Re: Re: Reminder: 108, 110, Two3 Online Broadcast

Glenn:
Radio premiers are always exciting. However, the problem I'm having with
committing is that I've got the upcoming weeks programs already figured out
in general and I dont see how I can fit it in, unless you can wait til late
April or May.
Unlike Paul, my weekly program is only an hour with a surfeit of material!.
So let me know if you can wait til then.<R>

On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 10:20 AM, Glenn Freeman <[email protected]>wrote:

> Yes Richard.
>
> This is very true and perhaps the main reason not many Number Piece
> recordings ever get aired on any radio station. This is especially true for
> 108 (Paul Von Wichert is a very rare radio announcer who can get away with
> playing extended works, and long silences, on his program) because there is
> a section of 108 that has over 4 minutes of silence.
>
> However, the longest silence in our recording of 109 [One8 and 108] is 47
> seconds.
>
> Knowing this fact, are you willing to air the premiere broadcast of 109 on
> your fantastic new music radio program (one of the best in my opinion)?
>
> Richard Friedman wrote:
>
> Long silences on radio do present a problem. Some stations have signal
> alarms that go off if a long segment with a very low output signal is
> detected.
>
> Long silences also trigger a reaction from the audience to change stations,
> assuming something has gone wrong. This, more than any other reason, makes
> for bad radio (if you consider losing your audience as being counter
> productive).
>
> Unfortunately, pieces with especially long silences (lets say 1 minute or
> longer), or with extremely low levels, are not successful for most radio
> programs. E.g. 4'33" could be broadcast if the audience ambience was loud
> enough to keep interest and prevent the studio alarms from going off %-)  )
>
> On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 4:48 AM, Glenn Freeman <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> > I'm curious about a practical aspect of the broadcast. According to
>> > the listing on Amazon, 108 appears to include stretches of silence
>> > lasting several minutes. Will you be broadcasting that much of what we
>> > used to call "dead air?" That would be quite unusual within a show,
>> > but not impossible.
>>
>
> Glenn Freeman
> OgreOgress productions
> http://ogreogress.com
>



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