Revision as of 00:01, 23 October 2013

Overview

This page will guide you through the necessary steps for uploading your finished radio spot to the Wide Orbit Automation System.
- This is the system that allows your work to air and be heard by KDHX listeners.
Pay very close attention to each detail for this. We don't want any mistakes to affect the Wide Orbit system or the way our listeners hear our programming.

First you must make sure that your spot meets the standards of the KDHX Production Department.
Make sure that your recorded and edited spot is ready to be "bounced" by listening to it very closely for any mistakes, audible edits, or issues with level. Double check to make sure your final product complies with the requirements of the specific type of spot you're producing:

Also make sure that:

You've compressed and normalized your audio
There is a half second of silence at the beginning
There is NO extra silence at the end
Your music (if necessary) is automated properly and mixes well with your voice
- For mixing purposes and automation, use the studio monitors rather than headphones.
- Make sure that every word is distinguishable and isn't masked by the music.
- Your final fade-out for music should not exceed 1 second after the voice stops.

When you've determined that your work is satisfactory for airing, you can begin the bouncing process.

Solo each track that you want to bounce or mute any track you do not wish to bounce.
Using the selector tool, highlight any track from the point you want the spot to end all the way to 00:00:00.
1. This selection tells Pro Tools where to start and stop the bounce.
2. We highlight from the end to the beginning to make sure the selection truly starts at 00:00:00.
Now, at the top of the screen, click File -> Bounce To -> Disk

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 ##This selection tells Pro Tools where to start and stop the bounce.
 ##We highlight from the end to the beginning to make sure the selection truly starts at 00:00:00.
-#At the top of the screen, click File -> Bounce To -> Disk
+#Now, at the top of the screen, click '''File''' -> '''Bounce To''' -> '''Disk'''
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