Radio Mix is it the same as the CD mix?

[uragi222]

Kailangan ba ng ibang mix ng song if for radio play? or pareho lang sa mix ng CD na for reproduction? just curious if meron bang adjustments na ginagawa. Thanks

[mikep]

Magkaiba. First, normally you would want the song to be shorter (edited down) so that radio programmers would want to program your songs as part of their play list.  Second, the sound has to be bigger, more compressed but with appreciable dynamics so it stands out from everybody else - much like what the US or foreign made records exhibit as characteristic.  In the olden days where singles or 45 rpm records were the norm as promotional copies for radio stations, one side is the radio edit, the other side is the commercial or album version.  The radio edit is the one played for on air.  Nowadays, as most promotional copies are from the commercial CDs themselves, the practice of coming out with the radio version is not done as much.  But still, the radio version will stand out if done by artists or by record labels.

FWIW 

[ves_morales]

Magkaiba. First, normally you would want the song to be shorter (edited down) so that radio programmers would want to program your songs as part of their play list.  Second, the sound has to be bigger, more compressed but with appreciable dynamics so it stands out from everybody else - much like what the US or foreign made records exhibit as characteristic.  In the olden days where singles or 45 rpm records were the norm as promotional copies for radio stations, one side is the radio edit, the other side is the commercial or album version.  The radio edit is the one played for on air.  Nowadays, as most promotional copies are from the commercial CDs themselves, the practice of coming out with the radio version is not done as much.  But still, the radio version will stand out if done by artists or by record labels.

FWIW 

SIr can I ask so anu po ba ung ginagamit sa music videos? radio or cd mix? tnx sir

[skunkyfunk]

Magkaiba. First, normally you would want the song to be shorter (edited down) so that radio programmers would want to program your songs as part of their play list.  Second, the sound has to be bigger, more compressed but with appreciable dynamics so it stands out from everybody else - much like what the US or foreign made records exhibit as characteristic.  In the olden days where singles or 45 rpm records were the norm as promotional copies for radio stations, one side is the radio edit, the other side is the commercial or album version.  The radio edit is the one played for on air.  Nowadays, as most promotional copies are from the commercial CDs themselves, the practice of coming out with the radio version is not done as much.  But still, the radio version will stand out if done by artists or by record labels.

FWIW 

Sir Mike, I understand you use Hd discs for radio (I dunno if that is common practice now though).   Are they "hotter" than most modern releases (may itataas pa ba) or are they more dynamic?  Maybe 10 years ago I'd assume the Hd's were hotter but now, maybe otherwise?

[mikep]

If you are talking about Hit Discs, that is the supplier of the latest releases of songs that are normally played on the radio.  NU107 subscribes to Hit Discs and so do other radio stations like 99.5RT (before).  These discs carry several cuts of different songs/artists, chosen by the supplier as the likely upcoming hits.  I just don't know what the supplier use, but the way it is, they remaster the songs to make them louder than usual on radio.  So I believe they still conform to the "radio edit or version" for radio airplay.

PS.  For music videos, being promotional materials, they would use the hotter version to make the music stand out.

FWIW

[ronaldium]

Whew! As hotter as it can be...but not too hot kasi nakakapagod na sa tenga yun pag ganun..hehehe..I praise sir MikeP for his wisdom shared to all of us everyday...I just wish I could meet you in person and it would such be a great honor if that happens. btw, Some CDs feature radio mix tracks nowadays...