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DA
DAS Founding member
JB posted:
You can tell bits of Your Call are pre-recorded (even if it's perhaps just a few minutes before) because the caller will stop speaking at a certain point in the song intro and a jingle will immiediately kick-in and hit the vocal perfectly, and this would be very difficult if it was happening there and then (and you can tell when it is live as they don't attempt to insert a jingle). It would also explain why Scott always says "it's on now", because most of the time they'd add the song in afterwards and the caller wouldn't hear anything.

Chris Moyles has taken the mickey out of this in the past - they did a spoof where he asked the called to keep talking for a bit so they could hit the vocal of the song!


It is common place, especially in commercial radio, for phone calls to be recorded. In fact, nowadays, you will rarely hear a live call on a local commercial station. This gets rids of the problem of swearing, generally boring or unentertaining callers, them dying live on air, and also keeping to time. Sometimes the calls are edited, sometimes they are not. Scott Mills doesn't make too much of a secret of the fact - and even the other day was saying he had to wait for permission before he could broadcast a call that had been recorded.

As far as Radio 1 is concerned, a fairly large chunk of Scott Mills' show consists of pre-recorded segments such as requests, wind-up calls or setups. But then again, quite a large chunk is live as well. Carpark Catchphrase - or Beep Beep Busters as it is now - is live. Firstly, it is much better live. Secondly, it would be impossible to record that segment during a two song segue.
JA
james2001 Founding member
DAS posted:
them dying live on air.


That actually happened last week though!
DA
DAS Founding member
james2001 posted:
DAS posted:
them dying live on air.


That actually happened last week though!


It did indeed! Nice little bit of publicity for the Magic Network.
AN
Andrew Founding member
jay posted:
mromega posted:
"My Tunes" is voice tracked everyday.

"Your Call" isn't exactly pre-recorded.
The calls that are put to air aren't always live and are on a short delay (to prevent swearing etc.) There is no point in 5-5:45 being pre-recorded especially since the show goes onto 7pm


Most shows don't have truely live callers anyway, especially when they're just requesting songs - the DJ's have to que up the track so they can play it before it appears the call has ended...

Obviously things like Carpark Catchphrase are live..well, as far as I'm aware!

Are you sure they don't just ask the callers what song they want and why first so then when they do it live they know exactly what they are going to say.

On Your Call the coversation is all fairly predictable, and they spend all day playing jingles just up to the vocal so should be experts at it
DA
Davidjb Founding member
I dont think many phone calls (if any) are pre recorded, as 90% of the time the presenter has to ask the caller to turn their radio down due to feedback.
IS
Inspector Sands
Davidjb posted:
I dont think many phone calls (if any) are pre recorded, as 90% of the time the presenter has to ask the caller to turn their radio down due to feedback.


Or they could ask them to turn their radio down so we can't hear an earlier part of the programme (or someone elses programme) in the background!

On commercial radio virtually all phone0ins are time delayed by about 10 seconds
DA
Davidjb Founding member
Inspector Sands posted:
Davidjb posted:
I dont think many phone calls (if any) are pre recorded, as 90% of the time the presenter has to ask the caller to turn their radio down due to feedback.


Or they could ask them to turn their radio down so we can't hear an earlier part of the programme (or someone elses programme) in the background!

On commercial radio virtually all phone0ins are time delayed by about 10 seconds


Well yes but given the fact that you hear an echo from the feedback i'd say its a fair chance its live. Rolling Eyes
DA
DAS Founding member
Davidjb posted:
Inspector Sands posted:
Davidjb posted:
I dont think many phone calls (if any) are pre recorded, as 90% of the time the presenter has to ask the caller to turn their radio down due to feedback.


Or they could ask them to turn their radio down so we can't hear an earlier part of the programme (or someone elses programme) in the background!

On commercial radio virtually all phone0ins are time delayed by about 10 seconds


Well yes but given the fact that you hear an echo from the feedback i'd say its a fair chance its live. Rolling Eyes


I don't suppose you listen to BBC Local Radio, do you? In which case, the calls are generally live and the listeners rarely turn down their radio. Otherwise, I'd suggest the 90% figure is slightly exaggerated.
DA
Davidjb Founding member
DAS posted:
Davidjb posted:
Inspector Sands posted:
Davidjb posted:
I dont think many phone calls (if any) are pre recorded, as 90% of the time the presenter has to ask the caller to turn their radio down due to feedback.


Or they could ask them to turn their radio down so we can't hear an earlier part of the programme (or someone elses programme) in the background!

On commercial radio virtually all phone0ins are time delayed by about 10 seconds


Well yes but given the fact that you hear an echo from the feedback i'd say its a fair chance its live. Rolling Eyes


I don't suppose you listen to BBC Local Radio, do you? In which case, the calls are generally live and the listeners rarely turn down their radio. Otherwise, I'd suggest the 90% figure is slightly exaggerated.


May be, but i guess it all depends on what you listen to.
SP
Steve in Pudsey
Andrew posted:
On Your Call the coversation is all fairly predictable, and they spend all day playing jingles just up to the vocal so should be experts at it


Are you sure these power intro jingles aren't already on the copy of the music on the playout system?
DA
Davidjb Founding member
Steve in Pudsey posted:
Andrew posted:
On Your Call the coversation is all fairly predictable, and they spend all day playing jingles just up to the vocal so should be experts at it


Are you sure these power intro jingles aren't already on the copy of the music on the playout system?


Most jingles are indeed cut onto the song before its on the playout server.
ST
Steve Founding member
DAS posted:

It is common place, especially in commercial radio, for phone calls to be recorded. In fact, nowadays, you will rarely hear a live call on a local commercial station.


Erm not quite true at all - maybe the bigger commercial radio stations, but the smaller ones don't have the resources, technical ability, time or staff to do it / turn it around / put it on air!

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