I have ALWAYS wanted to be a DJ and work in a radio station. Unfortunately I’m disabled with bad health. I have looked into internet radio but I’m just not sure where to begin. Do you have to have a license? Also, how would I play music legally?
Hi there. For terrestrial radio only (over the airwaves):License: You do need a license unless you are under part 15 of FCC rules, which I doubt you are since the maximum wattage to be part 15 compliant is miniscule - in the milliwatt range (think Mr. Microphone).Pay for Music: Yes, legally speaking you have to pay royalties. The agencies which collect royalties are BMI, ASCAP and SESAC. The rates vary by specifics of your station. This is a pretty good site for more details: www.prometheusradio.org/music-licensing-noncommercial-broadcasters-and-webcastersFor internet (only) radio:License: No FCC license is needed. However unless you own all the stuff needed to stream your station, you will need to go through a streaming company to get it out on the internet.Pay for Music: As for playing music legally (aka royalties), yes to be legal you do have to pay these. In addition to the royalties for terrestrial radio, there is also a royalty to an organization called SoundExchange. Why terrestrial radio is exempt from SoundExchange is a long story, but nonetheless it is required for internet radio. If you sign up with a streaming organization, they may already include the royalties as part of their service charge, but I am sure not all streaming services are set up the same way. Because I don't stream, you'd really need to check around.
The board is an Audio Arts R-16. Audio Arts was a division of Wheatstone. And the R-16 is virtually identical to the R-17 except the R-16's power supply is internal.
@@WorldWideHipHopVideos No watts really, This is just a studio. I have a tx but its into a dummy load at nothing power on the extremely rare occasion it's even on.
@@humbertowrigolini578 Ah, was curious. Thank you. Marius (developer) disappeared the support for the gamepad plugin from v1.8.2 in v2.xx darn it. I did whip up a $5 homebrew controller using a numeric keypad, let me know if you want a link to the tutorials.
I use almost no digital except the Radio DJ tool. I'm not really familiar with Voicemeter Banana, but you might want to check that you are not inadvertently pushing output through your speakers and your headphone out on that app with the mic on.
Impressive set up, but completely illegal. You are one of the fools spreading the notion, that LPFM is easy/low cost. It is not. I am a licensed ham radio operator, and can tell you that with one “mis-step”, the FCC, could pinpoint your location, take your equipment, and hit you with a $10,000 fine. Be careful... “Regardless of popular misconceptions, it is not legal to broadcast on FM at low power, or at any power, without a license from the FCC. ... The section of the Federal Code of Regulations that regulates legal, unlicensed FM transmissions is Title 47, Part 15.”
@@humbertowrigolini578 Probably harsh for me to use the word “fool”...Your a talented operator. If we disregard air wave laws/management, it would be chaotic. Thats all. Thx, C
As I might have guessed, the C214 sounds the worst of the 4. I have a C214 and it sounds bad on my voice, too. It has a midranage hole followed by a presence peak. What I''ve been using lately is an AKG P220. It sounds distinctly different than the C214. I haven't tried the P120, but its much smaller diaphragm is sure to make a difference. The P420 and P820 are dual diaphagm mics. Since you don't need the switchable polar patterns, the P220 almost certainty is better for cardioid only. I used the RE20 almost exclusively in a radio studio I built in the mid-1980s. This was at the beginning of the electret age and before good, low cost condenser mics were available. And I also used the MD421, mainly to mic drums. It worked awesome for that. Never used a CAD mic. I urge you to pick up an AKG P220. I got a couple open box on Ebay for less than $100 each.
hi if you ever need any of your symetrix and other audio units worked on i send my stuff to LIGHTNER ELECTRONICS INC out of claysburg pa . you can do a google search . they do good work and are cheap. they fixed my symetrix 528 E and had it back to me in a week . nice set up you got thanks for the vidio.
Didn't like the standard 421 mount, and over time realized the "shock mount" version is actually more trouble than it's worth. Agree that for such a good mic, they have never figured out how to attach it to anything.
You have 2 of the 3 best broadcast microphones with the EV RE-20 and Sennheiser MD-421. All you are lacking to complete the perfect trifecta is the Shure SM-7B. I also own the RE-20 and MD-421 and they are undefeated in the broadcast world. All three of these mics sound incredible as studio vocal mics. The MD-421 is hands down the best drum for Toms/Dynamic drums. RE-20 is also highly used.on Dynamic drums and the hidden success on studio vocals with several top hit songs. SM-7B is also huge on vocals. Just think Michael Jackson Thriller project. I'm also a huge fan of Symetrix and the 421 Levelars. I would't get rid of you Aphex Model 720/722 as it clearly won the shootout with the 9024...
Hes alright I do a local FM station to I cover 7miles as long as hes on a already empty frequency and dosent interfere with another station hes good is hes using 101.7FM and the very next main station is on 101.4 he wont interfere with it at all but if there's a station on 101.8 it might be a bit to close and he would have to change frequency.
All radio station under 100 W of power and 30 miles of radius of rang its consider LPFM station by FCC so no need any commercial licence in US. only need apply for call sign and small easy licence where you are under some little regulations but is not any hurt.
@@somoscallejero Don't know where you got your erroneous information, but LPFM is a class of license and you must do the same engineering as any Class A station. There are filing windows that open rarely and you must be a non-commercial broadcaster to apply for this class of license. As a "pirate" radio station, if he ever gets caught, he will never have the opportunity to own a station or apply for a license. It's one of the questions on the license application.
@@offdutyagain Oh? Ever heard of KNNZ? They were a pirate and got a NOUO. They applied for, and got, a 100kW license at 89.1 FM. They're now on the air.
Hello Humberto, this is one of the best videos I seen , it is very educational, I have the console similar like yours, mine is the R17, and I am leaning on how to set up the computer to the console, Can you please told me what do you use to interface the computer to the console? I try the 3.5 from the back or the pc to the console but the audio is very low. Also, do you have to do any jumper inside the console to make the CUE internal speaker to work? Can you PLEASE help Thank you very much Felix Humberto, Arizona
For the computer audio, I would get an unbalanced to balanced converter with level control, like a Henry Engineering or a Rolls MB15b ProMatch Balanced/Unbalanced Converter. Plug the computer audio out into the unbalanced in on the converter and then the balanced out on the converter to the board. Although the board can handle unbalanced, I'd always used balanced audio if possible. In addition to the normal boost up in db for balanced, having the level controls can add more gain if necessary. You will probably need an adapter plug for the computer out 3.5 jack to two RCA plugs for the converter input. As for cue speaker, see if you can get cue audio out of the headphones. The cue audio is supposed to go there too. As far as I know, mine does not have a jumper to disable the cue speaker so it is possible that cue amp is bad.
Hello Humberto. Thank you very much for your help..I got all working and I order couple of the Rolls pro match mb 15. More more question if you don't mine. Do you have the schematic on how to wire the CD and the turntable star stop switch.? Please. Thanks. A Million... Felix Humberto.
@@felixhumberto2017 Glad things are going well. Do you have the pinouts for your board? I got mine from Audio Arts webseite www.wheatstone.com/support1/2016-11-28-12-48-32/legacy-consoles?limit=20&limitstart=20), your's might be there too. As for the remote controls, the CD players have plugs on the back for remote controls that I just wired to the logic controls on each channel of the board - this is where I used the pinouts to identify which pins on the plugs did what. As for the turntable, I basically made my own control by soldering a pair of wires to the leads on the back of the start/stop switch inside the turntable. I had to disassemble the turntable to do this, but it does work. My new wires coming out of the turntable are basically a second switch that I ran back to the logic controls of that channel. Hope this helps.
@@humbertowrigolini578 Hello Humberto, Thank you for all your support. The Cue speaker is fix, it was the volume pot control. It was NOT doing a good contact with the board, (cool solder join) On each Stereo line inputs module connectors the audio are from pin 1 thru 6. Pin 7 is the Start switch. Pin 8 is the ON/OFF switch. Pin 9 Stop Switch. Pin 10 Start/Stop Switch common. Pin 11 Remote OFF and pin 12 remote ON Witch of this pins are for the Cd's? I think the dj cd player has a 3.5 mono 2 pins connection? Or what CD unit do you recommended? Thank you very much for all your time and help Thanks to you I am getting closer to make this happen Felix Humberto
@@felixhumberto2017 - ok, so I have a Stanton c 502 CD player. For it, each deck has a 3.5 mm 3 conductor (tip ring sleeve) plug. Start = tip to chassis ground and Stop = Sleeve to chassis ground. Both connections are momentary. As for my board, I have the tip to start button, sleeve to stop button and the start/stop common pin to ground on the board. Hope this helps. Also, I'm sure all CD players have different remote control plug connection set ups, so you may have to experiment a bit.
I found my old Canakit FM transmitter. I thought it had died. It was actually just the power supply. So, I replaced it. Works perfectly. I'm not sure of the output power. It only has a built in whip antenna. I will use it to hear albums in another room through my 1964 Magnavox console. I also use compression.
hola amigo quisieras si puedes ayudarme le cuento yo tengo una mesa de mezclas analógica y utilizo el automatizador el mairlist y quisiera cuando suba el fade de la mesa que salte la música me podrías decir que adaptador habla que ponerle mi mesa es una AEQ BC 300 gracias amigo
How do you manage to Start / Stop the Record Player from the Board?. I had a LP120 and I have always had SL1210mk's. I have seen other stations Start/Stop Their Players from the Board, but they never get back. I have the Behringer DX2000USB Mixer. This Is a nice set up You have Here, Thanks For Sharing.
I had to take apart the turntable and get access to the contacts behind the start/stop button. I soldered a wire to each of the two start/stop contacts and routed the two wires back to the mixing board and into the logic button for that channel. Not a very elegant solution, but it works.
@@humbertowrigolini578 Thanks for getting Back, I had funny feeling You were going to say that. I used to strip apart LP120's for People, and by-pass the Pre-Amp. And repair the Anti-Skate Spring. I will not go there with My SL1210's, I'll just keep pressing the Start/Stop on the Deck. I used to Put Toddle or Press Switches On My Disco Desks with a Capacitor across the Contacts to stop the Bang through the speakers when You switched the Decks on. How I miss those times. Good Luck with the Station.
Broadcasting is a great thing. I'm cheering you. Great equipment, your studio. I myself have experience only from internet broadcasting with the PC program Sam Broadcaster Pro, which I have purchased. I have a Rode NT-USB microphone on a Rhode stand microphone. For my program, for internet radio, it's sufficient equipment.
@@humbertowrigolini578 Thank you and I wish you many nice broadcasting hours. Is it not possible to run your broadcast on the internet from time to time? I'd love to listen to you sometimes.
To be honest, I like the Studio Channel too, but I think the lack of a downward expander is an issue. I recently picked up an old Symetrix 528 and I was surprised at how good it was.
I recenetly acquired an AudioArts R17 and in searching for information online about it, I stumbled across your videos. Thanks for sharing! I like the setup. I'm curious - where's the power supply for your mixer? It's a rackmount power supply, yet I do not see it in your audio rack. Do you have it under the table?
Hi Brian - My mixer is an R-16, virtually identical to the R-17 from what I understand but the R-16's power supply is internal - so I don't have an external power supply to worry about.
@@robertwright7143 Thanks for the clarification, Robert! I missed that distinction. I should point out that you posted your reply from the wrong account. Ironically, the drone footage showed your home address and vehicle license plate. So you may want to pull that post offline! On a side-note - I like your board. There's certainly a convenience of having the PSU built in. Mine is taking up one more spot on the rackmount cabinet. Enjoy the airwaves!
I'm looking at possibly picking up a used Behringer Ultra-Curve DSP8024. I've heard that they're like a poor-man's Orban Optimod. Any thoughts on that statement? Is this a good addition to the final output of a studio?
I have a couple of Behringer pieces in my studio and I think they are all the poor man's version of whatever. They work ok, their sound is ok, but they are definitely not top shelf. I use them because they are functional and cheap. I do have the 9024 as my final processor and I think it's pretty good, but not great. I paid $200 for it so it was a good deal and has been fun to play with but I'm not at all married to it. That's my general impression of Behringer. As far as the 8024 goes vs an Optimod, I think the 8024 is heavy on the EQ functionality where as the Optimods are more leveling, compressing and limiting oriented. So apples to oranges. And which Optimod are you referring to - the current generation or the classic 8100? If it's the current variety, no brainer - they are better than low cost stuff of any make. If however it's the 8100, that's different. The 8100 was truly groundbreaking in it's day, but it's day was over 30 years ago. Lower cost multi-band compressor/limiters today are as good if not better than the 8100. I think because the 8100 was so good then, people have become emotionally attached to it - IMHO. That's a lot said without a response on your question. As a final processor I would not get an EQ oriented processor like the 8024.
@@humbertowrigolini578 Wow, that's a lot of great information! Thank you. I was actually thinking more of the classic 8100. I would like to find a multiband compressor that can provide that TYPE of functionality, but in the "poor mans version" of it since I'm operating on a tight budget. If you have any recommendations, please let me know! And keep up the great work on your videos. Have you made any upgrades in the studio lately?
@@BrianJurkowski I'm certainly not the expert, but 2/3 of all my stuff is used so I'm budget conscious as well. Both my final processors (Aphex 720 & Behringer 9024) are budget oriented (especially as used) and work fine. I just have to be careful on the 9024 to not push the bass on the 9024 too much because of 'thumping' issues.
ebay for both - You'd be fine with a tx 300 - used on Ebay (www.ebay.com/itm/BW-Broadcast-TX300v3-FM-Transmitter-w-Processor-RDS-New-prosounduniverse/254185453777?hash=item3b2ea238d1:g:yUUAAOSwapNbT8f7)for console, I'd go www.ebay.com/itm/Wheatstone-Audio-Arts-R-5-w-full-cable-set-and-power-supply/113682530368?hash=item1a7801c040:g:QGoAAOSwjedchOrt it is very similar.
I never set it up on the internet (at least not yet). I don't power up all that often anymore - sometimes but not a whole lot. Just too many other things demanding my time at the present.
Hi Matt, there are two reasons you are seeing the peaking on the right and left modulation levels on the QEI modulation monitor. 1. I do drive the audio levels sort of hot with decent compression due to the Behringer 9024 processor. 2. However, the QEI is old and it is tough to keep it calibrated so it is falsely reporting more peaks than are actually happening. Interesting because I've actually pulled the QEI out and shipped it off to get re-capped.
