[JingleMadMember]

Those are a very pretty set of PAMS cuts for WCBS.

When you say they were produced on a “grid”, does that mean the tag vocals were the same on a series of cuts and just the front sing was done for each track?

I’ve noticed this technique on a number of Christmas packages from JAM.

Thanks for those downloads.

-Sean

[topcat]

RadioJunkie wrote: When you say they were produced on a “grid”, does that mean the tag vocals were the same on a series of cuts and just the front sing was done for each track?

I’ve noticed this technique on a number of Christmas packages from JAM.

Indeed… the original true “grid” packages from PAMS were written by Brian Beck and a few of the other writers. The WCAU-FM package, written by Bob Piper, was a grid from the standpoint that there were a score of lyrics sung over the same track along with a few “stock” endings (i.e. Full Group; Male Only; Female Only). So… you got a lot of mileage out of a track by having a selected set of sings over the basic track and mixing and matching them as you saw fit.

What JAM and other companies later did with their “Christmas Kit” type packages was have a number of track instrumentals that utilize the exact same ending in the exact same key and tempo… and then line the different backing tracks up so that one sing of the call letters produces a number of cuts.

In the traditional PAMS grid, there would be ONE backing track that runs about 60 seconds in length and has the call letters sung several times across the sucker. Then there would be additional lyrics such as “golden” or “hit music” or “weather” or Jock Names or whatever sung across the other tracks. Then you lengthen and shorten the cuts depending on what lyrics you choose and where you cut off the track. You also could choose from male/female/group sings on the call letters depending on which pots you throw only. The only problem with this, in my opinion, is that the tracks tire out fast. I’ll have to see if I can find a good example of this to throw up onto the web.

-TC

[TServo2049]

Yay! I love the “Goldmine” grid. It’s one of the best oldies packages ever, right up there with JAM’s “Back Seat Music” and “Do It Again.”

The 1970s grids (“Goldmine,” KONO, KULF, WERK, WOAI, etc.) were, IMO, much better than the boring, happy-sappy grids of the late 60s…

[topcat]

Since we were discussing the traditional Grid packages, I’ve taken the time to dig out WHYN’s 1969 Custom Grid from PAMS. I remember when this package, written by Brian Beck, went on the air here in Springfield. It was interspursed with cuts from PAMS Series 33 “Fun Vibrations” and later PAMS Series 40 “The Changes”.

I’ve included only the first 1:30 of a 10 minute package… but it’s enough so you can get a feel how the “grid” of the package was laid out… and you could throw-up different pots to get different mixes. Of course, after it was on the air, ad nasua, it just made you want to throw-up.

http://www.jingles.org/whyn1969.mp3

Enjoy!

-TC

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