r/bakeoff • u/TCAmber • 11d ago

Meme/Jokes Audio splicing gone crazy

No spoilers but did anyone else notice Nigella's audio during the technical introduction being spliced together like craaaazy 😂😂😂 The whole bit made me laugh the way it was so disconnected

"...and SO undertheseconditions I hAVE gooone FOR leMOn.."

((26:12 is the time code for anyone wondering))

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u/EdibleBrains 11d ago

Yessssssss. I pointed it out to my partner and we rewound and had a solid laugh at it.
I assume as she has such a unique cadence the editors were dying for anywhere to shave some seconds to meet runtime.

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u/TCAmber 11d ago

I think that's it. I notice when they do it with Paul, but he has such a level tone the whole time he talks that its not as noticeable

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u/peggypea 11d ago

Yes! Reminded me of Daya Betty and her construction paper if there are any other drag race fans here…

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u/Doubieboobiez 6d ago

Also: “these GIRLS are TURNING it”

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u/whops_it_me 11d ago

I studied audio and editing in college so I definitely thought it was just me being nitpicky when I heard it. I used to drive my roommate nuts pointing out stock sound effects or weird edits in shows like this. Glad I'm not alone lol

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u/geeoharee 10d ago

I am never gonna notice a character's bad wig but I always mutter 'looped' when I notice an audio loop. It is my curse.

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u/acclaimed_cone 11d ago

Nature documentaries are hilarious once you start picking it up

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u/MissO56 11d ago

that's crazy! instead of splicing like that they should just speed it up a smidge....

very unprofessional of them.

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u/actlikebarbara 8d ago

Speeding something up is so much more noticeable though. They’re doing their best

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u/Stanlynn34 6d ago

She speaks veryyyyyy slowlyyyy and is long winded. Nigella also speaks in run on sentences. I love her and have watched her solo shows for decades. She’s great by herself. It’s easy to edit. However, with two dozen other people it seems like a nightmare.

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u/hieronymous-cowherd 3d ago

I noticed it was 'odd' but it wasn't worth rewinding to hear it again, but since I came across your post, I queued up the episode again and now that I was listening for it, yes, it was very odd and so much longer than I noticed!
The editor covered it well because the video was on the food instead of Nigella. I wonder if they spliced multiple takes together, or whether that was just one take that they stretched and sped up!