Has anyone here ever been in charge of or involved in sound/recording of a
t.v. awards show - Oscars, Emmys, etc.? It's always struck me that there's
something unique about the sound of the orchestra, that it's ultra "sparkly"
or the like, even through a Plain Jane t.v. speaker. I'm a trumpet player,
and it seems that a big part of it is the lead trumpet sound. Even compared
to say the sound of the Johnny Carson era Tonight Show band, though they
clearly had superb sound and I assume top-notch gear, there's just a
different kind of presence, though both had/have live bands. An example of a
t.v. show that did have that same sound that I'm referring to was The Carol
Burnett theme.

Am I full of it or is there something different about the way it's done
besides just the arrangements and instrumentation used?