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</head><body><p>I don't understand why. I don't do a lot of on-air work, but the little I do, I use loudspeakers for monitoring and meters for metering, so I don't see what headphones would give me that is missing. I know most people like to use headphones, and there's a sort of 'conventional wisdom' that says headphones should be used, I just don't understand why.</p><p><br></p><p>If there is talkback, then yes of course headphones are needed, but for self-op shows, where there's only one person in the studios, I don't see the benefit.</p><p><br></p><p>Happy to learn though.</p><p><br></p><p>Serge Auckland</p><p>RWSfm 103.3</p><p>Community Radio for Bury and Beyond.</p><blockquote type="cite"><div id="ox-588c6ed19c" class="ox-588c6ed19c-hmmessage">On 07 June 2016 at 09:53 Ian Hickling <transplanfm@hotmail.com> wrote:<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color: #000000;"><br><strong>It should be mandatory for every presenter to use headphones while speaking and cueing tracks.</strong></span></div><div><span style="color: #000000;"></span><br><div style="line-height: 21.3px; color: #444444; background-color: #ffffff;"><p class="ox-588c6ed19c-ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 22.72px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 22.72px;"><span style="line-height: 22.72px; color: #222222;">Ian Hickling</span></span></span></p></div><p class="ox-588c6ed19c-ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 22.72px; color: #444444; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="line-height: 22.72px; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Partner</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 22.72px;"><br style="line-height: 22.72px;"><br style="line-height: 22.72px;"><a style="line-height: 22.72px; color: blue; cursor: pointer;" href="http://www.transplanuk.com/" target="_blank"><span style="line-height: 22.72px; color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;"><img id="ox-588c6ed19c-ecx_x0000_i1025" style="line-height: 22.72px; border: none;" src="https://ci4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/2SkDsnIzSZgRbNnNKBSiwxiFhFQWRGV55mTjVL23fulnJpstZmYxeKrrYefY4qxiSgkMrAETld64XINLXCsujE_zI5gAsQyWeCWvHixcrNYtar3Sij4YlVBgN2NSQ-n2DsgZvrnpWZlfwCQ=s0-d-e1-ft#http://www.transplanuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/transplan_UK_weblogo_190x60.png" alt="" border="0"></span></a></span></p><div style="line-height: 21.3px; color: #444444; background-color: #ffffff;"><p class="ox-588c6ed19c-ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 22.72px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em style="line-height: 22.72px;"><span style="line-height: 22.72px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #222222;">Office: 016 3557 8435  (07h to 22h GTS)</span></em></span></p></div><div style="line-height: 21.3px; color: #444444; background-color: #ffffff;"><p class="ox-588c6ed19c-ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 22.72px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em style="line-height: 22.72px;"><span style="line-height: 22.72px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #222222;">Car: 075 3098 0115 (only responds when driving)</span></em></span></p></div><div style="line-height: 21.3px; color: #444444; background-color: #ffffff;"><p class="ox-588c6ed19c-ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height: 22.72px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em style="line-height: 22.72px;"><span style="line-height: 22.72px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: small;">6 Horn Street, Compton, NEWBURY, RG20 6QS</span></span></em></p></div><br><br><div><hr id="ox-588c6ed19c-stopSpelling">Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2016 20:36:31 +0100<br>From: serge@rwsfm.co.uk<br>To: mike@g1sbn.freeserve.co.uk; cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk<br>Subject: Re: [cma-l] Radio Link Transmission systems<br><br> Our automation computer goes through the on-air desks like any other source, so as long as the four player and IRN faders are left up, audio will go out.  So far, it's worked for us pretty reliably.<br>Serge Auckland<br>RWSfm 103.3<br>Community Radio for Bury and Beyond<br><blockquote>On 06 June 2016 at 17:04 Mike Davison <mike@g1sbn.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:<br><br>We have off-air monitoring setup on our desk, meter following monitoring and is useful to make sure you've activated the auto feed computer via the studio then  through the switching desk and not left the auto feed active on the link transmitter only in splendid isolation. Now I wonder who has fallen foul of this........<br>Mike Davison<br><br><br><div class="ox-588c6ed19c-ecxox-b6b8173182-moz-cite-prefix">On 06/06/2016 15:47, Serge Auckland wrote:<br></div><blockquote><blockquote>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.<br>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!)<br>Serge Auckland<br>Chief Engineer<br>RWSfm 103.3<br>Community Radio for Bury and Beyond<br></blockquote><br><br><blockquote>On 06 June 2016 at 12:57 Geoff Rogers <a class="ox-588c6ed19c-ecxox-b6b8173182-moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:geoff@susyradio.com"><geoff@susyradio.com></a> wrote:<br><div dir="ltr"><br><div class="ox-588c6ed19c-ecxox-b6b8173182-ox-bd149bb39c-gmail_extra"><br><div class="ox-588c6ed19c-ecxox-b6b8173182-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><div>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><br></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 - <a class="ox-588c6ed19c-ecxox-b6b8173182-moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk">cma-l@commedia.org.uk</a><br> <br> The cma-l mailing list is a members' service provided by the Community Media Association - <a class="ox-588c6ed19c-ecxox-b6b8173182-moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk</a><br> Twitter: <a class="ox-588c6ed19c-ecxox-b6b8173182-moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://twitter.com/community_media" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/community_media</a><br> <a class="ox-588c6ed19c-ecxox-b6b8173182-moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation</a><br> Canstream Internet Radio & Video: <a class="ox-588c6ed19c-ecxox-b6b8173182-moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.canstream.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.canstream.co.uk/</a><br> _______________________________________________<br> <br> Mailing list guidelines: <a class="ox-588c6ed19c-ecxox-b6b8173182-moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/about/cma-email-lists/email-list-guidelines/" target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk/about/cma-email-lists/email-list-guidelines/</a><br> _______________________________________________<br> <br> To unsubscribe or manage your CMA-L mailing list subscription please visit:<br> <a class="ox-588c6ed19c-ecxox-b6b8173182-moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l" target="_blank">http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l</a></blockquote><br> <br><pre>_______________________________________________
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