interestingly enough the station i currently work at my school uses what i a hybrid system of editing material called a Shortcut. Its a unit with function buttons and a wheel to controle your space in the file. We have it hooked in and out to a board, and record to it edit then outpout to minidisc when doing productions or recording. its a pretty nice system once you memorize the key layout, with minimal need for screen support, though it does help. The stations looking to go all digital in the next 2 years but on air work is still done with cds and minidiscs.
tj ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Seed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 12:22 AM Subject: Re: prophet > Well I am working on it. Hopefully I will be able to come up with some > answers soon. The only work around that I can think of is to make use of > two > computers. One computer for the production and programming elements using > screen reading software. Once you have recorded your program, you can then > send the file to your host computer that would go directly to air. The > work > around that we would be looking for would be similar to that of call > centers > in that only the operator would hear the prompts from the screen reader. > In > this case I can only assume that they must be using multi channel sound > cards and somehow splitting the different audio feeds. . > I find that what is lacking with radio automation software is the amount > of > information on the screen. Some software programs are so detailed that > they > would require a lot of information from a screen reader program, and there > are other programs that simply do not prvide enough information for the > operator. Unfortunately at this point in time it is basically a visual > thing. I do have some functional vision, but would like to have some audio > prompts simply as a guide as there are simply too many functions that can > be > overlooked with out being prompted. The tune tracker software package was > designed with a broadcaster in mind, as it has functioning buttons that > resemble buttons on a cart machine, tape player or CD player. It even has > VU > meters that look like the real thing. You would be hard pressed to find a > radio station these days that didn't operate with out radio automation > software. People who are blind or visually impaired are simply put at a > disadvantage. I have worked with Dallet radio automation software and > found > it to be very user friendly. I used it on a computer with a large monitor > along with Zoomtext. I have no idea how it would react with a screen > reader. > All that I can say is that electronic editing is much better than using a > razor blade and editing tape. Don't want to go back to those days ever > again. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brent Harding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 11:02 PM > Subject: Re: prophet > > >> I could see the timer displays not working well with speech, but they > don't >> matter that much if you know at about what point the vocals in a song > would >> start when listening or where a good point is to talk over the end. I see >> the touch screen interface not working for obvious reasons. I wonder how >> hard the artist and title info are to obtain using speech, and also >> operating the other controls of the software? I wonder how one would get > the >> screen reader redirected to a cue channel where only the operator hears > it? >> I assume each channel off the system is it's own physical sound card so > have >> windows default be for that purpose. Maybe radio sound cards are >> multichannel with multiple outputs that software can address >> individually, > I >> wish I could figure out how on my turtle beach to force jaws to another >> of >> the 3 outputs that would then have nothing else on it. >> >> I hope this tune tracker thing can be made to work. . It sure would be > nice >> to see something that is workable. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Bob Seed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 7:56 PM >> Subject: Re: prophet >> >> >> > Talking over intros is called ramping upor ramping down if you are >> > doing >> > the >> > back end of a song. Most of the automation software packages that I >> > have >> > looked at have a digital display indicating TTV. If you are familiar > with >> > the intro of a particular song, ramp up time shouldn't be abig issue. I >> > have >> > yet to find a fully accessible music scheduler that will tell you >> > everything >> > that is going on on the screen from song placement in the lineup to >> > song >> > title and artist. Believe me I have looked at a number of radio > automation >> > software packages, and there simply isn't a package out there that I > could >> > find that will meet all of our needs. As I see it a screen reader would >> > have >> > to be separated and put onto a cue channel, so that the speech would >> > not >> > go >> > on the air, but the operator would have full control of all of the >> > functions >> > and would know what is going on at all times. Unfortunately many of the >> > software packages that are being developed today use a touch screen > system >> > for live on air presentation. If you want the system to go into > automation >> > mode you simply touch an icon on the screen and the switchover >> > automatically >> > takes place. There is a software package called Tune Tracker that I am >> > looking into. It comes with preprogrammed time checks, current >> > temperature, >> > ramp up and ramp down times etc. I am not exactly sure how user >> > friendly >> > it >> > is going to be for blind or visually impaired people, although the >> > developer >> > of this particular software package would probably welcome the >> > challenge >> > of >> > coming up with a radio automation system that is accessible with the >> > use >> > of >> > a screen reader. . >> > system. >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Brent Harding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 6:43 PM >> > Subject: Re: prophet >> > >> > >> >> I wonder if the new Nextgen stuff I hear about is accessible? I heard > of >> > one >> >> recommended on a streaming board that Prophet makes called Nextgen >> >> 101. > I >> >> guess the deal with it is that it is inexpensive because you could >> >> make >> >> it >> >> simple or get into more complex things with it. Accessible voice > tracking >> >> would be cool with the ability to hear the endings of songs to know > where >> > to >> >> start talking. The easy solution to that is to work at a station that >> >> promises never to talk over anything as lining it up wouldn't be an > issue >> >> then. >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 12:23 PM >> >> Subject: Re: prophet >> >> >> >> >> >> > the station at my college uses it but i have not yet gotten to see >> >> > it >> >> > >> >> > tj >> >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> >> > From: "Jed Barton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> > To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> >> > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 9:41 AM >> >> > Subject: RE: prophet >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> Bottom line, it's awful. >> >> >> Unless someone has used the latest software, the original version > was >> >> >> awful. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 11:35 AM >> >> >> To: Pc-audio@pc-audio.org >> >> >> Subject: prophet >> >> >> >> >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> >> >> Does anyone here have any experience using Prophet Systems software >> >> >> for >> >> >> running a radio station? I may have a chance to work with it and >> >> >> wondered >> >> >> if it is accessible at all. >> >> >> Any information would be greatly appreciated. >> >> >> Betsy >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> >> >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> >> >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> >> >> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. 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