2023.09.23 – 0996 – The Diction-ary of Voice – R – Part 2

Riding the gain (or ‘riding the mic’ or ‘riding the levels’) – the constant adjustment of the input levels as the sound unexpectedly (and often unprofessionally) varies in volume dramatically

Room Tone - the ‘indoor ambience’ or background noise in a room, which should be as close to silent as possible

ROT (‘rot’ or ‘R.O.T’) – a recording of what went out on air: Recording Of/Off Transmission

Royalty Free Music – music that can be used (with varying restrictions) after paying a one-off fee

RP – Received Pronunciation (‘The Queen’s English’, ‘BBC pronunciation’, ‘Standard English’) and English accent without ‘perceived’ regional accent, usually of the type heard in south east England

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