How to Produce a Radio Spot in Pro tools.

How to Produce a Radio Spot in Pro tools.

I am a professional sound engineer working at BKP Music Dubai for 6 years,

Wanted to show a quick and easy way how to produce a radio ad/spot. Esspecially wanted to show how a side chain compressor comes in really handy when mixing a voiceover and music, taking away need to automate volume.

final spot can be heard here . http://www.chrisatkinsonline.com/finalspot.wav

voiceover - http://www.guyharris.co.uk

thanks

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• radio spot production
• radio ad production
• sidechain compressor
• bkp music
• chris atkins
• guy harris

[revealer007]

Hi Chris, again, thanks. Question. Is this a typical setup (typical/common/beginning settings with your plugins) that you use when mixing vo's and a music mix?

[chrisatkinsdubai]

@revealer007 - yea, my template has changed a bit since making the video, but its basically the same.

[ValyenFluff]

in this one video, i've learnt more than I have watching 92301829103821 others... thanks man

[chrisatkinsdubai]

@ValyenFluff - wow thanks for your comment! maybe i should be a teacher!

[Shoestringstudios]

Really great video please do another!

[thegettig]

Outstanding tutorial. Probably the best I've seen for using PT for broadcast production.

[ValyenFluff]

@chrisatkinsdubai Yeah you should lol, please make a few more ... would you be able to do a tutorial for cartoon/machinima voice overs .. to make it sound like the person doing the voice is actualyl in the Cartoon if you kno what I mean .. thanks

[BIGYack1]

I got a bit scared about the amount of compression you used on each track :)

[chrisatkinsdubai]

@revealer007 - hey, u just highlight some space on the timeline, it'll go grey, then do " alt shift 3" its create blank audio - its called consolidating regions - but if theres no regions it creates blank audio cheers

[revealer007]

@revealer007 Specifically, what did you fill that 1 minute piece of blank audio with?