I am sure others have thought of this or even tried it but I was thinking of ways to make the audio of a transmittion have a more catchy sound. Once in a while I hear stations on SW use a little bit of reverb in their main audio feed. I am not talking about just the echo effect used in adverts, but rather the whole show. This seems to sound neat on talk shows when just a slight bit of plate reverb is used. I read that even WLW (you know that famous station with the huge diamond tower) used plate reverb on their talk shows. I could think of other ways to color the sound but looking for anyones input. Please don't confuse this with that annoying echo CB radio operators use. That stuff gets real old quick Also with stereo FM I wonder if any of you have tried using simulated surround sound? Of course it would be wise to tell the listeners that you are trying it so as to not confuse them. It shouldn't be hard to use some software to get a simulated surround sound out into a stereo broadcast. At least it would be fun to try for a few broadcasts to see what listeners think. Just an idea.
I am doing that with my station actually. The PC that is running the transmitter has a really good sound card and has various options such as "3d stereo enhancement" and reverb. I have them both on. My stations sounds like you are listening to surround sound and it sounds better than any commercial station in my area. If you have too much reverb it just sounds annoying and gets old, but adding a slight reverb (I have it set to 40%) then it adds an effect that makes it sound live or make it sound like surround sound and sounds really cool. Also the 3D stereo enhancement makes it sound like the sound is coming from different directions, as if you listening to surround sound, or were at a live performance.
Old thread but yeah I actually got around to doing this. My new computer much like yours aviator14 has some sound card effects built right in. I can choose from different "room" effects, everything from hall sound to a bathroom sound. I settled on the setting called "parking lot". The key is to use something that is just there but hardly noticeable. Too much and people will get annoyed. You just need to have enough for that big sound. If done right it can sound really fantastic on AM, making music sound larger than life and also really ups the overall modulation levels so in a way it gets your signal out there further also.
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