What i've learnt from Radio Jingles!

I've learnt what Logic Pro is, A Digital Audio Workstation (D.A.W)  which means it has multitrack charactoristics, it can record audio, edit audio and apply plug-ins. Other examples of D.A.W's are Sonar, Pro tools, Sound booth and Adobe audition.

I've learnt about different file formats, and which is best for doing what with. For example these are different types MP3,  AIFF, WAB, ACC, WAV and WMA are a few examples. MP3 is whats known as a LOSSY format because it compresses it which loses quality, a file like this is small therefor is excellent for uploading to the internet or sending. An AIFF on the other hand is a larger file format and is the opposite to a LOSSY, An AIFF is an interchangeable file format, this and WAV are both lostless which means they don't loose quality or compress.

I also learnt about inserts and how they allow plug in's to add effects and features for example, Pitch shifter is a plug in. You can add or remove a plug in at any time, and you can change it manually or let the computer change it for you automatically. I learn how to use automation, this fades in and out audio, i can also do this myself by using node's or choose effects that are pre-made and use them. This feautire has lots of benifits as you can tell the program what to do and when to do it, and it does it! I learnt what the snap setting was for and what settings there are :samples, smart and more and what they are best for when creating different things.
I learnt how to Bounce tracks and why you do it. Also what tracks and regions where. How using colours is helpful when aranging and organising your work. How to record audio from a recorder onto Logic Pro, how to correctly start a new project and how it's very important you save your work at the start. I learnt that a Digi Design Mbox was an audio outboard which routes sound in and out of the computer. I learnt how to change the preferences on Logic pro and System preferences on the dock, for my inputs and outputs and know when i need to change them. I've learnt how to download tracks legally from Youtube by using www.video2.net/mp3 this was really helpfull because i needed lots of different songs when creating my idents. Another thing i've learnt is what is needed when making an ident whether it's for a show promo, advert or station ident!

I also learnt a lot just from listening to other people's work in my group, It was interesting to see what people did and how there work was different to mine, it gave me idea's on how i could improve my work if i were to do it again. I also learnt a lot from listening to read rasio show Idents and show promo's It's interesting to see how they can be so different, depending who it's targeted at whether it's comical or not and what genre of music and type of person it's for.

I really enjoyed creating my jingles, i learnt a lot and had fun too! :)

Radio Jingles, What we did... and evaluations.

First we created an Ident for our own radio show this had to include The name of our show, or our name or radio station. An Ident is a short piece of audio to tell people your identity.

http://www.supload.com/listen?s=BGkYID

Evaluation

This was the first thing we did, i found it fun to do and i think i did it with enthusiasm, I learnt what an ident was and why they're important in radio. because theyre was very little information to be included in this 5 second ident, i didn't find it hard sticking to 5 seconds. That was just the right amount of time to say what was needed. This first task was nice because i learnt all the basics how to use the audio recorder and transfer it onto the mac's how to use plug ins to insert effects to my work too. i was happy with my ident but if i were to do it again i would want to use different sound effects in the backround.

We also created a 30 second show promo to promote an upcoming show. i used mine to advertise my own show, i included the name of the show, what genre of music, what time and day it's on.

http://www.supload.com/listen?s=LPsHvL

Script for show promo

"Make sure you tune into my show

Becks on the decks

I will be playing you the very best in r and b and hip hop

Tomorrow night from 9-10

Guaranteed to make you wanna’

“Shake your ass” ... "

Evaluation of My show promo 

I am pleased with the show promo i made, i felt really confident with all the basic skills by the time i'd finished making it. I spent quite a long time downloading songs for the bases of my promo, which took a while as i had to go through each song and cut and erase the bits i did and didn't want. but once i had done this and used a couple of FX effects which were really helpful to link the clips from my songs together i also used the start of one song which had a really cool effect on it to join one clip to another. Although the script was quite short i managed to spread it out over the full 30 seconds so it wasn't all together and made the rest of the promo boring. I also tryed to find lyrics in songs that would fit in well, for example i used lyrics "Stop the track" By Beyonce- Diva, at the end. I am pleased with what i made, and found it interesting learning new skills.

We also had invent an imaginary product and make a 25 second advert to advertise it on the radio.

http://www.supload.com/listen?s=tCoTvn

Evaluation

I invented a "Milli Tree" which would be sold in B&Q Stores, it basically just grows money! For me this was my favourate task to do because i was free to do whatever i liked, and use my inmaination to invent anything!  Before i began to make my advert, and once i had my idea clear i thought of the music or sound effects i was going to use, because i knew thats what would grab the listeners attention. so i thought of songs related to money and came up with Lil Wayne - A Milli. I am so pleased i thought of this song because listening back i think it works really well, i wen't for the more, "In your face" approach to selling my product, by starting straight away and i tryed to make my voice much louder and enthusiastic. At first i had music at the beginning and end, but then decided to play the same music throughout the duration of my advert but just made it quieter, i think it sounds a lot more professional than it did before i'd made this change. I could have cut the parts i wanted better, and had more space inbetween each line, becasue some of the words don't even end propely becasue i accidently cut it too soon. I found it quite hard using the scissor tool when i was working with a tiny bit of audio and improving this is somthing i want to work on.