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Radio Production Advice (starting out)

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RFGeek919

Hi Everyone. It has been awhile since I have posted here. I am back and I have purchased some new production EFX for my library. If anyone has the time to listen and give me a good honest advice and how I am doing and what needs improvement, I would really appreciate that. I do a show on college radio (KURE) and do others on a shortwave station and two community LPFM stations all volunteer. It is a love and passion of mine, and I want to work at becoming better. Thank you :) Here is the link to some of my latest radio productions.


http://drop.io/djsurreal885

-- RF Geek
 
I only had a chance to listen to the show promos.
Based on that:

1st Promo:
You have the right idea. Main thing is your voice. Do something with it. Add compression and/or processing. Also fix your levels. Sometimes the info you give is illegible due to the effects being to loud.

2nd Promo (Final):
Music lasts too long. Especially when dealing with dance music containing limited vox. I would find the hook of the song and keep the clips to about 5 seconds max. Again, fix the levels and "fatten up" your voice. And I would end the promo on the last word of the script. It goes on too long. Had a song been scheduled to follow, it would sound odd.

My best word of advice would be to listen to a station that is similar in format. Not for the dj's, not for the music, but for everything in between. Once you can imitate, then start making it your own.
 
Thanks unpwn,

I needed another ear to let me know what I am not hearing (or want to hear). I appreciate your input and I will redo them and keep your advice in mind.

I agree, I do need to fatten up my voice...it tends to be a bit weak. I have been guilty I know about having the effects overrun my voice. Yeah, I felt some of the songs were a bit long also.. I just wanted to make sure what I was thinking matched what other people experienced in production had to say.

Thank you again for your time.. this helps me alot. I will work on tightening them up :)

-- RF Geek
 
Unpwn is pretty much on the money.  Be careful not to overprocess because if you put garbage into an aggressively set processor, you'll get lots of garbage out.  The average listener probably doesn't know what nor care how you used the "GATE THAT COMPRESSOR!" preset in Audition.
 
Don't sweet having a weak voice. Remember when the filtered almost whisper thing was big in the 90s. There are voice guys that can make a whisper sound like a roar. It is all about the pacing and delivery. I think what they meant about beefing up the voice is getting the processing right without over doing it. Good luck. the advice about imitating and then making it your own is spot on.
 
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