Definately mp3's and even worse sometimes. I do a radio show called "Decent Exposure" with my friend Jimi Jamm that is on a few Clear Channel stations and the sometimes the music i pull off the server (or that is sent to me) is frightening!
I got sent a "radio mix" version of a Collective Soul song that Chris Lord Alge mixed that sounded so bad that my 90yr old grandma wold have said it sounded like crap. When we A/B'd vs a good mp3 or AAC it was night & day better. The funny thing is, the crappy one actually sounded fair on air as there is sooooo much pre-transmission processing (at least 2-3 limiters + 2-3 multiband processors).
But better always sounds better..........
Please email us songs for the radio show:
Requirements are....
1. Must be a pop song (something that would fit the Z-100/Star 93.3 format)
2. The Band or artist must have a CD that is for sale on the internet that we can link to from the station's website (CD Baby, iTunes, Garageband.com,etc or your own site is fine).
3. Don't expect a follow up email about the song unless it is placed on the weekly show, then you will get a email with the links and time. We can only get 8-10 songs added each week.
4. This is a way to get on the "ClearChannel Radio empire", we are trying to get cool independent artists to the listeners who tune in to the hit pop radio station format, no record label or payola necessary, just great songs.
email:
Jimijamm@clearchannel.com
Title your email: Song Submission for Decent Exposure
Send a good quality 128k-192k mp3 or mp4
You can check out more on Decent Exposure at:
http://myspace.com/decentexposureradio
or
http://star933fm.com/pages/jimi.html