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Modern Radio Production

ISBN: 9780534260941 | 0534260942
Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Pub. Date: 10/5/1995

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Table of Contents
PART 1 THE TOOLS1(122)
CHAPTER 1 PRODUCTION IN MODERN RADIO
3(16)
Sound of the Station
5(1)
... MORE
Formats
5(2)
Networks
7(2)
Other Programming Developments in Radio
9(1)
Noncommercial Radio
9(5)
Industry Update: Radio Goes Digital...Sort Of
11(3)
The Role of the Producer in Modern Radio
14(3)
Summary
17(2)
CHAPTER 2 THE CONSOLE
19(26)
Function of the Console
19(1)
Understanding Console Function: Some Hypothetical Examples
20(14)
Industry Update: Simplify, Simplify!
28(6)
Understanding Console Function: Actual Consoles
34(3)
Operation of the Console
37(5)
Tuning into Technology: The Virtual Console
38(4)
Summary
42(1)
Applications
43(1)
Exercises
43(2)
CHAPTER 3 TURNTABLES AND CD PLAYERS
45(22)
Structure of a Turntable
46(4)
The Disc
50(7)
Review of Turntable Operation
57(1)
Compact Discs
57(7)
Turning into Technology: How a CD Stores Binary Information
60(4)
Summary
64(1)
Applications
64(1)
Exercises
65(2)
CHAPTER 4 TAPE RECORDING AND PLAYBACK UNITS
67(24)
Magnetic Tape
67(1)
Workings of the Reel-to-Reel Tape Machine
68(5)
Cueing a Tape
73(1)
Heads and Tracks
73(3)
Cassette Machines
76(1)
Cartridge Machines
76(5)
Special Problems Associated with Cartridge Machines
81(2)
Relation of Record Units to the Console
83(1)
Digital Processing
84(1)
Industry Update: To Digitize or Not to Digitize: That's a Difficult Question
84(1)
Digital Audiotape
85(2)
Tapeless Recording
87(1)
Summary
88(1)
Applications
89(1)
Exercises
89(2)
CHAPTER 5 MICROPHONES AND SOUND
91(32)
The Basics of Sound
92(8)
Tuning into Technology: The Shape of Sound
97(3)
The Microphone: How It Works
100(10)
Physical Types of Microphones
110(3)
Microphone Selection and Use
113(7)
Summary
120(1)
Applications
120(1)
Exercises
121(2)
PART 2 THE TECHNIQUES123(68)
CHAPTER 6 SPLICING AND DUBBING
125(26)
The Basics of Splicing and Dubbing
126(1)
Splicing
126(9)
Dubbing
135(2)
Computer-Assisted Editing
137(8)
Tuning into Technology: The Electronic Edit
140(5)
Editing
145(3)
Summary
148(1)
Applications
149(1)
Exercises
149(2)
CHAPTER 7 RECORDED PROGRAM PRODUCTION
151(22)
Recorded Versus Live, On-Air Production
151(1)
Layout of a Production Studio
152(3)
Working in a Production Studio
155(1)
Music
156(4)
Recorded Voice
160(6)
Sound Effects
166(2)
Industry Update: The Ultimate Radio Recording Studio
167(1)
Combining Elements in Production
168(1)
Summary
169(1)
Applications
170(1)
Exercises
171(2)
CHAPTER 8 LIVE, ON-AIR PRODUCTION
173(18)
Typical Airshift
174(2)
Sound of the Station
176(5)
Suggestions for Live, On-Air Production
181(4)
Industry Update: What to Do and Say On-Air...and What Not To
182(3)
Working with Satellite Services
185(3)
Summary
188(1)
Applications
188(1)
Exercises
189(2)
PART 3 THE APPLICATIONS191(180)
CHAPTER 9 ACHIEVING AN EFFECT
193(20)
What Is an Effect?
193(1)
Kinds of Effect
194(1)
How Production Elements Support a Theme
195(2)
How a Producer Utilizes Production Elements
197(9)
Industry Update: Achieving an Effect and the Bottom Line: Production Promotion
202(4)
Using Elements of Sound to Achieve an Effect
206(2)
Summary
208(1)
Applications
209(1)
Exercises
210(3)
CHAPTER 10 DRAMA AND DRAMATIC ELEMENTS IN RADIO PRODUCTION
213(12)
The Structure of Drama
214(1)
Role of Dramatic Elements in Commercial Production
215(1)
Role of Dramatic Elements in News Production
216(3)
Technical Considerations of Radio Drama
219(3)
Summary
222(1)
Applications
222(1)
Exercise
223(2)
CHAPTER 11 COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION
225(20)
What Makes a Commercial Effective?
226(1)
Elements of Effective Radio Advertising
227(4)
Practical Approaches to Radio Commercials
231(7)
Industry Update: Let's Get Creative
235(3)
Suggestions for Producing Effective Commercials
238(2)
Production Applications in Station Promotion
240(2)
Summary
242(1)
Applications
243(1)
Exercises
243(2)
CHAPTER 12 RADIO PRODUCTION FOR NEWS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
245(38)
News Gathering
246(1)
News Writing
247(16)
Industry Update: A Quick Primer on Radio Newswriting
248(15)
News Assembly
263(1)
News Reading and Reporting
264(1)
News and Public-Affairs Programming
265(1)
Newscasts
265(7)
Talk Shows
272(1)
Special Events
273(1)
Production Techniques for News and Public Affairs
273(7)
Summary
280(1)
Applications
281(1)
Exercises
281(2)
CHAPTER 13 REMOTE AND SPORTS PRODUCTION
283(16)
Remote Radio Equipment
284(1)
Tuning into Technology: Getting the Signal from There to Here
285(4)
Planning the Remote
289(3)
The Sports Remote
292(2)
A Final Note
294(1)
Summary
295(1)
Applications
295(1)
Exercises
296(3)
CHAPTER 14 ADVANCED RADIO PRODUCTION
299(22)
Multichannel Recording
299(8)
Industry Update: A Simple Multichannel Console
305(2)
Stereo
307(2)
Recording Music
309(4)
Electronic Equipment and Its Use in Radio Production
313(5)
Summary
318(1)
Applications
319(1)
Exercises
319(2)
CHAPTER 15 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN RADIO PRODUCTION
321(24)
Computer Basics
321(2)
Computer-Generated Effects
323(4)
Computer-Assisted Editing
327(7)
Computer Applications in On-Air Production
334(2)
Computers in Automation
336(4)
Computers in the Programming Function
340(1)
Digital Audio Broadcasting
341(1)
Summary
342(1)
Applications
343(1)
Exercises
343(2)
CHAPTER 16 PRODUCTION AND THE MODERN FORMAT
345(26)
The Audience and the Format
345(8)
The Specifics of the Radio Format
353(6)
Industry Update: Format Trends and What the Producer Needs to Know About Them
357(2)
On-Air and Off-Air Production in the Modern Format
359(8)
Conclusion
367(1)
Summary
368(1)
Exercises
368(3)
APPENDIX A TROUBLESHOOTING CHART371(4)
APPENDIX B ANOTHER TIME, A PLAY375(10)
RICHARD WILSON
GLOSSARY385(14)
SUGGESTED READINGS399(4)
INDEX403

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