1. Radio equipment
Mixing Desk
A mixing desk allows you to connect the microphone and speakers to the mixer
and adjust the volume, as this is where all the audio comes in and out of. The
mixer is able to control analogue and digital signals, which can be broadcasted o
amplified through sound reinforcement.
Telephone interface/Compressor/Speakers
A telephone interface is where you can receive calls from the audience, which
can hold several calls in a line. Similar to a talkback system as this shows you
every call coming in on each line allowing you to send this caller to a specific
channel. The compressor allows you to have more control of the microphone,
allowing you to have the microphone channel open all the time, as you don’t
need to fade in, making the audio levels balanced. The speakers allow you to
hear what’s going to air without the need for headphones.
Headphone/microphone
Headphones are needed as less noise is picked up so it doesn’t interfere with the
microphones. Some radio presenters and dj’s wear headphones so they don’t
receive feedback, so when the monitors are muted as the microphones are on the
only way to monitor the broadcast maybe through headphones. Microphones are
needed to talk into these can be connected to the mixing desk. They may have a
windscreen over them to not get popping sounds through plosive and sibilance
sounds. You may also require a microphone processer in which you can keep the
levels of your sound consistent.
Digital cart walls/Play out systems
Cart walls and playlists are resources you gather before the show begins, so
jingles, adverts, and pre-corded things then are loaded into the system to play
during the broadcast. Play out systems form the broadcaster into broadcast
networks that deliver the content to the audience.
Soundproofing
This allows you to keep the sound to a minimum with no interference from
outside of the soundproofed room. It takes the bounce of the voice when it hits
the walls, which then the soundproofing flattens, the sound wave.
