<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Serge,<br><br></div>Yes ours is very much the same but we can route to studio 2 should studio 1 require service work to be carried out. A very usefull option, enabling studio 1 to be removed from air - and the vica versa!<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 6 June 2016 at 20:36, Serge Auckland <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:serge@rwsfm.co.uk" target="_blank">serge@rwsfm.co.uk</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>

    
<div><p>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&#39;s worked for us pretty reliably.</p><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><p>Serge Auckland</p></font></span><span class=""><p>RWSfm 103.3</p><p>Community Radio for Bury and Beyond</p></span><div><div class="h5"><blockquote type="cite">On 06 June 2016 at 17:04 Mike Davison &lt;<a href="mailto:mike@g1sbn.freeserve.co.uk" target="_blank">mike@g1sbn.freeserve.co.uk</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br><p>We have off-air monitoring setup on our desk, meter following monitoring and is useful to make sure you&#39;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........</p><p>Mike Davison<br></p><br><div>On 06/06/2016 15:47, Serge Auckland wrote:<br></div><blockquote type="cite"><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 <a href="mailto:geoff@susyradio.com" target="_blank">&lt;geoff@susyradio.com&gt;</a> wrote:<br><div dir="ltr"><br><div><br><div>On 2 June 2016 at 23:15, Two Lochs Radio &lt;<a href="mailto:tlr@gairloch.co.uk" target="_blank">tlr@gairloch.co.uk</a>&gt; wrote:<br><blockquote><div><p>Does anybody routinely listen off-air in the studio? I have never come across any station that does that. It&#39;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 - <a href="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l@commedia.org.uk</a><br> <br> The cma-l mailing list is a members&#39; service provided by the Community Media Association - <a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk</a><br> Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/community_media" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/community_media</a><br> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation</a><br> Canstream Internet Radio &amp; Video: <a href="http://www.canstream.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.canstream.co.uk/</a><br> _______________________________________________<br> <br> Mailing list guidelines: <a 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 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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