As I previously mentioned in my Radio Bumper post I really don’t like recording my own voice so these projects are nerve wracking for me. Despite my apprehension this was fun to work on.
For this I assignments I was asked to make a radio commercial advertisment for a product created in the 80’s. When I first read the description I knew almost immediately what product I wanted to make my ad for but I needed to check that It was actually an 80’s product. Happily Nintendo created the first GameBoy in 1989 so I could move forward with my radio commercial!
Thank goodness for freesounds.org and other nerds out there I was able to find some great Nintendo sounds to use for this project.

From the assignment bank I chose to do an assignment called “80’s Product Radio Commercial”. This assignment was easy for me because I had just learned how to use Audacity and could find sounds easily. I started by looking through a list of products that were popular during the 80’s. After picking the Pogo Ball I wrote a short script on the product and then found a radio tuning sound and elevator music. I liked that I could write my own script. Here’s the finished product, let me know what you think!

I wanted to talk about technology and game consoles are a classic. I decided to talk about the Game Boy because I’m a fan of Nintendo. I never played this version of the Game Boy but I understand the thrill of playing on game consoles. So I did a product commercial about playing on the Game Boy. If you haven’t played a game console…you need help.

For this assignment, 80’s Product Radio Commercial, I went to Freesound to download a song that I could use. I used this song and then I recorded myself using the Voice Memo app. Once I converted this from m4a to mp3 I imported these files to Audacity. I put both of these tracks together and made sure the volume was good before I exported the file. I then uploaded the mp3 file here using the Audio tool.

I created my radio show commercial on an 80s product called Dynatac 8000x Motorola handheld cellphone. Hope you like it.

For another one of my assignments I chose to make a 80’s radio commercial featuring a item of the 80’s that I choose. For this, I chose to do one of my personal favorite creations of the 80’s, the Mr. Frosty Slushy Maker. This machine was created around the same time as the EZ bake oven (who can forget that one). I chose this because I remember growing up with it in my pantry and taking it out on snow days and being one happy camper. Making this add was fun for me. I incorporated 3 different sounds that you would hear in a radio show including the classic intro bells, a drumroll, and the leaving elevator type music. I decided to upload it on Youtube, Enjoy!!

Here are my two chosen remixing projects!

For this project I utilized google search and audacity.
First I chose the assignment, pressed remix and then went on my google search.

Then, I chose the commercial to do, recorded myself and implemented some sound effects to give the commercial a strong open and closing.

Next I imported these files in audacity making sure the file type was compatible then I exported this file onto my sound-cloud and into this blog post.

My second remix project I chose to remix my Ted Talk Practice; by butchering it and making it very pour quality! I utilized Audacity and randomized the timing of the audio files.

Enjoy!

Thank you for reading my blog.

XOXO
Danielle Erika

Directions: ” Create a 30-45 second radio commercial for a product from the 80’s. Add in some background music and/or sound effects to make it sound like a real radio commercial. “

Behind the Story: This assignment was heavily guided by my girlfriend’s love for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I thought it was fun and thankfully wasn’t too difficult since I had never edited audio files before.

Narrating the Process: Step 1 for creating this commercial was to write a script. I did not want to record myself without having an idea on what to say. Once I had a script written, I had sections where sound effects would be added, I went to freesound.org in order to find some background music and sound effects. It was a little difficult finding the right ones that I felt fit the commercial but hopefully people agree I made good sound choices. Step three was to record my lines. I used a gaming headset as my microphone because I had learned from previous projects a few years ago that it recorded good audio. For fun I had my girlfriend record some audio as well, you can hear her in the back yelling “Not the foot!” Step four, put all the audio together. I used Audacity as my audio software since it was free and after a short YouTube tutorial I got quite familiar with its mechanics. I cut pieces off and stitched together others and what did I get, a complete radio commercial that I am quite proud of. I never would have guessed I could have created audio of this quality.

For one of my audio assignments this week, I created an 80s themed commercial for a new boombox that is trying to compete with the Sony Walkman. I used an 80s electronic loop for the background and recorded some audio for the narration.

The audio I used was made by Jeremy Marsan. He asks that people that use his work link back to his website https://jeremymarsan.com/