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tom_h
an interesting listen tom_h, nice one for taking the time
I’d had a plan to do the lot but does time ever allow ? 
as for what sounds best … they’re pretty much all the same !!! WM I think just about does it for me, Essex uses the same as Stoke & I’m TOTALLY fed up listening to that !!! Nottingham has a good use of travel beds there, the others seem to plink & plonk thru the cuts, one of the best cuts I know of is the ‘dance’ themed cut, has a good in, out & bed but is maybe a bit ‘pacey’ for the LR listenership so the cut is not used that widely, there are some really ploddy, sloooow cuts about, generally the more up-tempo ones do the job for me, I need news & info but I’m not 75 lols !!! LR should aim for a younger, connected, needs to know & get about places generation, the Mcasso cuts sadly don’t cater for that … nice montage NickyS
I have a feeling a little “re-fresh” maybe on the way for some stations
I had the idea, I had the time I thought why not?
If I’m honest, I don’t like WM’s drivetime bed, (they use it for Mid-Morning’s too). I like it, up until the bed the presenter has to talk over because I know it’s a travel bed. I know the regular listener won’t know that but it just sounds too ‘travelly’ for me.
I think I prefer Coventry’s ramp because of it’s fast pace. I’m quite young so that will obviously appeal to me. I’m also a fan of the one WM use for breakfast, it also sounds good in London…
Sample of BBC WM 95.6s Breakfast and BBC London 94.9s Drivetime Show by tomh274
I do think these have quite a ‘big and energetic sound’ compared to some and appear to be used by most stations for Breakfast. Equally, they do make some crap jingles…
BBC Radio Humberside Breakfast Jingle by tomh274
ooh I do love the iPlayer.
@NickyS that’s good to know
Essex I’d hope might get a refresh !!! saying that I heard an extended bed in use as a menu on drivetime, I’d not heard things done that way before … more interesting audio @tom_h there really are some better and some weaker cuts out there, seeing as Mcasso / the stations had cuts for the jubilee and the Olympics I’d like to think that the networked evening show might have something for it’s own use, not sure if Radioman is up to very slick networking across 39 stations but we shall just have to see … hopefully the regional HQ’s will have local staff for news / weather / travel inserts to keep things as local as possible, my mind @ the moment is on the displaced 7-10 presenters across the country, it’s a good slot in most regions, but with a hand-back to the regions at 10pm it may only be a matter of time before the late show goes national also … interesting times ahead & hopefully refreshed imaging star tetley
local_12
ooooh cerrtainly sounds like new Mcasso cuts on the loose there guys, I agree there are many weaker cuts & a good number of strong, upbeat cuts … I like the Lancashire fairly chilled out travel jingle, what I’ve noticed is a fairly wide range of usage styles, some stations like beds, some don’t … in Essex, we are still stale & the Humberside brekkie cut posted early is the same as the Essex mid-morning show, I’m just not keen on it to be fair, sounds very Xmassy, and at this festive time of year it does indeed gather some bells !!!
I’m fairly hopeful Mcasso will produce a specific theme for the new networked show come January, they do seem to have been commissioned to produce new audio when larger events, station and show changes have been made a la BBC London, WM’s new lunchtime show there, the jubilee and the olympics … Essex did bring in quite a good, bold, orchestral news intro during the olympics
This cut remains one of my favourite production beds :
And this, my favourite travel bed :
And how about this for sport ? :
@ star tetley it’s in use at BBC Manchester, am pretty sure someone else is using it, but that’s the thing with Mcasso, when driving around the country you can all too quickly lose track of who’s playing what as it all sounds the ruddy same lols
that being said it’s a good, driving traffic bed, I thought that Sheffield sport bed ‘rocked out’ somewhat which in terms of style is good to hear …@Star Tetley, that production bed is on use in Essex as a”what’s on” guide, and has been in use or may still be as a presenter / menu bed in Shropshire and Somerset and elsewhere I’m sure … I’ve removed the tracks ‘in the clear’ as that was an unwise posting but there is some good material around, and new cuts seem to be appearing around across the country right now, I shall be keeping my ears open
Have Mcasso made any cuts for ‘Children In Need’ does anyone know ?
@tom_h & local_12 having had a listen on the iplayer it’s a much more serious sounding offering from these refreshed cuts @ York, more orchestral in style & none too bad but from the shows I listened to it’s kind of clear these cuts work very well within speech broadcasting but right across the network I’ve heard some key-clash seg’s with some Mcasso cuts say out of news & into a song, I think it’s just the nature of the beast however
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simon_t123
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