Chapter Two

Audio Performance Environment

2.1  Introduction

As a broadcast performer, you’ll work in many different environments, both in the studio and in the field. How much actual equipment you may be required to operate can also vary widely. For example, a television news anchor may never do more than clip on a microphone and read the script from a teleprompter while the other television equipment is operated robotically or by a crew behind the scenes. In contrast, in most instances a radio or Internet announcer will be required to operate all the equipment in an audio studio while he or she is announcing. In any case, every media performer will benefit from a basic knowledge of the environment in which he or she works and the equipment ...

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