WRFL Calendar Production Tutorial

•	Plug mic into analog one (top XLR plug under the studio window)
•	Turn on phantom power (toggle switch at far left) on channel 1 on the mic preamp
•	Start Digital Performer (DP)
•	File menu – New – Calendar – name the project “Day 3”
•	Place the project file in Record – Fall 2012 – WRFL Calendar Tutorial – yourname
•	The Day 3 project file opens
•	Click on the record button in the VO channel in the mixer window
•	Adjust the mic level on channel 1 on the mic preamp – get a strong signal
•	In DP, click on the pause button and the record button in the transport window
•	Hit pause again, and you’re recording – hit stop only when you reach an actuality
•	If you make a mistake in the VO, take a deep breath and start at the top of the sentence
•	When you stop for an actuality, move the play cursor to the right – grab it at the top
•	Set up with pause and record as before and begin to record again
•	Repeat the two steps above for the second actuality
•	When you’re through click the record light off in the VO channel in the mixer window
•	Turn the gain down on channel 1 on the mic preamp and turn the phantom power off
•	Move the play cursor to the beginning of the tracks
•	From the Music folder, drag the left and right music tracks to the beginning
•	Mute both music tracks and pan all the way to the left and right
•	Double click on the tracks in the tracks window and the edit window appears
•	Bring up both left and right MOTU channels to the clicks (unity) on the studio board
•	Listen to the monitors by controlling the monitor level at the right of the studio board
•	Trim the beginning of the VO track and position it at 7 3/4
•	Edit for continuity and mistakes up to the first actuality
•	Drag in the first actuality (6) from the Actualities folder – position it in the actuality track
•	Trim and position the VO and actuality tracks, moving as needed
•	Continue editing VO up to the second actuality
•	Drag in the second actuality from the Actualties folder – position it in the actuality track
•	Trim and position the VO and actuality tracks, moving as needed
•	Edit out the history or birthdays (or as much as you need)
•	The close (“This calendar”) should start between 80 and 83 on the ruler
•	Click and hold the effects insert at the top of the VO channel in the mixer window
•	Add MW compressor (de-esser from the mini-menu) to the VO channel on the mixer
•	Add MW compressor (vocal punch from the mini-menu) to the VO channel on the mixer
•	Adjust signal level (move slider) so the LED hits 0 dB on the VO channel (mixer window)
•	Determine the proper level for the two actualities and adjust the slider
•	Click insert – volume (far left) to get a pencil icon that will allow you to place points
•	Automate the levels on the two music tracks – 0 dB at the beginning of each
•	On the music tracks, place a point at 7 – place another point at 8; pull down to –19 dB
•	At the end, start fade up on the word “Thanks” – make a long three-inch fade up to 0 dB
•	Be sure to activate the “Automate Playback” buttons (they turn green) on the music and actuality tracks in the mixer window
•	Click off the mute buttons on the music tracks so you can hear them
•	Play!
And get in the habit of saving routinely as you go