Week 9 - First Year (Station Sound)

At time of recording, Dan Prior works for which national radio station?

• Radio X

• BBC Radio 1

• Absolute Radio

• BBC Radio 2

Dan describes the job of 'Station Sound' as:

• making as much noise as possible

• keeping the station broadcasting

• playing the best music

• making the station sound as good as possible

When talking about 'audio branding', Dan refers to the HBO 'static and ahhh' sound as what?

• a sonic logo

• an ident

• a jingle

• a sweeper

Dan describes making a trail for Dave Berry's Breakfast Show. How does he describe this trail?

• a trailer full of EQs

• a creative idea with good writing

• very funny

• made with no planning

How did Dan get into station sound production?

• He met another student who showed him some techniques

• He read lots of books

• He was passionate about editing software

• He hated being an on-air voice on radio

Dan refers to Malcolm Gladwell's book 'Outliers'. What section does he mention specifically?

• Reading is important to learn

• Making great radio is about listening

• Podcasting is the future of radio

• Ten thousand hours is the magic number of greatness

Dan presents a popular podcast about what?

• Audio Production

• Film and TV

• Tottenham Hotspur

• Fantasy Premier League

Deborah Bishop talks about BBC Local Radio guidelines for station sound. How do the BBC categorise different station sound elements?

• With numbers

• With names of monarchs

• With colours

• With programme names

Terry reminisces about the station sound of the 1990s from which radio station?

• BBC Radio 1

• BBC Radio 2

• Absolute Radio

• Capital FM

Deborah talks about a bad example of a radio station promoting a new 'text number'. What is her conclusion?

• there is no room for bad imagining

• all station sound is good

• never try to make something that sounds different

• as long as people remember it, the job is done