IF you assume everyone has a smartphone, create a WiFi network and set up a real-time broadcast to listen to. That is probably the simplest way. Bosse On 23 Feb 2016 03:59, "Chris Timpson" <christimp...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for all the thoughts guys - i'm going to go back through the thread > and do some further research on all the suggestions :) > > Best > Chris > > On 22 February 2016 at 08:52, Dave Malham <dave.mal...@york.ac.uk> wrote: > > > Hi, > > More thoughts - if you are only concerned with all the players > starting > > at the same point and can tolerate a small amount of error at the end > > points (would have to be checked but should be of the order of no more > than > > a second or two at the end of half an hour), then I would go down the > > smartphone route. Avoids a lot of problems with rf signals. Again, the > guys > > at Hannah Bruce and Company have done something like it - see > > http://www.hannahbruce.org/tlott-app.html Note that I am connected with > > them so am not totally unbiased - tho' I did not do any of the work on > that > > project. > > > > Dave > > > > > > On 21 February 2016 at 13:59, Dave Malham <dave.mal...@york.ac.uk> > wrote: > > > > > Thinking a bit more about this, the Raspberry Pi solution may not, in > > this > > > case, be the right one because of power consumption/battery life > > > considerations, though new "Zero" version may be better in this respect > > - I > > > can't find data on this yet, unfortunately. > > > > > > > > > The FM solution with distributed antennas should also work though > > > licensing would need checking against local regs. > > > > > > Dave > > > > > > > > > On 21 February 2016 at 09:37, Dave Malham <dave.mal...@york.ac.uk> > > wrote: > > > > > >> Yep, I'm definitely inclined to think that wireless is not the way to > go > > >> because of the walls. I'm sure you could work something up with a > > Rasberry > > >> Pi as a player with an rf trigger signal to start playing - or even a > > >> modified mp3 player. If they were all identical (mp3 or Pi player) the > > xtal > > >> clocks should easily keep playback within less than a second at the > end > > of > > >> 30 minutes, something that might be problematic with playback off > mobile > > >> phones which is another alternative. Note that we've done something > > similar > > >> at Hoxton Hall using BLE beacons to lock playback to place rather than > > time > > >> (http://www.hannahbruce.org/small-choices.html) > > >> > > >> Dave > > >> > > >> On 21 February 2016 at 09:23, Augustine Leudar < > > augustineleu...@gmail.com > > >> > wrote: > > >> > > >>> thinking about it you'll be lucky to get through thick medieval > prison > > >>> walls with anything without expensive booster units etc. Your best be > > >>> might > > >>> be a bit of fun - make it a bit theatrical and at the begining get > > >>> everyone > > >>> to press "play" on their mp3 player at exactly the same time - not > the > > >>> most > > >>> elegant solution - but possibly the best ! Otherwise try the > > Seinheizers > > >>> or > > >>> get the licence for a local fm frequency and hire a transmitter .... > > >>> > > >>> On 21 February 2016 at 09:11, Augustine Leudar < > > >>> augustineleu...@gmail.com> > > >>> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> > Seinheizer in ear monitor units are about the best. Youd need to > test > > >>> one > > >>> > pair first though with walls etc > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > On 21 February 2016 at 07:32, Bo-Erik Sandholm < > bosses...@gmail.com> > > >>> > wrote: > > >>> > > > >>> >> Maybe a FM receiver on the earphones and one or more low power FM > > >>> >> transmitters? Or maybe > > >>> >> Just search for FM transmitter with google. > > >>> >> You could use several on same frequency maybe, or just connect > > several > > >>> >> external antennas antennas to the device. > > >>> >> > > >>> >> Solution depends on your prison :-) > > >>> >> > > >>> >> BR Bo-Erik > > >>> >> On 21 Feb 2016 03:32, "Chris Timpson" <christimp...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > Hi all > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > Wondering if anyone has suggestions for a wireless headphone > > >>> solution? > > >>> >> I'm > > >>> >> > working on a live event that will be a 30mins binaural sound > > >>> experience > > >>> >> in > > >>> >> > a medieval prison for 24 audience members at a time. We need the > > >>> audio > > >>> >> to > > >>> >> > begin simultaneously for all audience members and they will be > > >>> walking > > >>> >> > around between 3 locations. The distances aren't huge but quite > a > > >>> few > > >>> >> walls > > >>> >> > etc. > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > I've been looking at silent disco type headphones but have > > concerns > > >>> >> about > > >>> >> > the quality and also that the signal apparently is converted to > > mono > > >>> >> then > > >>> >> > back to stereo during RF transmission. Anyone tested these? > > >>> >> > > > >>> >> > It could be that we use wired headphones with some kind of small > > >>> >> playback > > >>> >> > device that can somehow be remotely triggered to play. There > will > > >>> just > > >>> >> be a > > >>> >> > single audio file that plays from start to finish. 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