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Radio Production Pet Peeve

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dugprod

Is it just me or is having an audio slate at the beginning of a pre-produced spot a complete waste of time...in my 20+ years in radio I have never needed to listen to any of the useless information those guys or girls have to say...and some of them have it so tight to the beginning of the spot that you have to edit them before you put them into Audiovault/Nexgen
I know...I'm just venting...
 
Slates are great when they have a 50Hz tone under them - that way you can quickly find your cut by counting the "beeps" as you fast forward the reel to reel tape.javascript:void(0);
 
In the days of tape and multiple spots on a reel they were great. I think anymore it's for the ISCII code to be sure you have the correct spot. There's usually traffic instructions with ISCII info but the slate can help. I always open the file because at times have to normalize the audio before being put into Scott.
 
Lately, I've been hearing slates that have the usual BS then "full stereo with two-pop"..anybody know what the hell "two-pop" is?
 
From Wikipedia, which claims no copyright

Used in television and film post-production, a 2-pop is a 1 kHz tone that is one frame long and placed 2 seconds before the start of program. It is a simple and effective method of ensuring synchronization between sound and picture in a film or video.

A 2-pop is typically placed at the end of a visual countdown. Only the first frame of the "2" is shown, and the remainder of the 2 seconds prior to the program is black. This provide a unique point of reference where the frame-long image and frame-long sound should align, similar to the way a film clapperboard is used to generate a synchronization point.
 
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