billiejean
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So I was listening to WNCI today on my drive to work and then switched over to my iPod. After the same song came up on my iPod that was just on the radio I noticed the radio's version was noticeably quicker.
Anyone know if WNCI happens to speed up songs that they play?
enigmaco
weinland park
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billiejean wrote >>
So I was listening to WNCI today on my drive to work and then switched over to my iPod. After the same song came up on my iPod that was just on the radio I noticed the radio's version was noticeably quicker.
Anyone know if WNCI happens to speed up songs that they play?
I think they do it to fit in enough songs in the hour, they also edit some of the songs that play. I remember listening to no scrubs and they would take out the part where left eye is rapping (and there's no reason for it be out). That's why I don't listen to 97.9
billiejean
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It also seems to make the songs sound more "hip". I could see the incentives to be able to provide more commercial time.
LostinTranslation
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Anyone else see "The Other Guys"? Funny shit and awesome references to TLC!
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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There's often a "Radio Edit" version of a song that's a bit shorter than the original album version. I've never heard of one sped up (or at least, never noticed), but in Radio Edits they often will omit solos, instrumental parts and shorten intros/outros.
GCrites80s
5xNW
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I always hated how the radio edit of "Holy Diver" takes out like 8 bars of the guitar solo but leaves the minute and a half of the wind and other BS at the beginning.
dubdave00
Dublin
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Stations usually process the crap out of their music. They'll speed their songs up, compress them (creating loudness throughout the entire song), and selectively EQ certain frequencies (like bass or certain upper mids where vocals rest).
I think WNCI has sped songs up for years. It's usually most noticeable on slower tunes (ballads, singer/songwriter, or R&B). I'm pretty sure I've heard additional processing on The Blitz, Power 107, and WCOL too. CD101 doesn't seem to have any noticeable processing but sometimes I think they could use it.
Radio edits, on the other hand, are usually produced by the label in order to fit the format they're releasing the song to. For instance, they use to cut the rap parts in pop songs like TLC in order for non-rap pop stations to consider playing it. Those stations have kind of went by the wayside so you don't hear that as much. When alternative/rock songs crossover to pop, they usually cut solos and instrumentals in order for the song to fit a shorter "pop" length.
Average song intros these days is 7 seconds. Just enough time for a DJ to mention the artist, song name, and station you're listening to.
GCrites80s
5xNW
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Van Halen actually stopped using compression in the studio on their radio songs because the stations were compressing the songs so much that they'd be brickwalled (meaning that all the peaks and valleys in the sound were erased). Radio knows that their biggest market these is people in their cars, so the dynamics must be removed to cut through tire, wind, HVAC and engine noise.
wondermonk
Columbus
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Porky
C-Bus' East Side
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I've noticed a couple of times, most notably, like you said, when you hear 2 songs back to back.
It's my understanding that most stations do this. They have a device which speeds up everything to some degree in order to squeeze in an extra 30 - 60 seconds per hour. Which of course means more time for commercials.
GW_Justice
Grandview Hts.
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Lots of radio programs edit interviews to remove the "ahhs" and "umms" and all the other noises we make while we are thinking about what to say next.
manticore33
Delaware, OH
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