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SFX(Sound Effects) - 

Sound effects(single sounds) to add comedy to the podcast.

Jingles- 

The theme tune of the stations or a short burst of music. That people will recognise

and remember. They can help identify the station you are listening to. For example on radio 1 each of the presenters have their own jingle to identify their show. 

Beds

Sound beds are music that is played quietly under chat, discussion and report. If the radio presenter has a guest who is an artist then tend to play their music underneath conversation. For example on the big top 40 they played Rita ora's new song whilst speaking to her. 

Crossfades 

When two separate sounds are merged together with one fading out and out fading in. This makes it easier for the presenter to skip from a different topic to another. For example on radio 1 when they are talking about the news they play music for that, and they slowly fade it out and fade in music of their jingle. 

Tracks

Tracks are any song or single that is played on the station. What tracks are played on radio determines the target audience. So if your listening to classic fm you are expected to hear a lot of opera and calming music. If you are listening to radio one you are more likely to hear up beat, exciting music. This keeps the audience listening. 

Mic 

Mic is simply a shortened word for microphone which the presenters use to record their show. They also use different types of mic's like a mobile phone if they are calling a guest. 

Presenters

The presenters are the main voice or voices on the show. They are talking directly to the listeners and interacting with them. Presenters also do a lot of forward promotion, like whats coming next on the show, or whats happening on tomorrows show. This keeps the listeners listening so they know whats coming. 

Loop

A loop is a repeated sound or piece of music (used for comic effect) for example, when radio presenters are speaking to a guest for example one direction they might play a piece of their song on a loop. 

Big top 40 

In class we listened to the big top 40 which is a show that is recorded and added to different radio stations on a sunday. For example, heart and spirt fm. 

They used sound effects like heartbeats when they were announcing who was number one, this added a dramatic effect and kept the listeners in suspense. They used jingles at the beginning of the show, which was (The only real time char show, the vodaphones big top 40) and this was played at the end of a song, to remind you listeners what they were listening to. They used sound bed when they were speaking to Rita ora and Angel. They played Wiley whilst talking to Rita ora and this is to keep the conversations upbeat and entreating. The played different tracks in their chart run down, this helps the listener know what type of music they will be playing on their show. They used a ''mic'' which is short for microphone to record their show. They also used a mobile phone whilst talking to Angel. The presenters kept funny conversations to keep everyone interested and keep it upbeat. They also used forward promotion which is telling the listeners whats coming up next on the show or in tomorrows show. They used loops during conversation because it was number one the week before and it keeps the conversation upbeat and interesting. They used crossfades when talking about the chart show and when they introduced Rita ora they slowly faded in her song.