BBC launches tool silencing Wimbledon players' grunts

After being able to tune out the sound of he vuvuzelas during the broadcasting of last year's World Cup in South Africa, armchair tennis fans now have a device that turns down the grunts of players. The Telegraph reports.

The noise reduction programme, called Wimbledon Net MIx, allows people to fade out the sound of the players grunting on court, and turn up the volume of the commentators.

Available on the BBC radio player it has a sliding scale which the tennis fan can manually alter the contrast between the commentators and the sounds coming from the court.

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emily | 2:33 PM | Technology |
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