[rfu-automation] Spanish and Local Music at the Same Time

[Mike Lehman]

Hi Gary,
Yes, someone seems to have straightened things out. Automation sounds 
like it was working OK to me now, so if you can check it when you get a 
chance, that would be good.
Mike Lehman

Gary Cziko wrote:
> There seems to be only one stream (local music) running now. So I 
> suppose the problem fixed itself?
>
> Without having checked the status of the automation computer, this is 
> my guess as to what happened.
>
> ZaraRadio is the program that should always be running on the 
> automation machine with its volume at about 80%. iTunes runs 
> concurrently, but its volume should always be set to zero (minimum). 
> iTunes repeatedly plays the French, Spanish and German news programs 
> that we air from 7 to 8 am each morning. These are downloaded as 
> podcasts automatically and played on the air by ZaraRadio (not iTunes).
>
> We have to keep iTunes running because iTunes will stop downloading 
> new versions of podcasts if the podcasts haven't been played for five 
> days. So keeping the podcasts playing in an endless loop with the 
> volume at zero ensures that new versions of podcasts are downloaded 
> automatically when available. But if the volume is not at zero, the 
> podcasts will be heard at the same time as the ZaraRadio stream.
>
> I will be in tomorrow Sunday to make sure things are set right and can 
> go over this evening if it is noted that the French, Spanish or German 
> news is playing along with the local music playlist.
>
> --Gary