Greyhound drivers and their microphones

So this week's lab in my IST 195 class, we talked about audio and audio editing. We did some audio editing with a program called Audacity and it involves us using a headphone and microphone set attached to it. After doing this lab, I immediately thought about Greyhound, and their audio technology.

When all passengers have settled down in the bus, the driver starts the engine and starts the road trip. Many drivers introduce themselves and tell us the rules and regulations of riding on a Greyhound bus. There would also be some drivers who get lazy and not say anything at all. You can easily tell which driver is friendly and professional and those who kind of aren't.

Well when the drivers do introduce themselves, they usually speak through the mic attached to the bus in the front next to their steering wheel and such. Right when he/she is about to speak, it usually makes a big beeping sound, and then their voice. And as they speak, you hear a lot of static. When I did my lab, I heard my own recording and a lot of the background noises and static interrupted my message. I thought this really related to the driver speaking through their mic because of the technology we used was similar and the outcome was the same. Overall, I believe that better equipment will produce better quality, and since cheaper equipment was used, cheaper quality we got.