Lo4 - Editing and Reviewing content

Voices:

Due to my use of the Vocaster One during the production of the radio show, for the main presenter apart from having to put pauses that were overly long, I didn't have to make any alterations at all, I was happy with how the EQ sounded strait from recording and it was just loud enough due my constant checks on the gain levels while recording. However, I still had to make some edits to the vocals for the jingles and transitions between segments.

Jingles:

For the jingle for the show, I first layered the vocals for each word on top of each other, this was to make the audio fast and snappy while also not feel like its abruptly cutting between each word but instead still naturally fading in between each word. once the vocals were placed out correctly, I added vocal effects separately to each word, making them each sound different. Some of the effects that I added to my voice are; EQ's which was used to make my voice sound less bassy and tinnier making it sound like it's from an old radio, Distortion which was used to add that extra crackle to voices making the vintage sound feel more authentic and Reverb which made the voice sound like it was recorded in a large hall, making the final word I say feel "cinematic" like an epic announcers voice. This is very conventional for a radio show as it adds some interesting sounds to the show keeping viewers engaged.

show transitions:

For the transitions between songs and segments, I used the fading effects in audacity at the end of the clips. The reason why this is important is if a clip doesn't fade away it will just end abruptly which can be really harsh on viewers ears depending on the sound as well as just overall sounding unprofessional.

Sound effects:

For the sound effects for my radio shower, I made sure that all the sounds I found online were in the create commons as to not violate any. while integrating the sound effects they were usually way to loud compared to the rest of the tracks meaning that i had to lower the sounds by -6dB up to -24dB for the background music so that all the tracks would match the same sound level and stay below 6dB, keeping the listening experience comfortable for the listener,