be like? What would she be doing? As others have observed, the total music industry and media landscape has transformed around her. She's not our friend, she's not a family member, she's an artist who clearly still wants to keep pushing ahead and to be well into her 5th decade of being successful and still be being spoken about is a pretty incredible achievement. I always think that her legacy is so vast and her impact so huge that if folk who've been fans don't feel they like her anymore, they should just check out and revel in the work they do love, cos really it's spectacularly easy to not see her Instagram/TikTok posts if they bother you.

New Blonde Ambition Tee arrived today just in time for tomorrow night show. Pic sucks but I was in a hurry

Thank you!  I did see that but I wondered if there was something else. 

I’d love a recut of Into The Groove and Live to Tell with just Madonna clips. 

Don't worry, if it's a live stream we'll find the way to watch it even if it's geoblocked to Brazil only (which I doubt!).
Official poster: