BT
But there's always room for a few more
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BBC Scotland got their own pip maker back in the 1980s, only it was very slightly out of tune less than a semi-tone sharp. There was at least one operator there who used to enjoy taking most of Scotland's pips, but one or two up the line from London, which really highlighted the difference in pitch.
And I remember hearing on Pick Of The Week once how a presenter had done a special version of the pips, with the pitch changed so they played the tune to Happy Birthday To You. That must have been for their 60th or 70th anniversary I guess.
rts posted:
Quite a nice article. Lots of very interesting facts.
But there's always room for a few more
like:
BBC Scotland got their own pip maker back in the 1980s, only it was very slightly out of tune less than a semi-tone sharp. There was at least one operator there who used to enjoy taking most of Scotland's pips, but one or two up the line from London, which really highlighted the difference in pitch.
And I remember hearing on Pick Of The Week once how a presenter had done a special version of the pips, with the pitch changed so they played the tune to Happy Birthday To You. That must have been for their 60th or 70th anniversary I guess.
SP
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rts posted:
And unfortunately they decided to add my comment too.
Is that because it was so bum-clenchingly intense in its BBC praise?
JA
james2001
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I thought I'd post this here, that I've been able to accuratly recreae the pips myself. I am hoping to use them on my school radio station (when it goes back on air), and rather than use an off-air recording from radio 4, I thought I'd create them myself (slightly more legal that way). Using no more than my TV capture card & windows sound recorder (no professional sound editing software for me) coupled with what I've read up about the pips (1KHz tone, first 5 pips are 1/10th a second, 6th one is 1/2 a second) and a recording of the test card, I managed to create my own that are virtually undistingusable from the real ones. Not able to upload them though, as it's on my laptop which has no connection to the internet.
BB
That article has been there for ages - I remember reading it a good few months ago! 
Is Radio 2 the only BBC national radio station had that has a piece of music before the top of the hour at the news and if so why? As far as can remember they have always had the 'do-do-do-der-der-der-der' before the top of the hour.
Is Radio 2 the only BBC national radio station had that has a piece of music before the top of the hour at the news and if so why? As far as can remember they have always had the 'do-do-do-der-der-der-der' before the top of the hour.