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</head><body><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><p>I think it’s good practice to listen off-air, as this is an immediate check on whether the signal’s going out properly. However, on our main desks, metering follows monitoring (as otherwise people get confused), and I’m always banging on to our presenters about keeping levels below PPM6, and when monitoring off-air, levels are always constant due to our Optimod doing its stuff.</p><p>Consequently, all except for a couple of our more experienced presenters monitor off-desk rather than off-air. (and still don’t control levels properly.....hurrumph!)</p><p>Serge Auckland</p><p>Chief Engineer</p><p>RWSfm 103.3</p><p>Community Radio for Bury and Beyond</p></blockquote><p><br></p><blockquote type="cite">On 06 June 2016 at 12:57 Geoff Rogers <geoff@susyradio.com> wrote:<br><div dir="ltr"><br><div class="ox-bd149bb39c-gmail_extra"><br><div class="ox-bd149bb39c-gmail_quote">On 2 June 2016 at 23:15, Two Lochs Radio <<a href="mailto:tlr@gairloch.co.uk" target="_blank">tlr@gairloch.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote><u></u><div><p>Does anybody routinely listen off-air in the studio? I have never come across any station that does that. It's good to monitor it of course, typically a radio in the kitchen or reception permanently playing, and it should be an option for the studio to check output, but am I alone in thinking it unusual to listen off-air as a matter of routine in the studio?<br></p></div></blockquote><div>We do, and always have done.  </div><div><br></div><div>Until recently the commercial station I work for also did the same.</div><div><br></div><div>It is not off putting at all provided there are no delays (we use a Band I analog link), and it does give you an idea as to how you sound on air.</div><div><br></div><div>Geoff</div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br><br>Reply - cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br><br>The cma-l mailing list is a members' service provided by the Community Media Association - http://www.commedia.org.uk<br>Twitter: http://twitter.com/community_media<br>http://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation<br>Canstream Internet Radio & Video: http://www.canstream.co.uk/<br>_______________________________________________<br><br>Mailing list guidelines: http://www.commedia.org.uk/about/cma-email-lists/email-list-guidelines/<br>_______________________________________________<br><br>To unsubscribe or manage your CMA-L mailing list subscription please visit:<br>http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l</blockquote></body></html>