Some people were having trouble downloading the uncompressed AIFF files, so I’ve saved them with a .aif extension in a different directory:

Did CNN Modify Its Re-broadcast of Michael Moore’s Uppity Oscar Acceptance Speech?.
This is, of course, in reference to this earlier post (Did CNN Turn Up The Boos On Michael Moore?), which, by the way, has a wonderful discussion going on currently about the various technical explanations that could explain the discrepancies between the broadcasts.

Thanks to Tristan for creating these waveform comparisons of the original ABC feed and the CNN rebroadcast. Thanks so much for putting this up!
Some data extracted from Michael Moore’s speech, as transmitted on CNN and ABC

Some data extracted from Michael Moore’s speech, as transmitted on CNN and ABC
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 tells “…that elected a ficticious president…. we…”.
I compiled a stereo file with each version on each channel, submitted it to common analysis tools in a sound-editing program, and ended up with this (click on the images for a high resolution version)…
In the audio version, the stereo file with each version on each channel, you can clearly spot the difference between the two speeches. I let you hear where the booooohs come from. FYI, CNN’s channel is on the left.
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Something to keep you busy over the weekend!
Check out the video and audio from the live ABC broadcast and compare it for yourself to the video and audio of the CNN re-broadcast:

Did CNN Turn Up The Boos During Michael Moore’s Speech?
Michael Moore At The Oscars: ABC’s Live Audio vs. CNN’s Re-broadcast
This is a quote from my introduction:

…I decided to help Ellison Horne out by digitizing and posting his video footage on the internet so the debate over this issue could begin, and so we could all look over the evidence together in order to determine whether or not the audio track was altered in the CNN rebroadcast…

This is a quote from Ellison’s introduction:

I’m urgently calling for an investigation of the broadcast by CNN and CNN Headline News’s reporting of Michael Moore’s acceptance speech last month at the Academy Awards.
CNN and CNN Headline News aired a significantly different audio response to Mr. Moore’s speech than was orginally broadcasted on ABC.
It seems that someone has manipulated the audio to give the impression there was constant loud “booing” throughout Moore’s speech, when in reality, there was only marginal booing often overridden with cheers and applause.
This needs to be fully investigated.