Ronan Collins show 10am to 1pm weekdays on RTE Gold

It's most likely that RTE Gold's wage bill is now bigger than that of Sunshine 106.8 (Dublin's most listened to music station for over 35s) Will Leahy, Rick O'Shea and Adian Leonard are on at least 100k given their years served in RTE.

ford fiesta

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120334611#Comment_120334611

I doubt they are on that money

ford fiesta

Todays 10 at 10 is from 2000 - Ronan would not have played many of these chart songs on the radio before.... such as Brittney Spears, Eminem and All Saints

Yes, In 2000 Ronan was playing Doris Day and Ella Fitzgerald on R1 & Gareth O'Callaghan was playing 70s and 80s, easy listening music on 2fm. Thankfully the youth of rural Ireland had "The New Atlantic 252".

SPDUB

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120329021#Comment_120329021

He hasn't given out contact numbers from day one though he did say messages came in so that's no proof of voicetracking

channelsurfer2

just catching up on it now. it does seem like its pre-recorded. how does voice tracking work? do they do the links all at once and they someone in the studio plays them as the music goes out?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120352970#Comment_120352970

Yes they do the inks all at once but nowadays you don't even need a human in the studio to play them as the computer does most of the work.

alzer100

I have not listened to his slot very much since it began but I do agree, what I have heard so far doesn't really sound natural. It does sound voice tracked. I don't like that, it's an extremely lazy way of doing radio. When you hear Will Leahy and Rick O'Shea the presentation sounds natural. Voice tracking is appropriate when putting together a specialist recorded program but not for live radio. A comment has been made about salaries, if Ronan Collins is been paid a salary by RTE then my basic expectation is that he should be doing the program live.

ZaK23-54

is Living in the 70’s voice tracked - it sounds like a radio program - worth a listen - good variety of music?

I would love Gareth O Callaghan to

get a similar type show

alzer100

Most of the weekend programming shows on RTE Gold including Living in the 70s are actually prerecorded. If voice tracking is used, it is utilized in the same way as in syndicated radio programs i.e The presenter records their links and then a producer or engineer mixes those links with the music audio track. The end result is a recorded program which can sound very professional and polished. For example US syndicated radio programs use this model.

However, live voice tracking through a software program as in the case of Ronan Collins on RTE Gold can sound unnatural, extremely scripted and kind of theatrical. It basically attempts to fool the listener into thinking that the presenter is really "playing" the music and doing the show "live". It's a really bad way of doing radio.

amlinopta

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120369880#Comment_120369880

Gareth with a broken back after a car accident on top of his other health issues, won’t be doing anything soon