Delivering Radio Spots

[Johnny2Laps]

Nothing to do with ProTools, but I thought I'd run this by the DUC, as most of you seem to know what you are doing .

I haven't done any radio spots in quite a while, but hope to be doing some soon and wanted to ask what you all typically deliver with respect to mix level and file format. I think last time I mixed to my normal (for TV) level and then gave it a little boost before making mp3's. Do radio stations want/expect everything to be slammed up to 0 like a music CD? Any other advice? Thanks.

[tj_davies]

Originally Posted by Johnny2Laps

Nothing to do with ProTools, but I thought I'd run this by the DUC, as most of you seem to know what you are doing .

I haven't done any radio spots in quite a while, but hope to be doing some soon and wanted to ask what you all typically deliver with respect to mix level and file format. I think last time I mixed to my normal (for TV) level and then gave it a little boost before making mp3's. Do radio stations want/expect everything to be slammed up to 0 like a music CD? Any other advice? Thanks.

Here in Germany it's the same specs as for TV: -9dBFs
File format in general is mp3 - we've had a few stations requiring mp4, but that is long time ago and a pain as well.

Hope it helps,
Timothy

[lode]

Last time I delivered radiospots the stations actually normalized the spots! Kind of scary thought.

[max howarth]

check with the station what their specs are. in the uk we use the bbc ppm meter where ppm4=0vu=-18db. peaks must not go over ppm6.

this is worth checking out:

http://www.rawmaterialsoftware.com/ppm.php

[CLee]

I usually give it a LIGHT peak limiting with the output set to -3dbfs

[Magnetic]

As for level, we usually deliver with peaks at -1. Just don't squash them too much so the station's multi-band limiter has something to grab onto. File format is pretty universal at 320kb mp3.

[Johnny2Laps]

Thanks for the input guys. Seems what I had in mind isn't too far off. The spots will air locally, not overseas.