Has radio voice tracking ruined local radio
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Has radio voice tracking ruined local radio
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It depends on who does it. Like anything, it's a tool. Has digital recording ruined music? You can argue either way.
Has the microwave ruined cooking? Has the automobile ruined transportation? So much better when we rode horses,
At one time, radio stations didn't play recorded music. They had live musicians. Was that better?
I think the better question is: Has the internet ruined local radio. I'd say the answer is yes.
The fact is it's here. It's been done in one way or another since the 1930s. The current digital technology goes back to 1993. So it's nothing new.
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taps foot, rolls eyes.. this question has been asked how many times in how many different ways in how many different forums?
Some would say it has ruined radio without a doubt and you won't convince them otherwise
You wont get that from me. It allows me to have 7 to 7 1/2 hour work days. Have the week between Xmas and New Years off, it allows me to cover non life thratening breaking news on 4 stations at once.
It allows me to cover events when im not near a studio (I have a mic, associated gear, cables, connectors and a laptop im goign to put together a to go back with so i can do things from the park or wherever i happen to be if news breaks.
Some would say it has ruined radio without a doubt and you won't convince them otherwise
You wont get that from me. It allows me to have 7 to 7 1/2 hour work days. Have the week between Xmas and New Years off, it allows me to cover non life thratening breaking news on 4 stations at once.
It allows me to cover events when im not near a studio (I have a mic, associated gear, cables, connectors and a laptop im goign to put together a to go back with so i can do things from the park or wherever i happen to be if news breaks.
Paul, are you saying that your work day would be much longer than 7 to 7.5 hours if you did not have VT technology?
I work 7am to 230pm ish most days.. id start later and be working till 7pm if i had to be live.. and id likely be doing 9 hour days .. but a few of the functions of my current job require me to be in studio at 7 and 8am so it'd be a partially split working day too which is never fun
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Not necessarily Voice tracking didn’t ruin music radio but companies like Iheart and Audacy argue we have to protect their apps and promote their podcasts because their core audience went there. Also we had some similar discussions on the radio side about this. TV similar answers in their case it’s to go after people who watch via TV apps for on demand content.
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This is like 5 or 6 breaks from my show today that I just did. Th people who are proponents of live radio24/7 say this would be better delivered and mroe effective when done lve
If I were working today, I would love voice tracking. Grab some magazine articles about current artists and events, record a four hour show in 20 minutes, and find something else to do, making a mental note that I have no need for the car radio because it is boring and bland.
When Dan Ingram did his CBS "count up" syndicated program, he recorded it in real time, with the music playing to make it more spontaneous and real. So even though voice tracking was rare during his time, he probably would vote against it today.
If something unplanned and exciting happens in your community, will it still be as exciting to the few listeners left in three days when you can finally mention it on the air? I guess no.
When Dan Ingram did his CBS "count up" syndicated program, he recorded it in real time, with the music playing to make it more spontaneous and real. So even though voice tracking was rare during his time, he probably would vote against it today.
If something unplanned and exciting happens in your community, will it still be as exciting to the few listeners left in three days when you can finally mention it on the air? I guess no.
You don't wait 3 days, that simple. I don't if something happens.. so what if i have t recut a voicetrack? i do it all the time
I might too if the salary were such as it was worth my time to stop what I am doing, go to where I have access to the computer and recut it. Sadly the voice tracking money is such that once my 20 minute session is over, I am casing the check and living my life. I give 110 percent to things I do, but never 112 percent. The money ain't worth it