Radio edit

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A Radio Edit (German: Radio-processing ) is the sound technology reduction of a musical work to do with the goal of the title for a radio broadcasting appropriate. Normally, the playing time of a radio edit is shorter (2.5 to about 4 minutes) than the original title, has a higher loudness level and may not contain any objectionable text passages.

Radio edits are used in broadcasting to free up more time for advertising, speech or news. The radio edits are made during the music production and are usually only available as singles .

Procedure

The simplest form to shorten a song is to him prematurely hide . Cutting music tracks in order to shorten them is more complex. Instrumental passages, solos, repetitions of refrains or entire stanzas are cut out in order to give the song a length that can be broadcast. In some cases a song is simply played a little faster than in the normal version. So that the consequences of an increase in speed, such. B. a higher vocal voice than in other versions, are not too conspicuous, mostly only small increases are made. More extensive edits can also be made, for example with the song Bauch und Kopf by Mark Forster , whose radio version was underlaid with a beat that is not available in the album version.

history

The first radio edits were made in the 1960s and became popular in the late 1970s. For example, the original version of the song Heroes by David Bowie , which is over six minutes long on the album of the same name , was cut into a shorter radio edit of 3:32 minutes. With the omission of the first two stanzas, a significant part of the tempo and tension building in both the music and the text was lost. The devaluation of the artistic quality is a possible explanation for the fact that the song was initially unsuccessful in the charts after its release in October 1977 and only gained importance in music history in later years.

In rare cases longer tracks are broadcast uncut, such as Hey Jude from The Beatles (7:11), Bohemian Rhapsody from Queen (5:55) or Time from Wintersun (11:45).

Synonyms

  • 7 "mix
  • Airplay mix
  • Radio mix
  • Radio version
  • Single version
  • Shortcut
  • Single edit

In the field of EDM

  • Mix edit
  • Original mix edit
  • Short edit

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ James E. Perone: The Words and Music of David Bowie . 2007, p. 68 .