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Spork
posted on 06-09-2001 @ 2:08 AM      
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Registered: Jun. 01
I guess I'd be giving a little bit away here to say I'm no graduate of the Columbia School of Broadcasting here, but I have a technical question about the show that I was wondering if someone "in the know" could answer for me:

How exactly do Opie/Anthony/Rick(?) play the sound effects? What sort of equipment is used, and how do they know where everything is? (is there a button labeled "She's a hoo-ah" right next to the "Be more funny!" button?)

Might seem like a silly little question, but I'm a curious sort of guy, and I didn't want to have to see Pat O'Brian host one of his hideous "How'd They Do That" specials to find out!




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Little Kev
posted on 06-09-2001 @ 2:13 AM      
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Registered: Dec. 00
Seeing as how I have no experience in talk radio, other than litening to way too much, I feel over qualified to tell you the answer. They have a little machine that looks a lot like a piano keyboard. different sound efffects can be loaded into the machine (The "template" Anthony is always looking for) creating a liabrary of hundreds of stuff. Thats what most radio shows do, I'm pretty sure thats what O&A do too.

GonzoStyle
posted on 06-09-2001 @ 4:17 AM      
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Registered: Jan. 70
here is a picture of what anthony and opie use as there sound effects machine.



i asked anthony one time and he told me i remembered the name of the company. the machine is called the Instant Replay 2.0.

I dunno if this is what he still uses, but there are about 50 keys and a lot of programable time on it. They label the names of the sound byte above the keys with little pieces of paper the machine doesnt look as fresh as the above pictured one it's a bit yellowed and you can see it's abuse, lol.

here is a product description from the company.

quote:


Versatile and rugged, Instant Replay 2.0 allows you to record audio from both analog and digital sources to its internal hard disk, assign recordings to 10 banks of programmable Hot Keys, and play them back instantly -- in any order desired, as many times as desired.

Sound effects, music, announcements -- up to 24 hours of your greatest material.

install it in the studio or control room and you'll understand why this completely self-contained professional digital audio recorder is a hit worldwide.




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Crash_NYC
posted on 06-09-2001 @ 4:39 AM      
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Download a "soundboard" from Foundry Music. They sort of work like the device Anthony uses.

PanterA
posted on 06-09-2001 @ 4:50 AM      
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Registered: Jan. 01
Thats the exact machine they use. All the shows have one O&A have 2 or more


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posted on 06-09-2001 @ 11:00 AM      
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quote:

creating a liabrary of hundreds of stuff


And each ones more gooder than the next!
Nice reference Little Kev


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posted on 06-09-2001 @ 11:22 AM      
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these use sound clips? i thought that was all of anthony's impressions!>

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posted on 06-09-2001 @ 11:33 AM      
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Nice pic Pantera I like the concept


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posted on 06-09-2001 @ 11:46 AM      
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WOW across the nation. Who woulda thunk it..





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Spork
posted on 06-09-2001 @ 11:47 AM      
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Gonzostyle: Excellent! That's exactly what I was wondering. I had seen in old stock footage of talk radio in general (as had been mentioned before) the sort of CasioTone keyboard type deal, but figured that it might be a little limiting. ("And now for my next sound effect... MAMBA!")

I'm going to have to run out and get one of those, how cool would that be to have one of those things in your pocket during a casual conversation with, oh, say your boss?

Ha!





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Just Jon
posted on 06-09-2001 @ 4:26 PM      
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There used to be a pic of the actual machine on Foundry with all the little slips of paper and stuff, but I'm too lazy to look for it.

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posted on 06-09-2001 @ 5:16 PM      
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quote:

How exactly do Opie/Anthony/Rick(?) play the sound effects?



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posted on 06-09-2001 @ 7:34 PM      
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You can not directly link pictures from another sites server please do not do it again. I know it is from the other board but please we've agreed to ignore eachother and that is that. Thanks GS



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posted on 06-09-2001 @ 7:39 PM      
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why is there a candyland reference there?

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posted on 06-09-2001 @ 7:43 PM      
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Gah damn, that thing looks like it's been through a war


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posted on 06-09-2001 @ 7:47 PM      
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quote:

Gah damn, that thing looks like it's been through a war



What, candyland or the machine?


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posted on 06-09-2001 @ 7:52 PM      
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quote:

What, candyland or the machine?

Yes

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posted on 06-09-2001 @ 7:56 PM      
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No


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posted on 06-10-2001 @ 10:00 AM      
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I do think that Ice Cream is good. I like it.





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posted on 06-10-2001 @ 11:20 AM      
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Join the club


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posted on 06-10-2001 @ 12:17 PM      
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Hey this club you speak of, do we have shirts or a jacket of some sort?





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posted on 06-10-2001 @ 1:45 PM      
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quote:

Hey this club you speak of, do we have shirts or a jacket of some sort?


There is a Secret Handshake....what else could possibly be needed!!!


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kennyfett
posted on 06-10-2001 @ 2:54 PM      
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Sounds? You mean someone else hears
those too?

Damn, all that wasted money on therapy.


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