Drew, >From reading the little bit of documentation on virtual logs that I can find, here is what I've been able to figure out:
-For virtual logs to work, rdvairplayd needs to be running. It normally is running/started as a part of the Rivendell service, but in my case for some reason it wasn't running. Restarting the service fixed the issue for me. -Virtual logs are all controlled entirely by macros. Any of the macros that have to do with controlling a log, for the machine number if you put in the number of the virtual log you want to manipulate, it works. For example, to load a log into virtual log 103 you'd use RML: LL 103 [logname] [startline]! -In rdadmin --> Manage Hosts --> RDAirplay you can set the audio card output, startup control mode (automatic, manual, live assist), and whether you want a virtual log to start with a log loaded or not -Pypad instances can also handle virtual log data, see one of the pypad setups for examples -Unless I'm missing something, there does not seem to be a way to actually "see" on the screen an output of what the virtual log is doing as far as playout, the location in the log being played, or manipulate the log as you can with the Main or Aux 1 and 2 logs in RDAirplay. It all has to be done with with macros. Virtual logs are definitely a neat feature - I can see a great benefit if you want to build a log in rdlogmanager or rdlogedit and then just let it play without any user interaction with it. I could see it being useful if you're trying to run multiple unattended audio streams or something like that. Lorne Tyndale > > > Lorne, > > have you found some documentation that explains how this is supposed to > work? I would like to start playing/experimenting with the virtual log > stuff. Last time I looked, I could not find anything or get anything to > work. > > all the best, > > drew > > On Mon, Nov 23, 2020 at 1:36 AM Lorne Tyndale <ltynd...@tyndaleweb.com> > wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Figured it out. For some reason my rdvairplayd had not started properly. > > After I restarted my services the virtual logs and macros below started > > working. > > > > Lorne Tyndale > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I'm trying to figure out how virtual logs work, and running into some > > issues. > > > > > > I've set up a macro that is: > > > > > > LL 101 W_11_22_2020 -2! > > > > > > > > > I'd thought this would load a log into the virtual log 101 and start to > > play the first entry, but it doesn't seem to do anything, I don't get any > > audio. > > > > > > The same exact macro replacing the "101" with "1", "2", or "3" works - > > loads that log into the main or aux log in rdairplay and starts the playout. > > > > > > I tried doing a: > > > PN 101! > > > > > > macro after the LL command above and that did not work either. > > > > > > I also tried other virtual log machines, 102 and 103, but those did not > > work > > > > > > What am I missing? > > > > > > Lorne Tyndale > > _______________________________________________ > > Rivendell-dev mailing list > > Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org > > http://caspian.paravelsystems.com/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev > > > > > -- > Enjoy the *Paradise Island Cam* playing > *Bahamian Or Nuttin* - https://www.paradiseislandcam.com/ _______________________________________________ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://caspian.paravelsystems.com/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
