
WCOL's 250-Watt nighttime signal sounded louder than WTVN's 5000-watt signal.Ī year later, I moved to WTVN, where we still used turntables to play records. Audio processing controlled volume so well that it was impossible to sound bad even if you tried. We had an audio board with a single (or maybe 2) microphone inputs, a line for the newsroom, and 4 carts.

The station's chief engineer, Tip Carpenter, had created a foolproof control room. Here's a quick personal history of audio from my perspective: I started working for WCOL in 1966. If you work with audio, either as an amateur or a professional, this is an application you should check out. For that reason I'm partial to applications that make audio productions sound better and, although I've used Adobe Audition for several years, the CS6 version amazes me every time I open it. You may know that I have a background that includes several years of working in the broadcast industry.

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