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Welcome to a FM radio refreshers . I'm 

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staff sergeant bryce and Guerrero , A K 

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A D J G 

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refreshing 

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your radio skills are like anything 

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else . If you don't use them , you'll 

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lose them in this video . We'll explore 

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using beds to maximize the quality of 

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your show . We'll cover the following 

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topics . Bed theory , setting the tone 

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beds are your backup , setting the pace 

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and audio weaving and bed selection 

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beds are a subtle but powerful tool in 

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your DJ toolkit , you're usually 

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speaking over them so they may not come 

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to the forefront when thinking about 

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your show , but they serve a number of 

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functions . Beds set the mood for the 

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conversation . They act as filler audio 

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to smooth out mistakes . Beds set the 

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pace of conversation flow and beds help . 

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We've your audio together . Having a 

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large variety of beds with many 

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different tones , paces , styles and 

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lengths gives you flexibility to adapt 

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to different topics and break lengths . 

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Your bed's set the mood of your break . 

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This is especially true with guests in 

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the studio . If you're talking about a 

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fun run em wr is hosting or a barrack 

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social , you want to have a bed 

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underneath your talk break that is 

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energetic , peppy and matches the tone 

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of your contact . It would sound a 

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little funny to hear something like 

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this . A couple of weeks ago , my wife 

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and I were on a trip with a friend of 

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hers coming from out of town and you 

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know where we went , the world famous 

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Amsterdam . Now I know it's got quite 

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the reputation but my wife and I had a 

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one , This is why doing pre break prep 

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before each talk break with a guest is 

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so important . This helps you know 

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which beds to select for the topic in 

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your next talk break checkout module 

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three dash to for more info . It's a 

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good idea to have a mix of beds 

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available to you . You want more even 

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relaxed beds for breaks where someone 

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is telling a story or conveying 

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detailed info . Energetic beds help 

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drive home that you want people excited 

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about the topic you're discussing 

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softer chill beds are great for guests 

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from the library or a break about yoga 

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class . Now for heavy topics like 

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suicide sharp or substance abuse , you 

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usually don't want any bed at all . The 

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silence between words and the lack of a 

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music undertone help highlight the 

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weight of these topics . It can also 

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cheap in a break with a topic as heavy 

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as these to play music underneath . No 

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bed really matches the tone so it's 

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best not to play one with heavier 

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topics . Play around with different 

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beds and see how they impact the mood 

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of your on air conversations . DJ beds 

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are your best friend if you have an 

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awkward pause where you forget what you 

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were saying or you swallow loudly or 

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maybe you made a loud noise Abed is 

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going to cover up most of these audio 

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artifacts and errors . This is 

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especially true for your guests who 

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have far less experience behind a 

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microphone . Mhm . Listen to how this 

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sounds . Yeah , so uh we're expecting 

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about 2000 people at this five K . It's 

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going to be um pretty sweet . I think 

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we got a bunch of powder that we're 

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gonna throw everywhere . People are 

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gonna be uh you know , able to , able 

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to get a lot of that on them , a lot of 

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photo opportunities and I don't know , 

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I mean I'm I'm excited for it . Just go 

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to the gym and talk to bob and he can 

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get you signed up . You heard that 

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right now here with a bed ? Yeah , so 

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we're expecting about 2000 people at 

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this five K . It's going to be um 

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pretty sweet . I think we've got a 

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bunch of powder that we're gonna throw 

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everywhere . People are going to be uh 

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you know , able to , able to get a lot 

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of that on them . A lot of photo 

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opportunities . And I don't know , I 

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mean , I'm I'm excited for it . Just go 

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to the gym and talk to bob and he can 

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get you signed up , see how much of 

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that disappears when the bed is playing 

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underneath . Now , be cautious playing 

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a bed too loudly , can drown out your 

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mic audio , you'll have to experiment 

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with your board set up to find the 

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levels that work for you . Every board 

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is different . When you load your bed , 

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you may need to set the volume a little 

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louder than you think sounds normal 

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with the layers of compression between 

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you and the radio and your listeners 

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car . Final audio output should sound 

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balanced to your listeners . Play 

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around and see how this works with your 

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setup . Don't be afraid to ask another 

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DJ to listen on a separate radio and 

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give you feedback . It's easy to lose 

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track of a break . Usually this happens 

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when a DJ or guest talks longer than 

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the DJ budgeted for when prepping . 

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That brain have no fear beds are here 

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to rescue you . When choosing beds 

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build a large palette , you want a 

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variety of tones for different topics , 

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but you also want a variety of lengths , 

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so you can use your beds to force you 

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to stick to specific break lengths if 

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you're about to open your mic and tell 

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your listener when they can catch the 

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new game of Thrones episode on a FM . 

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But you put down a three minute bed , 

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you're far more likely to go on a rant 

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about dragons and stick to the quick 

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break . You budgeted for this content . 

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If you were to have a 32nd bed in place , 

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you can ensure that you do not talk 

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longer than you intended . This is 

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especially useful when you have a guest 

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in the studio , even the best guest 

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after you've coached and prepped them 

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thoroughly as we discussed in module 

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three can get excited and go on a rant . 

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If you've laid down a two minute bed 

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informed your guest . That's how long 

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this break will be . Use hand signals 

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to keep your guest on track and build 

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yourself a buffer by ending the break 

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into a song ramp . You built yourself 

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up for success . The bed acts as your 

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break time . Keep an eye on it as your 

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break moves forward When there are only 

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30 seconds left on the bed . Give your 

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guests the 32nd signal . Let your beds 

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work for you . You don't want to choose 

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a bed that has a strong opening like 

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this . A couple of weeks ago , my wife 

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and I were on a trip with a friend of 

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hers coming from , you want a bed 

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transition to sound like this . A 

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couple of weeks ago , my wife and I 

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were on a trip with a friend of hers 

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coming from out of town . A good bed 

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will augment your show but not distract 

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from your talk break . Listen to your 

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beds before you select do they wildly 

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change audio in the middle of the track . 

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Did they go from instrumental to full 

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band and back again . Does your bed 

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sound consistent throughout 

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distracting ? Right ? Oh , another 

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thing never select a bed with vocals . 

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It will always distract from what's 

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being said on air , choose beds you 

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like . Even your beds are an expression 

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of your DJ persona , slower beds can 

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make you speak slowly while upbeat beds 

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can speed you up a lot of DJs get 

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excited when they see beds that are 

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ramped loops of popular songs . But be 

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careful with these because you better 

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play the song that matches after the 

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ramp or you're gonna make your 

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listeners angry . It also distracts 

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your listener from your content because 

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they will be singing along with your 

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bed , anticipating that song once you 

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select a bed , be sure to edit it . So 

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it's at the level you want it . When 

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you input it into a VR PS , test the 

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bet again in a V . R . P S to make sure 

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it reflects how you want it to sound on 

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air . Having a solid base of about 20 

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beds of different tones and lengths 

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will equip you for almost any situation 

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on air . It's also good practice to 

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replace these beds regularly . So your 

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show doesn't get stale beds may not 

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seem like much at first , but they are 

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a powerful tool in your DJ toolkit to 

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make you and your guests sound your 

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best on air . Get creative , try new 

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things and most importantly , have fun . 

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Practice . Makes perfect . Have a great 

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show