WSFM Audio Producer uncovers SBS ‘Fartgate’

It’s not often that a station’s Audio Producer steps up to the mic, but on WSFM this morning with Jonesy & Amanda, AP David Post weighed in on the sound effects used to promote SBS’s controversial show Struggle Street.

Postie suspected that the infamous “fart” from the promo for the TV show was actually a sound effect – disc 13, track 89 of a popular pre-recorded sound effects series to be exact.
 
His trained ear, from more than 20 years’ experience industry, picked up the familiar fart noise almost immediately.
 
The Mayor of Blacktown and residents have been open about their outrage saying the series, which is due to air on SBS tonight, is not the documentary promised but more of an entertainment show.
 
SBS is standing by the program, with content chief Helen Hellie saying it’s a fair reflection of the time spent filming.
 
However, the broadcaster has dropped the promotion clip of one of the residents passing wind.

Listen to the audio below.


 

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