This was not digi-cellphone-itis; it was an undecipherable accent, so unclear I did not guess it was Aussie until I looked up the story online. <L> Lou Judson Intuitive Audio 415-883-2689 On Mar 16, 2014, at 4:11 PM, Graham McDonald wrote: I do understand what you mean about unintelligability. ABC reporters do have a tendency to record stories on their phones, and by the time it goes through several stages of mp3-dom and out again it can end up a swooshy and smeary artifact only vaguely related to listenable audio. It seems to be of only minor concern to those at ABC radio though. cheers Graham McDonald Sound & Broadcast Curator