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- | ==== Technical Advice ==== | + | ==== Technical Advice |
- | Rob Watson has come up with a list of [[https:// | + | === Obit Procedure === |
- | - **Gloves Aren’t Just for Hospitals**. They don’t prevent you from doing your job and they generally work with touchscreens. | + | We are compiling resources [[Obit Procedure|here]] |
- | - **Bring your own headphones**. Each person should wear their own headphones and not share them. They should also be wiped with an antiseptic cloth, or a damp soapy cloth. Dispose of the cloth after cleaning the headphones. | + | \\ |
- | - **Don’t touch the mic**. Even in the healthiest of times, engineers say touching the microphone is a bad move. Don’t touch the mic, leave it where it is. | + | |
- | - **Get a mic muff for each employee**. The cost may be £20 per muff for standard mics, but the muff doesn’t need to be the exact model for the mic that’s in the studio. If in doubt use a clean sock that you can carry with you for your own use. | + | |
- | - **Make sure there’s hand sanitizer in the studio**, even if it means bringing your own. | + | |
- | - **Wipe it down**. While disinfecting wipes have suddenly become tough to find they are worth using. Wipe down the audio console, mic arms, headphone jack areas – the things you are going to touch – like the knobs and keyboards. If a sanitiser cloth isn’t available, use warm soapy water to dampen a paper cloth, then once you have wiped the surface dispose of it straight away. Special attention should be the headphone and speaker volume controls, as they are touched more than anything else in the room. Telephones should be wiped down regularly. Make sure that keyboards and mice are cleaned thoroughly. | + | |
- | - **Don’t spray the touchscreen**. Don’t use cleaning or disinfecting sprays | + | |
- | - **If you’re sick, stay home**. In an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus, | + | |
- | - **Take work home instead**. A lot of presenters do their voice-tracking at the studio, but a lot of this can now be done at home. Find out what you need to purchase. Get a decent microphone or headset, a USB converter into your laptop. | + | |
- | - **Practice good cough and sneeze etiquette**. Cover your mouth when you cough, or sneeze. In a confined space like a radio studio that may be even more important. Place tissues in every room, in the studios, offices, lounges – and a rubbish bin. | + | |
- | - **Don’t touch your face**. | + | |
- | - When the on-air shift is over, **wash your hands**. | + | |
- | Adapted From: [[http:// | + | === Is it Possible to Build a Pro Radio Studio |
+ | The challenge was to keep this station on air during the pandemic by building | ||
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- | === Radio TechCon | + | === Coronavirus Tech Handbook |
+ | The [[https:// | ||
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- | Radio is like a family, so the Radio TechCon team would like to offer our support to the wider audio and engineering community at this time. | + | === Proper Microphone Hygiene === |
- | We have already written | + | Much of the time, microphones are used in situations where germs can spread with ease. This can especially be the case in theatre and broadcast situations with many different users using mics held or placed close to the mouth. [[https:// |
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- | Radio TechCon’s Stephen Clarke has written [[https:// | + | === Safety and Security While Video Conferencing with Zoom === |
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- | **Extra pairs of hands** | + | |
- | We are also aware that stations may need help with extra staff, and freelancers might need extra work during these times. | + | We have complied some advice on how to use the Zooom video conferencing platform more safely |
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- | If you are freelance, please | + | |
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- | If you are a station who needs extra resources, please check this [[https:// | + | |
- | Please share this resource with others! | ||
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- | **Need extra help?** | ||
- | Feel free to post a question to the[[https:// | + | === Remote Access === |
- | You may also find the [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/ | + | Currently |
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+ | === Keep your PC clock in sync === | ||
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+ | Keep your PC clock in sync with [[http:// | ||
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+ | === Safer Studio === | ||
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+ | [[https:// | ||
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+ | === Introduction to Broadcast Engineering === | ||
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+ | === Tools in the Toolbox: Options for Remote Broadcasting === | ||
+ | This tutorial from the Grassroots Radio Conference 2020 is an overview of different software and strategies for remote broadcasting. | ||
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+ | [[https:// | ||
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+ | === Remote Broadcasting Resources from Radio TechCon === | ||
+ | [[https:// | ||
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+ | === Technical Help from Radio TechCon === | ||
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+ | The team from Radio TechCon is offering [[Technical Help|technical help]] to community radio stations. | ||
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**We will endeavour to keep these pages updated as and when guidance and information changes.** | **We will endeavour to keep these pages updated as and when guidance and information changes.** |