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This is an encouraging post, after all this time, I had pretty much given it up as abandonware..
+1 for output level on streaming encoders. This is something which is a massive oversight in the original build.
I have managed to get this to work via the custom setting option using the appropriate command line settings and this opens up the option of an output slider. Unfortunately, I have not managed to get this to work with any other codecs and many these days like to use AAC.
The ability to stream at samplerates other than 44100 would be useful, 48000 and 32000 for example.In terms of bugs, I have only really found two..
Reading of now playing/RDS data over IP caused the program to randomly crash/restart, roughly once every 24 hours.
Also, the program has spat out the “purchase this software” jingle a couple of times (which I have heard) in about 3 years. It may have done it more, but I’ve only heard it with my own ears once, and had it reported to me once.Thanks.
You can attenuate the streaming level if you use custom instead of main in the streaming encoder.
You’ll need to work out the command line to work with your selected encoding parameters.
When you select custom, there is an output gain slider available.You cannot feed the MPX output of the FM core into a PT core as they are not designed for MPX inputs, none of the core types are but what you could do is set the L/R output or a speaker out to go out on a pipeline or VAC and then set the same device as the input to the PT core, this will route the processed, but not MPX coded output on your FM processing core into the PT core.
Personally I see few benefits of doing this, what are you hoping to do with the audio once you have it into the PT core, all you can do from here is listen to it, or stream it but you can both of these from within the FM core anyhow.
Hope this helps.There will not be a pre-set level for any sound card. It will depend upon the individual card as the tilt on identical cards can vary and also the transmitter you are connecting to will make a difference as not all transmitters are flat.
You'll need management package to get the stream receiver but then you can have the stream receiver on standby at all times, waiting for a stream to go live, when it does, it takes over the input to the processor over the normal sound card input. Your DJs stream in to the address the stream RX is listening for, and when they drop the connection, the normal input kicks straight back in.
The easiest way I have found to do this is to run a local Icecast server on the machine, point the stream RX to that port/mountpoint on the local server and the DJ connects in via that IP/Port/Mountpoint. You'll just need to port map the incoming port on your local network.Hi,
These Asus cards you have quoted do not have an AES output, only S/PDIF which is the domestic format as opposed to the professional AES format. It is usually possible to convert from one to the other with an appropriate adaptor although the cable range will be much shorter over S/PDIF than AES. Most but not all AES equipment will decode S/PDIF without problem.
S/PDIF is notmally carried over a 75 Ohm coaxial cable with RCA connectors whereas AES is a 110 Ohm 3 core cable with XLR connectors.
BA One can indeed send MPX to the digital port of a card with a 192Khz digital output.I have a kind of workaround myself in that my primary stream is on a local IP only so the 4G cannot see it and is forced to find it over the local network.
You might be able to configure the 4G's settings to exclude the primary stream address so the PC is forced to look for it over the fiber connection. Try looking in the advanced settings of the 4G device's setup page. It might also be possible to do this in the Windows networking settings in that you can blacklist certain addresses over certain network connections.
Other issues however can still remain as other functions on the computer may still use the 4G network, even when fiber is working.If you are not using as a service, make a copy of the app shortcut and put this into the startup folder. There is a Startup folder in all versions of Windows, in some, like Windows 10, it's not easy to find but it is there.
The quickest and easiest way to find it is to press the Windows Key, type shell:startup and hit Enter. The actual location is: C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\StartupDepending upon the type of Wifi Radios you use, the most reliable IP transfer is achieved by getting the jitter as low as possible over the link. This will vary depending upon the make and model of your wifi units.
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Is it possible to restore the ability to inject an RDS signal (either digitally or from a live input source)? Although the optional inbuilt RDS coder is nice (at a price), it's not fully featured enough for some and certainly will not be sufficient for some of my client needs. Considering Airomate is/was only €15 and does so much more, the price for the BAO option seems a little high.Yorkie.
Seeing RCA connectors for audio inputs and a microphone input starts alarm bells ringing straight away with me that this must be a cheap transmitter and most certainly not what most would consider a Professional unit.
It's unlikely that you can disable the internal stereo encoder, my guess is that it's all on the one board with no way to defeat it and connect a MPX signal straight to the exciter. I notice there is an RDS input socket but this is just combined with the already internally generated stereo MPX signal.
If the audio sounds very flat and lacking in high frequency, maybe in BBP, you have pre-emphasis on but if you are using the L/R outputs and not the MPX out, maybe the de-emphasis is selected on, which will mean that the pre-emphasis is not getting passed on, it's being reversed before the output.[quote author=JesseG link=topic=5304.msg18846#msg18846 date=1464560846]
That aside… why aren't you using the latest version of BBP? You're the 2nd person reporting the same problem with the same older version of BBP.
[/quote]This version was a solid version which worked well. It does not have all the features of the latest version but it was also missing the audio glitching feature.
I wish I still had the install file of this version, it would make my life a whole lot easier. If I knew then what I know now, I too would still be running an older version.
There's another thread just come up on this same subject. It seems it's an issue with AVG anti virus.
When the current version of BBP was released, the specs were for a server grade machine, at the time this would have been an expensive beast to build but these days, an entry-level PC will pretty much outperform anything you could have built in those days.
The specified O/S is Windows XP and for good reason, Windows XP works rock solid when all configured correctly, in my experience, anything after XP is a headache.
You will need a good high quality 192Khz output samplerate soundcard. The list of choices used to be mind-boggling but since the shift in PC architecture to PCI-e the choice has reduced but it's not quite so simple. There were a load of great soundcards in PCI format, many of them have since been discontinued but a few were migrated to PCI-e. Examples would include ESI Juli@ XTe and EMU 0404 PCI-e.
The ultimate soundcard for BBP was always the Marian Trace Alpha but this is only a PCI card (although PC mainboards can still be obtained with PCI ports) but seemingly the new equivalent is called a Marian Seraph AD2.
There are also a few USB or Firewire interfaces suitable.
At the end of the day, the soundcard choice is the most important part as this is ultimately what delivers the MPX output to your FM transmitter.
I have a station which has been running for seven years on the same (XP SP3) machine. With the nature of PCs, they do require occasional shutdowns, maintenance and CMOS battery replacements but I have known it to run for over a year without interruption.
