More green = more boos = 8th Ponsonby propaganda commandment deeper in the head.
(Update, 16/4): Comments from amateurs and professionals lead to the conclusion that there were different sound sources used for the two broadcasts. Some microphones were surely closer from the "boo-ing dude" thant the others (even a single stereo mike would show a difference). I end up thinking it's mostly part of the reason why the tracks are different, and the argument that the difference happened by chance gets out of the way. A discussion about that happens on Lisa Rein's Radar (as I don't have the means to host one).
But whatever the means (still interesting to enlighten), my thoughts are focused on the reason : the choice of mastering the sound in a such a particular way, in a broadcasted sequence with such a heavy political load.... the chef editor, or chief sound engineer at CNN, deciding "ok, we take that one", perfectly knowing he was pushing the boo's, with the consequences we all know.
I made this page for the main purpose of making it easier to spot that difference.
And still, I can't understand what is going on in the mind of the boo-ing people, but that is my personal opinion.
The audio files were downloaded from http://www.lisarein.com/michaelmoore/michaelmoorecompare.html. I cropped the most controversial 'booh' part in the two versions, when he says "...that elected a ficticious president.... we...".
I compiled different stereo files with CNN and ABC separated on each channel (150k MP3,30k MP3) , submitted them to common analysis tools in a sound-editing program, and ended up with the following (click on the images for a high resolution version) :
More green = more boos = 8th Ponsonby propaganda commandment deeper in the head.
Notice the strength of the horizontal curve of the (enthusiastic?) whoo.
Notice the strength of the boo's (red lines), and how the whoo now swims in the background... The noise coming from the public is strangely louder under the two "booooo's"
CNN's signal is red, ABC's is blue, the overlapping zone is dark.
For these samples, I have put the CNN version on the left, and the ABC on the right. Switch the balance between left and right, you'll spot the difference between the channels.
"We inform. You decide."