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Notes from the studio floor and the gallery: practical writing on cameras, sound, lighting and keeping live programmes running to time.
Our articles look at the everyday decisions behind live television in Scotland, from room acoustics to signal checks. Browse the list below and open any piece that matches the work in front of you.
How to Prepare Your Studio for a Written Technical Audit
A practical guide to getting ready for a technical audit: what to gather, which areas to walk through first, and how to read the prioritised action list once it arrives.
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A checklist to work through before you commit to a lighting plan
Before a lighting rig is specified, a handful of practical questions about the room, the set, the cameras and the crew save money and rework later. Here is the list we use.
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Common Mistakes in Studio Equipment Integration and How to Avoid Them
Most gallery faults trace back to decisions made before a single cable is run. These are the integration mistakes we meet most often in live studios, and the habits that prevent them.
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What Live Production Workflow Support Costs and What Moves the Price
A plain account of how workflow support for live television is priced: what a day of rundown planning and rehearsal cover includes, and which decisions raise or lower the final figure.
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A news desk that could not be heard: Morag's studio and the echo
Morag ran a small regional news desk where presenters sounded distant and guests kept asking to repeat themselves. This is how we measured the room, treated it and got speech clear on air.
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Preparing camera positions and operators before the dark months
Mid autumn is when schedules fill and daylight fades. Callum Reid sets out how to check camera positions, rigs and operator briefings so live coverage stays steady through the winter run.
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What 'signal path' means in a technical audit, in plain words
Auditors say signal path all the time. This note explains the term, how we trace one through a studio, and why mapping it comes before any list of faults or recommendations.
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LED panels or Fresnel fixtures for a news set: which to choose
A comparison of LED panels and tungsten Fresnels for key, fill and background lighting on a news or interview set, with a clear recommendation for most small studios.
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How a gallery is wired, tested and handed over as one system
A look at how we actually integrate a studio gallery: drawing the signal paths first, building the racks, testing each route and leaving documentation the crew can use.
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How early should a rundown be locked before a live programme?
The question producers put to us most often, answered from the gallery floor: when a rundown should be fixed, what stays flexible, and what a rehearsal needs to prove.
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Measuring Studio and Gallery Rooms Before Any Panel Goes Up
Acoustic optimisation at dailfra now starts with a measured survey of the studio and the gallery, so treatment is chosen from room data rather than guesswork about echo and noise.
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The rigs, lenses and checks we rely on for steady live camera work
A look at the pedestals, robotic heads and simple measuring habits we use when setting up cameras for live news and interview sets, and why each one earns its place.
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A checklist to work through before you commission a studio audit
Before you ask anyone to review your studio, settle scope, access, paperwork and who will act on the findings. A short list of questions to answer first, so the written report is useful.
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Lighting rigs for news and interview sets: mistakes we see and how to avoid them
Most lighting faults on live sets come from decisions made before a fixture is hung. These are the mistakes we meet most often in news and interview studios, and the plain fixes for each.
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What Studio Equipment Integration Costs and What Moves the Price
A plain account of how we price gallery integration: what is included in a quotation, which choices raise or lower the total, and what to settle before asking for figures.
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A regional news desk that stopped overrunning: Morag's rundown
A short account of how rundown planning and a single rehearsal habit helped a small news team in the north of Scotland finish its evening programme on time.
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Acoustic checks to make before the winter broadcast schedule
Mid autumn is a sensible time to measure studio and gallery rooms, deal with echo and noise, and fix speech clarity before the busy winter programming begins.
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