LO4: Editing and reviewing content

 

I found my background music on the website Freesound.org. I decided to use this website because the music and sound effects uploaded by creators are copyright free and therefore I can use whichever I like without having to seek copyright before using them.

I then uploaded the downloaded sound effect file to Adobe Premiere. I decreased the audio gain by 17.5 decibels to make. 

Next I decreased the speed of the music to make it fit the theme of 'background music.' I decreased the speed by 15% to make it a slower tempo by right clicking and accessing the Speed/Duration command. Decreasing the speed made it fit the codes and conventions of my genre as it better matched the background music of other rock and metal radio shows such as Kerrang! Radio Unleashed. 

I then used the Audio Transition folder and used the tools 'constant gain' and 'exponential fade' to start and end my song clips, my jingle and my background music. I used these tools to fade in and out of my audio as it created a smoother intro and outro of all my clips and therefore allows better listener immersion and enjoyment of my radio show. This fits the codes and conventions of my radio show because this is a typical editing technique and can be seen in other shows when a song is starting and finishing. This makes my show appear more realistic with others. 

Here I am decreasing the volume of my clips by using the audio gain pop-up tool. This one is for my song clips as they are particularly loud compared to my other clips. I therefore needed to balance this out. In order to fit the codes and conventions of a rock and metal show I needed to make sure that the volume of my music clips was still louder than the rest of my clips and audio as the typical attitude is to 'play it and play it loud' in the rock and metal community. This was particularly poignant with the song Kool-Aid by BMTH at the end of my show which I made sure was slightly louder to increase the enjoyment and excitement of listeners. 

Here is me inserting both the Exponential Fade tool and Constant Gain tool. I arranged the background music and the audio above to be such that the fade went straight into the constant gain. This makes my radio show seem more professional as there would be no break of clips or sound in a real radio show. 

Here is the background sound for my jingle which I found on Freesound.org. I needed to make sure that the clip I used was copyright free and therefore I turned to the site as all clips posted are copyright free based on the licensing. The sound is off a guitar riff solo and amp static. This fits the codes and conventions of my genres as my show is musically orientated and is made (partly) for musicians. The style of the guitar is electric and is therefore synonymous with the rock and metal genres and will immediately peak audience attention from the start of my show. 

Here I have added in the clip of my jingle using drag and drop after downloading it from Freesound.org. 

Here are the four songs I added into my Radio show which have been downloaded and put into a folder on my desktop. The variety of music matches the codes and conventions of Kerrang! Radio as they play a vast array of music spanning multiple genres. Here I have included four songs in the heavy rock, classic rock, metalcore, and alternative metal genres. 

Here I have added in the second part of my jingle underneath my first part. The vocals are clear and easily understandable, this establishes the new Barbed Wire brand from the beginning of the show and peaks listener interest. 

Here I used the Stretch tool to increase the duration of the second part of my jingle to change the pitch of the vocals in it. This helped the vocals match the rest of my radio show better and also allows it to be more easily audible.

Here is the evidence of me editing my jingle for my radio production. In this screenshot I am increasing the decibels of the jingle so it is easier to hear and the words are more coherent. I used the decibel tool in Adobe Audition for this because I was in the recording studio and using Adobe Audition at the time.