Lab #2 Tape Editing

Lab #2-Tape Editing

COMM 3351-Radio Program Production

Spring 2001

Please follow these instructions carefully.

In this lab you are going to utilize the news actuality shown on pages 128 -129 of Mayor Hazard speaking about the new highway. Once you edit out the unwanted parts, you are going to dub the sound bite to cassette and integrate it into a headline newscast. You are going to wrap music around your newscast by using the cueing and production techniques learned in Lab #1.

For this lab you will be using the recorded interview with Mayor Hazard. You will dub this interview onto a work tape (reel to reel) and then edit out the mistake. You will need your reel to reel tape, CD's or records, a news cassette, and a commercial cart.

Splice two seconds of leader tape (7 ½ inches) at the beginning of your new lab segment. This means go to the end of your first lab recording and mark the tape with the grease pencil. Place the tape in the editing block and cut the tape on a diagonal. Then cut off two seconds of leader tape from the leader tape reel and splice it to the ends of your tape. Remember to cut the leader tape on a diagonal, too, and place the splicing tape in the center of the two tapes that are butted together. Re-rack your tape and continue.

Set tone levels to 100% on the board, open reel machines, and cart machine (some cart machines require the cart to be in the machine before you can set a level). Dub the cassette copy of the interview of Mayor Hazard onto the work tape.

Look at pages 128 in Modern Radio Production. Edit your actuality (sound bite) from the longer interview as described in the textbook. Once you have the interview edited, dub the sound bite back to a cassette.

Cue up a cut on CD #1 or on turntable (TT) #2, recue the cassette (which now has the edited sound bite) and when ready start the open reel tape machine with your tape on it. Record the standard preopen and slate it: "(__YOUR NAME __) LAB 2 NEWS INSERT EDIT", then play the cut on CD#1 or TT#1. While the music is playing, cue up a cut on TT / CD#2 that has several seconds of instrumental music before singing starts.

When the cut ends on CD/ TT 2, open your mic and read the news copy including the lead-in open and ending close to the newscast. Play the actuality at the appropriate place within story 2. Cut the mic during the actuality so that you can hear the actuality play through the monitor speakers. Open the mic at the appropriate time and finish story 2 and the rest of the newscast.

While you are reading your ending close, For WWGC News, I'm (your name). And now back to Carrollton’s best music," start TT or CD 2 under the closing and pot it up full as you finish reading. Cue up another song on TT/CD#1 and cue up the commercial cart. As TT/CD#2 ends, play the commercial and then segue to TT/CD#1. Play selection and fade out.

Rewind the tape with heads out.

Label the leader tape and box (don’t write too large) with your name and project and date. Turn in your tape by February 22, 2001. This lab is worth 25 points.

Check pages 129-133 in your text for a step-by-step review of the editing process.

Remember: Mustard buttons "out" and record buttons "in" to record

Mustard buttons "in" for playback (i.e., to hear what you recorded)

Tone (1 kHz): Press "in" to record tone, release (button out) to stop recording tone

NEWSCOPY PAGE #1

1. AS PART OF YOUR CONTINUING MORNING UPDATE, IT'S

2. 10:00 A.M. IN CARROLLTON ON WWGC. A

3. COMPLETE WEATHER FORECAST FOLLOWS THIS NEWS.

4. I'M (YOUR NAME) REPORTING.

5 THE INDEX OF LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATORS WAS UP

6. AGAIN THIS MONTH. THIS WAS THE FIFTH STRAIGHT

7. MONTH OF INCREASES. ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT

8. OF LABOR THE U.S. ECONOMY IS EXPANDING AT

9. AN ANNUAL RATE OF 4 PER CENT.

10. EARLIER TODAY MAYOR LOUIS HAZARD ENDED WEEKS OF

11. SPECULATION ABOUT THE NEW HIGHWAY THAT HAS BEEN

12. PROPOSED FOR CENTERVILLE (PLAY CASSETTE).

TAPE: HAZARD

RUNS: ______ (fill in time of actuality)

OUT: "MAJOR INTERCHANGE"

13. THE CROSSTOWN EXPRESSWAY IS EXPECTED TO BE THE FIRST

14. LEG OF A MAJOR TRANSPORTATION NETWORK DESIGNED TO

15. LINK CENTERVILLE WITH CARROLLTON.

NEWSCOPY PAGE #2

16. PSYCHOLOGISTS AT WEST GEORGIA ARE UNDECIDED

17. ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF TELEVISION ON SMALL CHILDREN.

18. DR. LYNN CARTER SAYS THAT NEW STUDIES HAVE PRODUCED

19. CONFLICTING CONCLUSIONS ABOUT WHAT EFFECTS EXTENDED

20. WATCHING MAY HAVE ON CHILDREN UNDER FOUR.

21. DR. CARTER HAS CALLED FOR FURTHER STUDIES TO HELP

22. CLARIFY WHAT CARTER CALLS "GRAY AREAS" OF

23. UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF TELEVISION.

24. FINALLY, GOOD NEWS FOR OATMEAL EATERS TODAY. THE U.S.

25. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NOW SAYS THAT EATING ONE

26. OUNCE OF OATMEAL EACH DAY CAN HELP REDUCE LEVELS OF

27. SERUM CHOLESTEROL IN THE BLOOD.

28. THE WEATHER SERVICE FORCAST FOR THE CARROLLTON

29. AREA CALLS FOR MOSTLY SUNNY

30. SKIES WITH SEASONABLY WARMER TEMPERATURES

31. TOMORROW AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEK.

32. RIGHT NOW THE TEMPERATURE IS 72 DEGREES.

33. THAT'S A LOOK AT THE HEADLINES FROM WWGC. I'M

34. (YOUR NAME) AND NOW BACK TO WEST GEORGIA’S

35. BEST MUSIC ON WWGC 90.7