[EAS] The Voice of EAS

[Sean Donelan]

On Thu, 29 Sep 2016, Kenyon, Alfred wrote:
> Regarding audio quality of the audio file: Some time ago Leonard 
> Charles recommended that we roll the bass off some to boost 
> intelligibility when the message is relayed. In never got that 
> accomplished. Funny thing: Listening to the audio playback on the DC NBC 
> station it's the high end that shatters causing a Sylvester the Cat like 
> lisp.

Its natural that folks will find something to critic. I think its a good 
sign that the National test went exceedingly well if people are now 
critiquing the quality of the voice.

Perhaps FEMA could have a national contest, and ask professional 
announcers (male and female, english and other languages) submit 
recordings of the national test script for the next national test.

On the other hand, maybe the public think emergency messages should sound 
like this message from the Black Mesa video game publisher.  The 
publisher's original teaser site is gone, but there is a youtube copy
of the "emergency message" from the site:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBQ8rPg7UaQ

I think the Black Mesa version would freak people out (which was the 
video game publisher's intent), but maybe that's what people expect the 
end of the country to sound like.