[BC] 50's/60's Audio Processing

[Rev. Robert P. Chrysafis]

Hi Doug,

I'd never attempt this with a Full Power Licensed Station ;) This was
something I was just considering for that "oldies" effect on the Part 15 AM,
but further comments from other engineers leads me to beleive this is a bad
thing for the same reasons that it's bad for AM Phone Communications.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Douglas Pritchett" <wbzq1300 at verizon.net>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 7:05 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] 50's/60's Audio Processing


 > First of all, are you sure you want to do this?
 > OK, last things first: Yes the echo/reverb is intentional. WABC in NY
 > was best known for this effect. They used an EMT plate type reverb at
 > the transmitter. Everything went through it. Win Lloyd, WABC's legendary
 > chief engineer tells the story of hearing crashing and banging on the
 > air one day. Turned out some rookie engineer at the xmtr was using the
 > large cabinet that housed the plate reverb as a workbench for a
 > carpentry project. Rick Sklar relates the story in his book "Rocking
 > America".
 > As for the humping/pumping, is this for you or your listener's benefit?
 > Any good tube type compressor/limiter should work. Just overdrive it a
 > bit. I could suggest a Gates SA-39, Gates Sta-Level, or better yet put
 > the Sta-Level in front of the 39. The early Collins sets were good, too.
 > If you want to mortgage your car, you might be able to find an RCA BA6.
 > Those were sweet. You want a minimum of 25 db of gain reduction. Also
 > set the release time as fast as you can. And to keep with the tradition
 > of the 50/60's you'll want to add scratch and surface noise to all the
 > songs you play. Might I suggest a random static/scratch generator?
 > Best of luck.
 >
 > --
 > Rev. Robert P. Chrysafis wrote:
 >
 > > What did they use for processing in the 50/60 era? I'm interested in
 > > creating that classic oldies AM sound. also the echochamber sound on the
 > > anouncers voice. was that done intentional using a echobox, was it a
 > > byproduct of the Room acoustics and mic, or was it part of the
 > > processing.
 > >