SA-UK Radio

SA-UK Radio was originally formed several years ago, however it emerged in its current guise in Summer 2005.  The only shows at present are The Disco Johnny Show and The Gary Reggae Show, both on Tuesday nights.

The Disco Johnny Show - Every Tuesday, 6pm - 8pm - Southampton's legendary entertainer is live in the studio with comedy, singing, games and complete and utter silliness!

The Gary Reggae Show - Every Tuesday, 8pm - 10pm - Gary Reggae presents two hours of great music, chat and quizzes, we welcome requests and audience participation!

To listen, click the following link: http://62.249.220.179:8000/listen.pls , if asked whether to Open or Save the item, click Open.  SA-UK Radio will then start playing in your default media playing software.  NOTE: You will only be able to connect when the server is up and running, typically only during or just before/after a show.  Trying to connect at other times will lead to error messages!

Contacting the studio:

You can get in touch with the studio for requests, taking part in quizzes etc via email: gary@garyreggae.co.uk

The Studio:

The studio is equipped with a range of high-tech equipment to ensure high standards of broadcasting.

Numark CD MIX 1 Professional CD mixing console - This is the musical engine at the heart of SA-UK Radio.  Most of the music is played via this machine which contains two high tolerance CD players and a basic mixing facility

TAPCO Mix 120 Audio Mixing Desk - The newest addition to the studio is this fabulous eight track compact mixing desk.  This mixing desk combines feeds from the CD MIX unit, DVD machine, microphones and musical instruments, allowing the volume of each to be adjusted independently to create the right levels.

Roadstar DVD2200K DVD/CD-G/VCD Karaoke Disc Player - This slimline device plays karaoke discs (usually in CD-G or DVD format), relaying the audio to the mixer and the video (lyrics) to the computer screen.

Custom-built computer - This computer has evolved over the years, being upgraded to keep up with new technology trends!  It is a stable workhorse with 1Gb of RAM running Windows XP Professional.  Audio from the mixer is fed into the computer where it is processed and then related to the audience.  In addition to this, the computer acts as a final mixing stage.  Jingles, sound effects and some music are played directly via the computer

Microphones - We employ a variety of microphones.  We currently have three standard (corded) mics, one clip-on mic and a set of two radio (cordless) mics in good working order.  There are also three other standard mics in various states of disrepair

Studio monitoring - The live audio feed being broadcast is monitored by the DJ via headphones.  There are also speakers in the studio for the benefit of guests.

Leads - As well as the main hardware, we also have an extensive collection of cables, some in better condition than others.  The cables generally fall into three categories, Jack leads, Mic leads and Phono leads.  

Roland VK7 Combo Organ - Providing musical accompaniment is this fine electric organ...although it currently has a problem in that is produces a lot of unwanted buzzing noise.

Yamaha PSR-E303 - A modern and fairly basic keyboard.  While it cannot produce anywhere near as good an organ sound as the VK-7, it has a lot more variety to choose from with nearly 500 instruments available!

Music Library:

We currently have over 5000 tracks to choose from, covering most genres from the 1950s to the present day.  Most of these are on CD, using slimline plastic sleeves instead of traditional CD jewel cases allows us to fit most of these into a small (28cm x 22cm x 14cm) box.  In addition to this, we have thousands of karaoke songs. 

Future plans:

One of the major limitations of the current set-up is the Shoutcast software used for broadcasting, as it only allows a limited number of listeners and causes a lot of buffering when there are more than ten people listening!  In addition to this, there is a two minute delay between audio being broadcasting and it being recieved by listeners.  We are looking at alternative broadcasting systems. 

Another 'nice have' is a telephony solution allowing listeners to 'phone in'.