Radio production

Make the spot. Hand automation a file it takes.

Voice, bed and hits on a timeline built for radio. Fit it to time, get it loud enough for air, check it, and export a Broadcast WAV with the cart data and markers already in it.

A :30 promo in ProdHQ Studio: voice, music bed, a caller, hits, risers and a sweeper, with the cart data filled in
Build it fast

From blank session to air in one sitting.

Session templates

Twelve starters (talk, interview, podcast, spots, promos, newscast, video voiceover, audiobook, imaging) with named, colored tracks and voice polish.

Fit to time

Fit a read to :15, :30 or :60 with modes for voice, music or tape.

Remix music beds

Rearrange a bed to a new length at the original tempo, instead of stretching it.

Talk-over ducking

Music dips under the voice by itself. Soft, Standard and Deep presets.

Imaging Kit

Lay out a station ID, sweeper or outro in one click. Halloween, Christmas and New Year each bring their own beds and effects.

Smart Gain

One click sets a clip or a track to air level, or brings a quiet read up to match another one.

Sound

Loud enough for air. Clean enough for the PD.

Mixer with voice, music, effects and master strips and meters
MIX

Buses, a master and meters you can trust.

Voice on one bus, music on another, hits on a third. Finish on the master with a limiter that keeps peaks legal and a loudness meter.

  • Broadcast Ready: pick Radio Spot, TV (U.S. or Europe), Podcast or Stream and turn one knob
  • Loudness Lane shows the whole spot's loudness over time
  • A/B hears the original at the same loudness, so you judge the processing, not the volume
  • ON-AIR preview and a mono check on the master
Effects

The processing radio actually uses.

EQ, compression and limiting

Shape the tone, make one read sound like another, tame harsh S's only when they happen, and keep the peaks legal.

Voice cleanup

Voice Isolation, noise reduction, de-reverb, de-ess, de-plosive, de-click and breath control.

Imaging effects

Reverse reverb, delays, pitch and voice changer, vocoder, lo-fi, and phone line, AM radio and walkie-talkie sounds.

Harmony

Up to four harmony voices in key, or gentle pitch correction.

Your own plugins

Studio runs the VST3 effects you already own.

LUMEN

ProdHQ's voice chain as a plugin for your other audio editors: eight jobs from Clean Voice to Big Announce, a Room control and imaging effects. Included with Studio.

Delivery

The file has to work in automation.

A clean mix isn't finished if the automation system rejects it. ProdHQ is built around that last step.

Broadcast WAV

One file for WideOrbit and Zetta, with the cart data and markers inside, so it imports clean instead of bouncing back.

Intro and End markers

Press I or E while playing. Markers travel inside the file.

Air Check

Scans for hot peaks, dead air, stacked talk and missing markers, and can fix some of them for you.

Batch export

Prepare and export a stack of assets at once.

Hand-off pack

Bounce, write the delivery files and leave a receipt in your import folder.

MP3 and plain WAV

For everything that isn't going to automation.

The RADIO room

Record the show, not just the spot.

Host, guest, utility and bed

Arm lanes for each source, with every input of every device and split stereo when you need it.

Studio

Control surfaces

Play, stop, record and jog from a RODECaster, VoxPro or Stream Deck without touching the mouse.

Studio
Questions

Straight answers.

New to a live show? Start with the one-page cheat sheet. Something broke? The troubleshooting FAQ.

Does ProdHQ export for WideOrbit and Zetta?

Yes. Broadcast WAV is 16-bit stereo at 44.1 or 48 kHz with the cart data (title, artist, outcue, start and end dates) and intro and end markers, written the way both WideOrbit and Zetta read them. Plain WAV and MP3 are there too.

Can I fit a read to :30?

Yes. Fit to :15, :30, :60 or a custom length, with voice, music and tape modes. For music beds, Remix rearranges the bed to the new length at its original tempo.

How do I hit broadcast loudness?

Add Broadcast Ready to the master, pick Radio Spot, TV (U.S. or Europe), Podcast or Stream, and turn Amount up. Check it on the Loudness Lane. For exact TV delivery, finish with a loudness match in EXPORT.

Can I use my own plugins?

Yes. Studio runs your VST3 effects, and includes LUMEN, ProdHQ's voice plugin, which also works in other editors that take VST3 plugins, like Adobe Audition.

Does it work with my hardware?

The RADIO room supports RODECaster, VoxPro, Stream Deck and generic learned controllers.

Try it on your next show.

Create an account and start Demo Mode: three 30-minute sessions with every editing tool on. Subscribe when you're ready to export and go live.