New early breakfast presenters

[the_grove 10]

the ramp doesn't really build, it's just STRAIGHT IN FULL MUSIC.

Indeed. That's what I'm missing. a bit of tension building up. It's not happening in the new jingles.

Also, they just don't sound serious enough. It's news, in the end. Not another feature.

As for the tagline, it's alright. The old one was not brilliant, either: why would you tell your listeners something like "digital, fm, online"? Surely, most people know that? Listen, watch, share is about the same. It surely is based on the obsession with social media, and in order to be cool, you need to have a tagline like that.

Also, I don't like the "out" bit; the old 4-note-rhythm just worked better; the new rhythm doesn't sound natural, there's weird lag in it.

The overall sound it rather cheap, commercial-radio-like. I would have expected a bit more from a national BBC radio station.

I will propably get used to it during the next days, so don't worry about that criticism too much. But I hope the next time they update their jingles, I will like them straightaway.

The R1 Newsbeat 4-note sonic logo has been used since January 2005. The 2003 package was created by David Lowe (creater of BBC News music), and this was reflected in the package. 2004 was a refresh by the Station Sound team. Everything from 2005 was created by Music4. The 2005 package was used until January 2007. The package that was on air a few days ago was a remix of the 2007 package, created in January 2009.

That exact 4-note-logo is what i miss the most. It was quite a great, simple, but strong logo. The new bit doesn't really reach that.

The best bit about them so far was Moyles this morning having fun playing Cher songs just after the tagline. Loved it!

[rosie_posii 10]

Not liking these new jingles much. they just don't sound very newsbeat, if you get what i mean

[the_grove 10]

A bit of music geekiness about the four notes:

the new one goes like this: note - higher note - higher note - lower note. Just about every radio jingle consisting of four notes goes like that. It's boring. And: it starts on a beat, so it plods.

the old one went: note - lower note - lower note - same note. good stuff. and it started on an off-beat, which makes it sound like a forward-movement. good stuff, again.

[newsbeat 10]

Newsbeat 2011 - End Logo.mp3Here's the sonic logo from the package.

[the_grove 10]

Yeah, that one. The worst thing about the new package is that they changed the old sonic logo to this one. I could forgive everything else, but not that

[DarkAngelMJH 12]

Ima personally not a fan of it at all either, much preferred the old beds. They were a lot more attention grabbing, the new one is quite low and doesn't hold your attention at all.

[capes 14]

Knew they were going to start using Listen Wacth Share as a new tag line. How predictable! Not a fan at the moment, have a similar view to many in thinking they just dont sound serious enough and sounds like something from Newsround

[Ceio 10]

I don't like them that much. Its a nice piece a work and they will probaly grow on me. But at the moment I don't like them. But they will grow on me. I like what Chris was doing with them yesterday morning XD.

[Tom. 10]

Listen Watch Cher: DO YOU BELIEEEEEEEEVE In Life after love?

Seriously appalling news beds. They make me laugh at how cheesy they are (the sfx), and it could even work as a comic relief bed.

Listen watch share, doesn't work as a strapline for the station. Not enough visualisation to warrant it. Further, Aled stated people share stuff automatically so that's why it's in there... WHATS THE POINT IN TELLING US THEN???

[Jono 39]

The jingles don't bother me - I just miss Tulip!

[R94N 10]

I'm not really bothered about the jingles. Some are good and others not so good but I don't think I hate any.

[capes 14]

After a second day of hearing them i am warming to them which is good as they will probably be on air for the next few years! What happened to Tulip then?

[the_grove 10]

The jingles don't bother me - I just miss Tulip!

Seems I've missed something (no wonder, I am not listening as often as I used to...) Where did she go?

[rosie_posii 10]

The jingles don't bother me - I just miss Tulip!

Tulip's gone? She had the best name!

[The Stig 11]

Tulip hasn't gone, we'd have heard about it if she were leaving, her Twitter suggests she hasn't as well. Sure she's just got a few days off, this Anthony Baxter seems quite good though, not as good as Tulip or Chris but I bet he's newer.

[Jono 39]

She's not left, but she's going to be off a bit. She's gone to Pakistan.

[MrDoovdeHaxorz 11]

Having a holiday, ooh that'll get Viv's goat. You know how mad she gets when anyone from Radio1 dares to take holiday...

[StevieFM 10]

Tulip is indeed going to Pakistan - it's not a holiday though, she's working there for the next 5 months or so. Chris Smith is taking over as the main Newsbeat presenter in her absence.

As well as Chris, Newsbeat will also have a few guest presenters over the next few weeks who will present for a couple of days each. Anthony Baxter, Ben Mundy, Dan Whitworth, Amy Gladwell, Sima Kotecha, Steve Holden and Jim Taylor are all going to be presenting Newsbeat programmes this month.

[DylanDConti 10]

Does anyone have the audio from when the new jingles were descussed on Moyles's show?

[Viv 14]

Having a holiday, ooh that'll get Viv's goat. You know how mad she gets when anyone from Radio1 dares to take holiday...

It's not a matter of that. It just sometimes seems to be endless holidays !!

[Jono 39]

It's not a matter of that. It just sometimes seems to be endless holidays !!

As the old Moyles jingles used to go - "it's work, not a holiday!"

[DarkAngelMJH 12]

Still not loving them, I want the old ones back

[rosie_posii 10]

They're slighlty growing on me though...

[newsbeat 10]

They're slighlty growing on me though...

I've liked them from the minute I heard them!

[Viv 14]

I'd love a jingle that began with a loud BOOM followed by "THIS..... IS THE F****** NEWS" ..... #justathought

And "here... is your b****** weather" .... and "If you don't like it, tune in to someone else".

:hahaha: - I should get to create jingles, and I didn't get my "audio boo" chosen either - boo - mind you, it was created in the toilet.