Audio Productions Infosite

Hello! This is the Audio Productions Infosite for staff, student employees, and production volunteers of Ball State Public Media’s radio stations (including Indiana Public Radio and 89.5 The Note) and audio production teams. Here, you can find a number of resources relating to the day-to-day operations of Indiana Public Radio.

Handy tip: To quickly find a string of text (such as ENCO) on this page, try the key combo ‘ctrl-f’ or ‘cmd-f’ to pull up the “find” function in most browsers, then type the word or phrase you’d like to locate.

Please note: Some of these resources live on BSU’s OneDrive platform. This means you’ll need to use your BSU account info to access the documents.

This page is maintained by IPR’s Production & Operations Manager, so please direct questions and requests to them.

Last updated and reviewed: 11/26/24

Production Forms & Calendars

Audio Spot Scheduling Request Form – A form to submit time-based audio spots for our various platforms. Requires BSU credentials.

Studio Calendars – On-air shifts and studio bookings are found for each studio below.
Master Control 1 – LB130D
Master Control 2 – LB130A
Talk Studio X – LB130B
Performance Studio – LB130C
Audio 1 – LB128W
Audio 2 – LB128X

Studio Reservation Form – A form for booking studio time. Requires BSU credentials. You can also check with the Operations Manager too. Please request your bookings 1 business day in advance to allow for processing and approval confirmation.
Equipment Checkout Form — A form for checking out BSPM equipment. Requires BSU credentials. Before completing the form, please check the equipment availability on this equipment checkout log . Our internal policies in the on-air handbook are here.

If you already have access to the equipment, you may acquire & process the equipment after filling this form.
If you do not have access, please allow 1 business day in advance to allow for processing and approval confirmation.

WBST Parking Spots – Please check with a staff person to learn the calendar identity and procedures for booking these highly coveted spots, primarily reserved for guest and news access.

General Production Documents

IPR Productions – Contains cloud-shared production content.
On-Air Operations – Go here for program logs, timely & generic scripts, underwriting scripts, program clocks, and more! For other reference-type materials and policies, check out The IPR On-Air Handbook instead.
All the How-to Videos – This is a playlist of tutorial videos produced to cover a wide range of production topics.

Procedures, Training and Troubleshooting Materials

— For Producers and On-air Operators:

On-Air Operations – Go here for program logs, timely & generic scripts, underwriting scripts, program clocks, and more! For other reference-type materials and policies, check out the On-Air Handbook instead.
Severe Weather Coverage Reference Docs – Everything you need for severe weather coverage, EAS / DASDEC, and Weatherology operation, including EAS RWTs (Emergency Alert System Required Weekly Tests).
Live Shift Procedures – Handy procedure checklists for student employee shifts.
Remote Operations Resources – The documents in this folder cover many topics related to working remotely, from using VPN and Remote Desktop to setting up recording equipment at home and delivering audio cuts to the ENCO library.
The IPR On-Air Handbook – The definitive place for all things on-air!
Generalized Show Production Technical Guidelines – Details on how to prepare your audio for air.
Generalized Promo Production Guidelines – Details on producing promos for air.
How to Check Audio Loudness – Training Video – A video detailing the use of the Loudness Unit and Loudness Meters.
PMX Fellows Slack – A space for the Public Media Accelerator (PMX) fellows and mentors to chat and share.
IPR On-air Production & Operations Planner (Office 365 Group) – A work management tool for task assignments. Your BSU account must be added by the Operations Manager.

— For Newscasters:

Sharing Audio with IPR’s ENCO Server – Training Video — A somewhat old walk-through showing you how to send audio to and get audio from the ENCO server if your computer has the proper configuration.
How to Deliver Newscasts to NPR One – Training Video — For newscasters.
How to Deliver Newscasts to NPR One – Written Procedures — For newscasters.
NPR App In-Browser — A handy browser version of the NPR App so that you can check audio without using the phone app. Be sure it localizes to Indiana Public Radio.
IPBS Statewide Style Guide — For writing stories that go out to other IPBS stations.
IPBS Slack – For statewide news sharing and communication.

— Technical Reference:

Automating ATC – Demonstration Video – An older reference for automating local breaks for this show as of Summer 2016.
IPR’s Automation System Overview Video – A thorough (long) video that explains how our automation systems work together. May be a bit out of date.
Engineering & Technical Reference section of On-air Handbook – Deeper level documentation is kept here.

— Additional sound topics:

How to set up the JBL PA – A pretty quick but thorough video showing how this public address (PA) system can be set up for events. Note: this video does not show how to use wireless mics with this system.

On-Air Ops Bookmarks

Nation Weather Service – Forecast Office – Indianapolis – Weather.gov location for our area. Click the map to see Muncie forecast.
WeatherTAP – IPR’s subscribed radar service.
NPR Studio – NPR’s station login for members, including rundowns, NPR digital integration, the former “NPR Stations” site resources, fee approvals, support desk, and many other cool things.
AP Newsroom – The place to go when iNews is down. Formerly “AP Exchange.”
Indiana Amber Alert – Information about and the latest status of Indiana’s Amber Alert system.
IPR WordPress Login – Login to WordPress.
MyBSU – Use MyBSU to access things like UKG timecard clocking, BSU email, and other handy BSU stuff.
On-Air Operations Docs – Go here for access to program logs, timely & generic scripts, underwriting scripts, program clocks, and more! For other reference-type materials and policies, check out The IPR On-Air Handbook instead.
PMX Fellows Slack – A space for the Public Media Accelerator (PMX) fellows and mentors to chat and share.