[BC] How do people get Optimod Keys?

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Oh, I TOTALLY disagree.  I work for the GM, and I am a facillator.  My  
job does not depend on the sound of the station, as long as I can give  
the GM the sound he wants.  I try to get the GM to work with the PD.   
I will give the PD any sound he wants as long as the GM agrees.

On the other hand, I DO try to guide them.  I explain that they have  
hearing loss from loud headphone use, and that they should be careful  
about what they want.  I explain how women are much more sensitive  
than men, especially men with high frequency hearing loss.  I try to  
keep them away from hard audio clipping and composite clipping.

I then make sure the plant is as perfect as possible, so it can be  
processed and not have artifacts.

This includes having absolutely no MP3 files on the air.  Sadly, many  
agencies only provide MP3 files as e-mail attachment for commercials,  
but I try like crazy to ensure no voice tracking or anything similar  
comes in as MP3 files.

I would never give announcers the keys to the castle.  They will  
constantly tweak and tweak, and if nothing else, the station will  
never have a consistent sound.

I have given female jocks a separate mic processing chain, and given  
them keys to switch to that chain.  I use key switches that won't  
release the key in the ON position.  They are required put the key on  
their car key ring, so they are sure to switch back to male processing  
so they can take their keys.  Some female voices are very hard to  
process, and need different mic processing.

Then again, if I had a PD that wanted to adjust the processing  
himself, I would let him, under my supervision so I could ensure the  
station remained legal.  I have seen some who want to run the Pilot at  
3% to reduce its contribution to the composite so they could "modulate  
more."  Stupid, but true.

A CE's job is to keep the station legal, and give the other employees  
what they need to do their job.  If a PD wants to run all the women  
off, it is his job on the line, not mine.

--chip

On Feb 26, 2010, at 9:00 AM, broadcast-request at radiolists.net wrote:

> Message: 1
> From: JIM GRAHAM <jgprods at bellsouth.net>
>
> No key needed for "mic processors".  To keep any of my sanity, I  
> pretty much don't care what these clowns do to 'em.  If someone  
> other than the offending tweaker complains, I'll go look at it.  In  
> fact, with the digital Optimods, I give 'em the IP and password and  
> let 'em have at it.  They don't care for my "ear", which doesn't  
> like all that density!
>
> Jim Graham