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Reverb
Mar 6, 2007 14:50:01 GMT -5
Post by derek on Mar 6, 2007 14:50:01 GMT -5
Another wierd thing I notice about some stations is that they add reverb to the audio played on thier station..whether it be commercials, live on air, or even songs a slight reverb is added. Does anyone know the reasons why they do this?
In my area, the only stations I know that had reverb added was WIOQ (CHR - Q102) and WKXW (Talk - NJ 101.5). Q102 took away their reverb awhile back, but 101.5 still has it on really strong.
Is it soposed to enhance the sound? To me, it makes them sound like they are in a big room, lol.
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Reverb
Mar 6, 2007 14:55:49 GMT -5
Post by reception on Mar 6, 2007 14:55:49 GMT -5
In the 1980s, KQMQ had the reverb effect.
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Mar 6, 2007 15:05:47 GMT -5
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Sometimes they adjust the EQing in all sorts of ways to enhance it for radio listening. KMEL in San Francisco really ups the bass on all the songs they play. It's too much sometimes and adds distortion.
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Mar 6, 2007 15:09:57 GMT -5
Post by tico on Mar 6, 2007 15:09:57 GMT -5
KQID Alexandria, LA was notorius for this back in the 80s and 90s.
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Apr 26, 2007 12:06:53 GMT -5
Post by irock on Apr 26, 2007 12:06:53 GMT -5
The reverb you hear is probably just one effect of what's called a dynamic audio processor. Radio stations use this device (which used to be very, very expensive, but the expense can today be obviated with computer software) to enhance the audio by dynamically normalizing it and amplifying background sounds that are too faint to be heard clearly over the radio. The effect produced by the device changes the sound of some records so much that they sound almost starkly different when played over the air than when played straight (unprocessed). If you like the sound, you can duplicate it yourself with Ots Turntables, a terrific piece of mp3 deejay freeware / shareware (the DAP works in both free and paid versions). After installing, click on the DAP just above the right-hand turntable. Along the bottom of the dialogue box you'll see an option for 'Presets'. Choose 'Radio'.
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Apr 26, 2007 23:13:15 GMT -5
Post by Slinky on Apr 26, 2007 23:13:15 GMT -5
New Jersey 101.5 originally did it to mimic the top 40 stations of yester-year. When they started out, their focus was more on Oldies music. They wanted to go for a sound like Top 40 pioneer WABC had in the 60's. I guess when they went to more of a talk format, they just thought it sounded cool. I like it personally, definitely gives the station a very different sound.
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Reverb
Apr 27, 2007 19:01:13 GMT -5
Post by mst3k on Apr 27, 2007 19:01:13 GMT -5
WAPE used it during the late '80s (along with speeding up the music slightly). The echo was most noticeable of course when the DJ was speaking (including Casey Kasem during AT40).
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Apr 29, 2007 20:14:12 GMT -5
Post by circlecircledotdot on Apr 29, 2007 20:14:12 GMT -5
Reverb, when done right, can dramatically improve the sound of a station's air chain.
When it's overdone, though... look out.
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Apr 30, 2007 20:52:21 GMT -5
Post by derek on Apr 30, 2007 20:52:21 GMT -5
If you like the sound, you can duplicate it yourself with Ots Turntables, a terrific piece of mp3 deejay freeware / shareware (the DAP works in both free and paid versions). After installing, click on the DAP just above the right-hand turntable. Along the bottom of the dialogue box you'll see an option for 'Presets'. Choose 'Radio'. That is a really cool program! Thanks for the link! ;) I think I may have seen it before at a party I went to on the DJ's computer...it looks familiar. You could use it for a house party (though, it has that "vocal inturuption" talking every 3 or 4 songs)....it still gives ya experience. :)
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May 1, 2007 8:46:28 GMT -5
Post by irock on May 1, 2007 8:46:28 GMT -5
That is a really cool program! Thanks for the link! ;) I think I may have seen it before at a party I went to on the DJ's computer...it looks familiar. You could use it for a house party (though, it has that "vocal inturuption" talking every 3 or 4 songs)....it still gives ya experience. :) Yeah, I love playing with it. By default, the voiceover (a typical FM-type ear-tickling ID that, instead of identifying a radio station, says "Ots Audio") is played over the intro to every fifth record. By keeping track of it you can avoid having it play over songs with cold intros. You can set it to play even more often on the options menu, but you can't turn it off completely unless you pay for the software (something like $80 for the full package). There's a few enhancements I'd like to see. For one thing it'd be nice to be able to change the audio sig to something else or to any jingle you have recorded to mp3. Also, the ability to set a 'cold intro' option to tell the software not to play the jingle / sig or else play it before the song starts rather than over the intro. This would be different than just turning the jingle off, since songs where this option is not set would still allow the jingle to play normally. Finally, it'd REALLY be great if you could enter the name of the record label - like Atlantic, for instance - and then have one of the classic Atlantic vinyl 45 labels used for the record rather than the default Ots label.
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