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Post by sparepart on May 24, 2020 14:25:52 GMT
So we are still on lockdown, and have not been podcasting (kind of tough to do social distancing when 4 people are sitting at the same table)
Been doing a bunch of projects in the studio working solo. The big one is we have the audio baffles (each is 4 x 8 feet, there are three) down and are re-gluing all of the foam tiles
Full Size: compdecon.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_7414-scaled.jpg
SP
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Post by wimpradio on May 26, 2020 18:14:11 GMT
Ever considered doing the podcast with remote participants? Using something like IPTL, or Source Connect might just do the trick for you. Of course, your milage may vary. Rich |
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Post by sparepart on May 26, 2020 20:58:32 GMT
Ever considered doing the podcast with remote participants? Using something like IPTL, or Source Connect might just do the trick for you Tried Zoom, was not overly impressed with the quality. Most of the "chemistry" is from having people in the same room.
SP
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Post by wimpradio on May 27, 2020 14:42:22 GMT
Well, if you are doing video podcasts, I would recommend taking a look at MimoLive (Mac), or vMix (Windows).
However, for audio I stand by my two previous recommendations.
Best of luck to you.
Rich
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Post by Boomer on May 28, 2020 11:11:41 GMT
Thanks for the suggestions to look into, WIMP Radio. There has just got to be something better than Skype that many are still using. I think the trend on using Skype is on the down side, but it's still holding. One problem can be getting someone to test and use another program, some get offended at the idea of having to install something new that the station recommends. It's good to have a new system well tested with other staff, and make up an illustrated guide or presentation, even with audio samples to make the transition easier. The sound baffling in the bottom picture looks comfortable enough to sleep on..  Boomer |
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Post by wimpradio on May 28, 2020 17:27:50 GMT
The video recommendations I've made do not require complicated remote software, for guests or co-hosts. Only a browser is used to connect.
Of course, your remote companions should have a camera and microphone as well.
I've used both for a number of years, in different podcast shows I used to do, along with various incarnations of Wirecast, and have had excellent results with them.
Both are much better and less complicated, for your co-hosts and guests, than using Skype.
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Post by Admin on May 28, 2020 19:56:17 GMT
I've been using TeamSpeak for a few years now. Originally it was used for our ALPB meetings so we could all talk to each other as a group.
For the last 6 years I've used it for live remote broadcasts for our LPFM station. I'd do football games, community events and I'm still using it every Sunday for a live music show (The Italian Connection) on the LPFM.
You may remember Anthony "ATrain" Messina. He has a show on the LPFM, usually prerecorded. But for a while we did it live on the weekends. I'm in Northeast Ohio and he's in New Jersey. He'd do a 2 hour live show of classic rock and Indie music.
The sound quality is acceptable and only occasionally would there be a very brief blip in the audio, usually not more than a couple in the 2 hours.
TeamSpeak is a free app. You need the TeamSpeak server running on a PC to facilitate the connections and TeamSpeak Client on the users PC's. It's license free for up to 32 client connections.
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Post by sparepart on Jun 6, 2020 18:21:59 GMT
You may remember Anthony "ATrain" Messina. He has a show on the LPFM, usually prerecorded. But for a while we did it live on the weekends. I'm in Northeast Ohio and he's in New Jersey. He'd do a 2 hour live show of classic rock and Indie music. Did Anthony have a show on Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM for a while as well?
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Post by sparepart on Jun 6, 2020 18:24:43 GMT
We did a low budget upgrade to the studio. Instead of grabbing a low-res radar loop from the National Weather Service, we upgraded to RadarScope running on an HP Pro Desk uSFF computer we salvaged from the e-waste pile. 
Photo is a phone image of the NWS weather radar at Mt. Holly, NJ. Normally is displayed on one of the smaller HP LA2405wg monitors (also e-waste salvage) , you can user the remote control to switch inputs on the 42" display to see it there. Have to say it looks a lot more impressive on the 42 inch display.... Full Size: compdecon.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/full_size_img_0144-scaled.jpg |
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Post by Admin on Jun 7, 2020 1:21:32 GMT
Yes, Anthony did a variety of duties there as well as on air programs. Certainly can't take all the credit for his success but The ALPB did help him along the way. Our help was mostly technical, the talent all his.
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Post by sparepart on Jun 7, 2020 1:57:54 GMT
Thought so - I recall his "The Vinyl Frontier" show well.
SP
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Post by sparepart on Jun 14, 2020 0:18:26 GMT
Was on site today working on other projects and had a few minutes to take a picture of the truss with the Walltime and RadarScope displays on:
The acoustic panels are being refurbished next door, they normally camouflage the lovely, two-tone Army green walls.
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Post by sparepart on Jun 20, 2020 19:10:23 GMT
There is C band satellite content (NASA TV) that is not streamed, however is free to air, so this becomes a "nice to have" item for the studio - To make it happen, I spent 2 hours on a conference call today with our PE ( relative by marriage)
We nailed down all the details for him to do a sealed drawing to deploy a C band antenna systems at the Makerspace / Studio. Since the site is commercial, and it did not raise the cost, the conduits, foundation, and king post were sized for receive , and should we decide to go in that direction, transmit as well.
The dish was donated by one of our volunteers, and the commercial Baird mount funded by another. Only cost to the makerspace is going to be three yards of 3000 PSI concrete and rebar.
SP
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Post by sparepart on Jul 7, 2020 1:11:26 GMT
Looks like we will be able to re-open to the public on August 1st -
Trying to figure out where we can add more rackspace for the gear that does not need to be in the studio - things like the power amps for the monitor speakers, and other bulky stuff that can be hidden away
In the meantime, project work continues...
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Post by sparepart on Jul 18, 2020 20:18:19 GMT
Found a HP Proliant DL380p G8 SFF 16 Bay Server at the recycle, the previous owner had drilled all the drives through the connector (don't ask) to "protect" their information. Chassis itself was fine... Picked up sixteen HP 1TB SAS HDD from eBAY, they arrived yesterday - installed them in the chassis this AM and started building the "new" array in 5E Parity + spare. Math says that should give me about 14TB of music storage for less than a grand. BTW, that's way more than we wanted to spend, but I don't want to dink with expansion of a live RAID filesystem down the road....
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