Marc wrote:
>
> on 5/13/00 2:54 PM, Neon John at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > I use my 90 as much for time shifting radio talk shows
> > as I do listening to music. I need the ability to quickly nuke
> > commercial breaks. With the 90 in my shirt pocket, I can simply
> > finger the >> key through the pocket. Not possible with the hold
> > switch activated.
>
> You peak my curiosity. I assume when you say "time shifting radio talk"
> that you are recording the talk to play at some other time.
Yes
>But if you plan
> to edit, then you are listening as you play. If the 90 is in your shirt
> pocket, then there is a radio also on you some where?
By "nuke", I meant quickly fast-forwarding through the commercials
and not editing. I record noon to three, normally Dennis Prager,
though sometimes others, and listen at night.
> I use a VCR to record the talk. HiFi VCR on slow is good for 6 - 8 hours of
> quality recording with a built in 8 event timer. I set it for every M-F
> 12-6am or every day at 1:00 pm etc. I just have to remember not to let
> someone shut the unit off in the middle of some other recorded material.
> If they do, then I have the VCR equivalent of an End Search problem. I have
> my radio go directly into the VCR and select L1 on it and tape monitor on my
> amp to hear the radio. I understand that some of the new VCRs will skip
> commercials. I wonder what technology they use to do that. I wonder if
> that technology would recognize radio commercials.
>
I thought about doing that and I have the VCR but the alternative
setup is handier for several reasons.
I use the combo of Cybercorder (http://skyhawktech.com/) and
MacroScheduler (http://www.mjtnet.com) Cybercorder emulates a VCR
and can be programmed to record to disk just like a VCR. I use
MacroScheduler to fire everything off on time. It makes sure
Cybercorder is loaded, the speaker is muted and then starts
RealAudio (most people don't realize but if you start real with the
audio source URL on the command line, it will go directly to the
program and without the signon chimes.) I record to disk and to
MD. That way, if I happen to be in the shop, I can play it from the
computer. Otherwise, I can listen to the MD. What's really nice
about Cybercorder is that it has several fast forward buttons for
forward 30 seconds, forward a minute, 2 minutes, etc, or whatever
you configure them for. Handy for nuking commercials if you happen
to be near the computer.
The only major problem I've had with this setup is that CyberCorder
crashes my system if I try to use any of the optional compression
formats. Straight PCM it is. One thing I've learned to do is to
program no more than 1 hour per file. Otherwise the WAV gets so big
that Cool Edit Pro can't handle it. I occasionally want to grab
sound bites.
I have a question for Windoze gurus. Can I turn off file locking on
a file? On occasion, I'd love to start playing the files I record
before the recording is finished but the file is locked until the
recording is finished.
John
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Neon John's Custom Neon
Cleveland, TN
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