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 Welcome and thank you for taking the time to start this experience.

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During this segment, you will be
introduced, refreshed or reminded of the

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basic functions of a radio console or
soundboard. This video is designed

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to give overview and instructions on
how to operate the audio arts air one

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radio console at K HEA radio 99.5 in
Lamar Texas. Let's get back to the

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music. Let's isolate the different
functions of the console to understand

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how they work together. There are
eight different channels on the console.

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Each channel is equipped with its own
on button which enables the channel

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to record or go live on the air. When
the button is lit, the channel is on

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enabling the on button automatically
mutes the monitors in the studio. The

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fader is the sliding mechanism that
controls the output or volume for the

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individual channel. When the slider is
pushed down, there will not be

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output for this channel. When the
slider is all the way pushed up, the

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output will be strongest to whichever
program output. It is assigned to

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the cue button is available on
channels three through eight channels. One

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and two are mic channels only and do
not need the QE button feature. Q

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gives the ability to preview what is
currently playing on the desired

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channel without going on the air.
Simply pressing this button causes the

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studio monitors and headphones to
simultaneously hear multiple channels

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without interruption. Each channel has
a program one and two assignment

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button for K hea radio program one
causes that channel's output to go live

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on the air. Enabling channel two sends
a signal to another computer that

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is set up to record both signals can
be enabled. At the same time. This

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gives us the ability to record what is
broadcasted over the air radio

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console has a master section that
controls monitoring and volume meter and

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monitor labels are what you will find
at the top of the master section.

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Both of these have a program 12 and
ext button. Selecting either of the

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program buttons for the meters will
allow the left and right meters on the

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top of the board to work with the
selected program. Selecting the program

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one or two for the monitors will cause
the program's output to come

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through the studio monitors.

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The ext buttons stand for an external
source. In the future, these could

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be set up with any external audio
source that may need to have its audio

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monitored or read on the console's
meters. There are two faders in the

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master section. The mon fader controls
the monitor volume, the fader

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labeled HDPN controls the headphone
volume. When the faders are pulled

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down, there will be no volume, the
volume will be the loudest when the

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faders are pushed all the way up.
There is a cue volume button that

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controls the volume for any channel
that has selected the cue button. When

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the cue button for a channel is
enabled, the volume will turn the preview

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audio up. If it is turned to the right
and down, if it is turned to the

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left, after you have familiarized
yourself with the console, it's now time

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to go live on the air. Channel three,
broadcast music and previously

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recorded messages. This channel should
always have the on button and

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program one selected channels one and
two are both in studio microphones.

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If there are going to be two DJ S,
make sure that both channel one and

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two's on buttons are selected. The
faders for these channels should be

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positioned at the five marker for the
best results. When you are ready to

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speak. Program, one should be selected
for both channels. As a DJ and

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sound board operator, you can
introduce songs or broadcast messages to a

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large audience. Making sure you are
familiar with. The equipment is one of

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the most important things you can do.
This video has been designed as a

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reference point as you learn and
continue to cultivate your skills in the

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field of radio broadcasting.