Web-Sensation Audition
Susan Boyle’s Web-Sensation Audition Digitally Enhanced By “Britain’s Got Talent”. Even Susan Boyle’s famed audition had digital help? Another scandal hit one of Simon Cowell’s talent show. This time, “Britain’s Got Talent” became the subject of the Auto-Tune scandal, with a new report claiming even the show’s most famous finalist had help. Cowell’s “The X Factor” became the subject of controversy earlier this year when the show admitted to using technology to correct pitch and other tone problems. The ITV talent show explained that the Auto-Tone program is only used during post-production work, but not during live performances. The network’s rep continued that what the judges hear during audition is the real thing. That didn’t appease fans who were disillusioned by the show’s technique. And now, another Cowell production is said to be using the same post-production method. “Britain’s Got Talent” is also using the same technique, even having Boyle’s first appearance on the show digitally corrected. A show insider told our source, “The exact same techniques are used on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ as on ‘The X Factor’ – it’s the same production team. The sounds are cleaned up – it’s an open secret and an industry standard.” “This goes for everyone – even Susan Boyle’s audition was smoothed out in post-production to give it the best possible sound.” A spokeswoman for Talkback Thames, producer of both shows, told our source, “In line with standard television practice, sound filtering technology has been used on Britain’s Got Talent on our pre-recorded shows, but this does not unfairly reflect any singer’s performance.” “The performance shown on screen is a fair reflection of performance given in the live theater. Judges make their decision based on that live performance.”
