Re: [RDD] Dealing with multi-hour carts (of variable length)

2017-07-05 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
I have some carts that go over one hour. Nothing more than about 1:07. The timed event at the top of the hour, being in the same log as the long cart, just plays after the long cart is done.. unless some later hard timed event has also subsequently become due. If that is the case then it skips t

Re: [RDD] Trouble - database mismatch and audio converter error

2016-09-24 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
fine. Chris Howard On 9/12/2016 6:08 PM, Chris Howard - CBR wrote: > The script is a homegrown wrapper around this program > > http://bs1770gain.sourceforge.net/ > > I'm using a slightly old version 0.4.8 which I was > able to download prebuilt and make it work. >

Re: [RDD] Trouble - database mismatch and audio converter error

2016-09-12 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
see if I can make my way around the obstacles. On 9/12/2016 8:57 AM, Fred Gleason wrote: > On Sep 12, 2016, at 09:08, Chris Howard - CBR <mailto:c...@elfpen.com>> wrote: > >> The only loss from the exercise which I have not yet >> recovered is that my bs1770gain pro

Re: [RDD] Trouble - database mismatch and audio converter error

2016-09-12 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
-upgrade imported .wav files. The files have the same permissions as the pre-upgrade .wav files and the Rivendell tools work, which is the main thing. bs1770gain says they are not valid input. On 9/12/2016 5:25 AM, Rob Landry wrote: > On Sat, 10 Sep 2016, Chris Howard - CBR wrote: > >

Re: [RDD] Trouble - database mismatch and audio converter error

2016-09-10 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
time. > > Once you're done consider using your distro tools to hold any updates to > Rivendell or simply turn off auto updates if these are not general use > machines. > > On 2016-09-10 21:43, Chris Howard - CBR wrote: >> More information: >> >> I didn'

Re: [RDD] Trouble - database mismatch and audio converter error

2016-09-10 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
Any advice on that? I am inclined to think that a short downtime on the playback machine with an update will do the job but I don't want to go off the air unless I have a good idea of a way forward... at least not at this moment, maybe early tomorrow morning. On 9/10/2016 3:33 PM, Chris Howa

[RDD] Trouble - database mismatch and audio converter error

2016-09-10 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
I've been running since July 10th without any kind of reboot, everything working fine. Today I go to load up some stuff into the library with RDImport and it is giving me an audio converter error. So then I try to bring up RDLibrary and various other tools and I'm getting a database mismatch sta

Re: [RDD] Two carts that go together

2016-04-30 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
Let's say I have an event called Symphony and I let the log builder take one of the carts from the Symphony group and schedule it for me, randomly. But some symphonies come to me with Movement A on a separate cart from Movement B. Most of the other symphonies come to me all on one cut. So I wa

Re: [RDD] Two carts that go together

2016-04-30 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
On 4/30/2016 12:06 PM, Cowboy wrote: > On Saturday 30 April 2016 11:55:56 am Chris Howard - CBR wrote: >> For example, one cart is Part A, and another cart is Part B. >> I would like to be able to schedule this with the log generator >> so that Part A is always follo

[RDD] Two carts that go together

2016-04-30 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
Hi, I have a condition where there are two carts loaded into the system. I want to have the log generator always connect them together. For example, one cart is Part A, and another cart is Part B. I would like to be able to schedule this with the log generator so that Part A is always followed b

Re: [RDD] Timed events occasionaly not working

2016-02-27 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
I've been messing with macros a bit recently. It would be really handy to have a debugging log which indicated which steps of a macro were actually sent/received. Is there something like that available? If not, maybe the 'RN' to run a one-liner shell script which timestamps to a file someplace?

Re: [RDD] education needed on macros

2016-02-22 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
gt; > > On 23 February 2016 8:52:59 am AWST, Chris Howard - CBR > wrote: > > > My next question concerns macros, I think. > > I have some pieces that have been broken up into Part1 and Part2 > > I want to create a macro cart which can be selected by

[RDD] education needed on macros

2016-02-22 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
My next question concerns macros, I think. I have some pieces that have been broken up into Part1 and Part2 I want to create a macro cart which can be selected by the log builder which plays Part1 and then Part2. I was trying to do that by loading up Part1 and Part2 in the Aux1 log, stopping th

[RDD] nevermind ... Re: datetime in LOGS

2016-02-18 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
nevermind I figured it out. Milliseconds since the start of the log. On 2/18/2016 7:15 PM, Chris Howard - CBR wrote: > > > Working on a dumb version of my schedule-printer-thingy... > > START_TIME is int(11). > Is it the standard Unix time_t, time-since-lon

[RDD] datetime in LOGS

2016-02-18 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
Working on a dumb version of my schedule-printer-thingy... START_TIME is int(11). Is it the standard Unix time_t, time-since-long-ago ? Chris ___ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://caspian.paravelsystems.com/mai

Re: [RDD] r128gain - integration

2016-02-18 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
I was successful in downloading and installing bs1770gain. (We are using the Rivendell Appliance...) And I was able to write a little Perl script which looks at the cuts from my "New" group and runs bs1770gain against them, and puts the play_gain back into the database. I am now going through t

[RDD] extracting a daily schedule

2016-02-18 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
I have a question. First, you should know that we aren't a music-playing station. We are playing audio-books (of a sort). My hours generally start out with a long selection, from 30 minutes to an hour long. Then I have a few medium length selections, then an overstuff of short (3 minutes or les

Re: [RDD] r128gain - integration

2016-02-15 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
That's exactly the thing! On 2/15/2016 7:45 AM, sas...@radio42.de wrote: > Am 2016-02-14 21:36, schrieb Chris Howard - CBR: >> Does anyone have an experience integrating r128gain with rivendell? >> >> I have a wide variety of loudness levels in my imported car

Re: [RDD] r128gain - integration

2016-02-14 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
JE > > > On Sun, 2016-02-14 at 15:47 -0500, Cowboy wrote: >> On Sunday 14 February 2016 03:36:19 pm Chris Howard - CBR wrote: >>> I have a wide variety of loudness levels in my imported carts. >>> I'd like to find an automated way to levelize everything, &

Re: [RDD] r128gain - integration

2016-02-14 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
When I run RDImport I see "Normalization level = -13 dB" But when I actually listen to the tracks they are all over the place. Is there an option I'm missing? On 2/14/2016 2:47 PM, Cowboy wrote: > On Sunday 14 February 2016 03:36:19 pm Chris Howard - CBR wrote: >>

[RDD] r128gain - integration

2016-02-14 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
Does anyone have an experience integrating r128gain with rivendell? I have a wide variety of loudness levels in my imported carts. I'd like to find an automated way to levelize everything, or at least a large percentage. ___ Rivendell-dev mailing list

Re: [RDD] Idiots Guide to Switchers

2015-11-16 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
I would investigate running stty on bootup. You can set up the tty parameters, then save them in a string and jam that string into the tty on boot. I have another application around here where I am using that. Let me know if you want details. Chris On 11/16/2015 11:52 AM, Wayne Merricks wrot

Re: [RDD] stereo to mono M-Audio Delta 1010

2015-11-14 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
I finally did what I should have done from the beginning. I made a sample file with obviously different info on the left and right tracks. Then I was able to tweak the envy24control as you (Lorne) said to get the right settings. I confess I still don't understand envy24control. But I have it w

Re: [RDD] stereo to mono M-Audio Delta 1010

2015-11-12 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
Please, tell me the difference between a mix and a bridge. On 11/12/2015 7:04 AM, Cowboy wrote: > On 11/12/2015 07:42 AM, ermina wrote: >> Well, i would keep the entire audio chain stereo and turn to mono at the >> transmitter/MPX generation device. > > If you have no stereo audience, I'd

[RDD] stereo to mono M-Audio Delta 1010

2015-11-11 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
Hi, I have an audio chain question, may or may not be related to our use of Rivendell, I'm not sure. Our station is an LPFM, still under construction. We are using the Rivendell appliance installation. Our content is audio books, recorded in stereo. Some of the content files actually have differ

Re: [RDD] endec - pause play

2015-10-26 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
Thanks! That gives me a good roadmap. Chris On 10/26/2015 1:38 PM, Lorne Tyndale wrote: > Hi, > > I've never tried to do what you're doing, however it should be > reasonably easy to set up a pause / unpause GPI. > > First you'll want to do is to enable event pausing in rdadmin --> Manage >

[RDD] endec - pause play

2015-10-26 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
I apologize up front, I suspect this question is probably answered somewhere in the wiki or documentation but I have not found it. I have a Sage Digital ENDEC. It has a relay-closure on the back for signalling that the ENDEC has hijacked my broadcast. I would like to have that signal a "pause"

Re: [RDD] not seeing library

2015-03-24 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
Wayne Merricks wrote: > have you added the new machine as a valid host in rdadmin? > > Wayne Merricks > The Voice Asia > > On 24/03/15 15:15, Chris Howard - CBR wrote: >> I have a feeling this is a dumb question. >> >> I have removed the 1T original disk from

[RDD] not seeing library

2015-03-24 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
I have a feeling this is a dumb question. I have removed the 1T original disk from my machine and installed two 3TB disks and done an install for 2 mirrored drives using the Appliance DVD (v2.2.1), the same version as my original install on the 1TB disk. I did a backup from RDAdmin when running

[RDD] Gentner AP400 as an audio switch

2015-03-18 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
I picked up this box, a Gentner AP400 which is designed for multi-microphone conference room systems. It has a 4-in x 4-out line level switching array and a telephone interface in addition to fancier processing on the 4 microphone input lines, lets the "chairman" shout down the lackeys, for examp

Re: [RDD] back up ?

2015-03-17 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
On 3/17/2015 3:42 PM, Cowboy wrote: > >> On Tue, 2015-03-17 at 15:05 -0500, Chris Howard - CBR wrote: >>> What is the most cost effective way to back up? > > I assume CBR means certified something ? > Doesn't that mean you'll figure it out ? > It

[RDD] back up ?

2015-03-17 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
What is the most cost effective way to back up? Bootable DVD of the central system plus rent-a-cloud for the library? On 3/17/2015 2:12 PM, Cowboy wrote: > > They really are ! Between IRS, sales tax, Obamacare is the big one, and a > variety > of other miscellaneous > > The thing

[RDD] mirror as-is or restore to new?

2015-03-15 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
I'm getting nervous that the system I started "playing" with will turn into my main on-air system for my LPFM. That would be ok for the library and configuration but not so lovely for the non-mirrored, single disk hardware. I originally installed from the broadcast appliance disk 2.2.1 So, now

Re: [RDD] sound card suggestions

2015-03-15 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
he same way. > > Lorne Tyndale > > >> ---- Original Message >> Subject: [RDD] sound card suggestions >> From: Chris Howard - CBR >> Date: Sun, March 08, 2015 4:30 pm >> To: rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org >> >> >> I'm w

[RDD] sound card suggestions

2015-03-08 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
I'm wrestling with the M-Audio Delta 1010 that I purchased off of ebay. First, it didn't come with a power supply (another $40+) and now that I have it going I have a wicked hum on all outputs. (I have an order in to digikey for replacements for the power supply electrolytics). I am starting to

Re: [RDD] repeat of a log

2015-02-10 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
programme out exactly to the end of the hour and if the > rollover time is critical then you may have to do some manual tweaking to the > log. You can Programme a lot of short events which fill out to the hour, or > if you have the right audio card you can have some time manipulation for t

Re: [RDD] repeat of a log

2015-02-08 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
of short events which fill out to the hour, or if you > have the right audio card you can have some time manipulation for the entire > hour which will deliver an exact time out. > > Doing the clocks is relatively easy once you have figured out the elements. > > regards &

[RDD] repeat of a log

2015-02-08 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
Hi everybody, I was pretty hot and heavy into installation and configuration a year ago, right after we got our LPFM CP. But I put that aside and I've been doing organizational stuff and fundraising for most of the last year. Now our CP is winding down and I'm hoping we will have the $$$ and me

Re: [RDD] NEW PLATFORM

2014-05-01 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
There's a mailing list, an archive and a wiki. I'm not sure what else I'd want. ___ Rivendell-dev mailing list Rivendell-dev@lists.rivendellaudio.org http://caspian.paravelsystems.com/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev

Re: [RDD] Log Skipping Hard Start Time Events

2014-03-17 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
Is it possible to see a screen shot of the log and the part it skipped? On 3/17/2014 11:24 AM, Brandon Sossamon wrote: > As mentioned before, I'm running my system thru the rigors before > putting it on air. I've been running logs the past few days and it's > purging songs as needed in order t

Re: [RDD] two questions: Multi-chapter works and generate a log and reuse it

2014-03-02 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
On 1/7/2014 12:33 PM, Wayne Merricks wrote: ... > > The hard times are a deal breaker there though as they start from the > original clock points so you'd have two things happening at 12:00 and one > messed up log. I was looking at this issue some more yesterday. summary: I want to create a

Re: [RDD] Generic non-Rivendell MySQL question

2014-01-28 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
On 1/28/2014 1:56 PM, Cowboy wrote: > On Tuesday 28 January 2014 10:46:41 am Mike Carroll wrote: >> How about using the INSERT statement with a SELECT subclause? >> http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/insert.html >> > > I can't even begin to tell you how many days I've spent > on mysql.com to

Re: [RDD] Audio Processing -- was -- normalization (Alan Peterson)

2014-01-24 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
Thanks for all of the good information. My content is almost all home-recorded readings of classic books. You can try some out at librivox.org. So there are level problems and audio problems in a lot of the cuts. For one-piece cuts I can cull out bad stuff but for larger works where there were

Re: [RDD] normalization

2014-01-22 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
Which adjustment control in the clip editing tool should I use? And does it change the actual volume of the cut while being edited? On 1/22/2014 6:41 PM, Cowboy wrote: > On Wednesday 22 January 2014 05:38:46 pm Robert Jeffares wrote: >> Spoken word is a challenge, especially if there is to b

[RDD] normalization

2014-01-22 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
I am importing spoken-word .mp3 files. There is a wide variation in audio level. I am using rdimport from the command line with minimal option flags, I think that means I am getting the default normalization. My goal is to have every cut come out at the same average level. I am going into each

Re: [RDD] [Off Topic] Serial Port logger?

2014-01-10 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
cat serialport >> logfile is good in theory. You'll run into the problem of getting the serial port set up with the right config. The historical unix tool for that is stty, but it is somewhat painful. Maybe someone else knows another more modern tool. With stty you (used to) do things which

[RDD] two questions: Multi-chapter works and generate a log and reuse it

2014-01-07 Thread Chris Howard - CBR
I'm new, so these may be stupid questions. I am working with spoken text. Some of our programs will be readings from a large book, some chapters each day. For example, if we have The Pride and Prejudice Hour, I would like to fill almost full with successive chapters from P&P. Then we would pad