I posted the produced audio from the tiny house story along with comments of my experience in “Alternative tools for radio reporting.” I’ll link to the audio again below so you don’t have to bounce around to get to it.
Here I document the process with a video. I’ve included advice based on my experience since completing the story. The more I use Hindenburg Journalist, the more I like it. It is a simple tool to use without being simplistic. In fact, it has the potential to fix many producer errors by making it easier to use tools like compressors, and equalizers. Also, Journalist automatically imports new audio into tracks at EBU R128 standards. That should help novices keep their levels correct and turn in stories with reasonably correct settings. If you do board ops for public radio, that in itself is reason to rejoice!
I completed work on the project that gave me access to a nice ProTools rig, so I’m on my own now in terms of production tools. That being the case, I’m going to step up my use of Hindenburg Journalist and Field Recorder and report my progress here in the days to come.
First Project with Hindenburg Journalist from Abe Martinez on Vimeo.
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The phrase “phoning it in” generally has a negative connotation, but in broadcast journalism it has a different meaning altogether. Phoning it in means you care so much about your story that you want it on the air in whatever form… as soon as possible. I probably don’t have to tell you that today’s technology makes it possible to phone in a story in some pretty amazing ways.