Radio Tutoring (2011- )

I began tutoring at Whitireia New Zealand in the technical aspects of radio production in 2011. I mainly focused on the technology (recording, editing, mixing, broadcasting), but also touched on editorial issues.

My notes - drawn from over twenty-years experience - are available for download as pdf documents. They are provided here without warranty, for personal, non-commercial use.

• Introduction
  • Introduction, broadcast steps and terminology [pdf]
  • Health and safety tips [pdf]
  • Choosing headphones [pdf]
  • Recording psychology [pdf]
  • Assessing audio [pdf]
• Sample rates, levels and microphones
  • Sample rates, levels and mono/stereo recording [pdf]
  • Microphones [pdf]
• Location
  • Location recording [pdf]
  • Portable recorders [pdf]
• Studio
  • Broadcast studios, audio paths, cables and plugs [pdf]
  • Mixers [pdf]
  • Speaker / Monitors [pdf]
  • Recording a voicer
  • Face to face interviews
  • Phone interviews [pdf]
• Editing
  • Editing principles [pdf]
• Audio Sofware
  • Adobe Audition CS5.5 introduction (wave form editor and multi-track) [pdf]
• Production
  • Compilation - vox pops
  • Compilation - news bulletin
  • Compilation - documentary
  • Processing
  • Mixing
  • Mastering