Hi, I do agree with what Andy's said. To add a few thoughts:
1. On the 44.1/48 question, the only time I'd use 44.1 in this day and age is if 44.1 has already previously been set as a standard in a facility or there is some other compelling reason to use 44.1 (for example, some sound cards won't support 48, but in that case if you have a sound card that won't do 48 my recommendation would be to find a better sound card). Otherwise use 48. You can always convert down to 44.1 later if there is the need. 2. While Rivendell does have the ability to store audio files in compressed mp2 format, due to the fact that hard disk space is relatively cheap these days, I'd stick with linear PCM. No point compressing those audio files. 3. If you do - despite recommendations to avoid it - decide to use mp2, then use the highest bitrate option 4. It is certainly possible to do batch imports with Dropboxes and such - where Rivendell will automagically import audio into its music library / database from either an audio file, ripping directly from CD to the library, etc. You can do this and you'll end up with a functional music library in Rivendell. However it is worth considering that the best sounding stations out there are the ones where a producer in a production studio has gone through and listened to every track, set things such as the segue and talk markers, custom-tweaked the audio so it will sound best after it has gone through the audio chain being used on air at the station, etc. Of course this does take a skilled producer - one who is intimately familiar with the sound of the station, what effects the audio chain being used can have on the audio, and what listens expect, etc. It takes a lot of time and effort to go through every track this way, while this used to be a standard practice in the industry, these days many stations don't bother with the time and effort. Lorne Tyndale > > Hi, > > As you say, this is a major undertaking, so you need to get this right from > the beginning. You don't want to be making any mistakes. > > My tips would have to be. > 1) Make sure you start off at the right bit rate. Do you use 44100 or 48000? > Part of this will depend on how you are going to be using the audio. Will > you be feeding other kit (mixers etc) in the digital domain? IE is your > output SPDIF, AES/EBU, Livewire etc? If so, it will be worth you using 48k. > Don't just think about what you use now. 2 years down the line you don't > want to be having to convert the library to a different bit rate. > > 2) Check your audio sources. TWIRT did a very good programme that covered > this issue. They were saying that a song might have been released on a large > number of different CDs. These include remastered versions of Albums, but > also on compilation CDs. However, the quality of the master used may vary. > For instance, the quality of a track on a compilation album might be really > bad in comparison to getting that track from an original release of the bands > album. Another issue that you have with CDs is that a lot of the so called > "Remastered" releases have been dynamically compressed as part of the > loudness wars, and will be totally rubbish compared to the original release. > That is not to say that all Remastered CDs are bad. In fact some are > positively great. > > 3) Do not use MP3s (or AAC etc). These are lossy formats. You WILL lose > some of original quality of the recording. Also, if your output goes through > a codec before it hits the listener then you might get the issue with > multiple compression / decompression stages. Where an MP3 sounds OK in the > studio, it might go through another couple of compression / decompression > stages before it hits the listener and by this time it sounds awful. > > 4) Pace yourself. Don't overdo it. There is a limit to how much you can do > in one session before you start making silly mistakes with the markers (Start > / End / Talktime / Segue). > > There are probably many more tips, but these are my few. > > Andy > > > > > ---- On Fri, 28 Apr 2017 05:34:32 +0100 James Greenlee <ja...@madsonics.com> > wrote ---- > > Fair enough....But if I were going to run a station unattended, there's > nobody to load CD's into players to play cuts off of a disc. Thus the "on > Rivendell" part of the question. > > > > My assumption is that I would need to rip some CD's to files, import those > files to carts, and make sure all the meta data is there. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Cowboy" <c...@cwf1.com> > > To: rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org > > Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2017 9:37:08 PM > > Subject: Re: [RDD] Building a music library. > > > > On Thursday 27 April 2017 07:51:23 pm James Greenlee wrote: > > > What are some good methods/strategies for building a music library on > Rivendell? > > > > "on Rivendell" is irrelevant. > > > > A music library is merely a collection of songs, cuts, and pieces. > > Mine are predominantly burned on CD. > > > > -- > > Cowboy > > > > http://cowboy.cwf1.com > > > > Carmel, New York, has an ordinance forbidding men to wear coats and > > trousers that don't match. > > _______________________________________________ > > Rivendell-dev mailing list > > Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org > > http://caspian.paravelsystems.com/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev > > _______________________________________________ > > Rivendell-dev mailing list > > Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org > > http://caspian.paravelsystems.com/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Rivendell-dev mailing list > Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org > http://caspian.paravelsystems.com/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev _______________________________________________ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://caspian.paravelsystems.com/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
