[rfu-automation] Fwd: [grc] Automation software @ WRFU-LP

[Noel L. Vivar]

I think we've talked about changing our automation software a number
of times over the past couple of years, especially when ZaraRadio
starts acting up.
Here's the beginning of the last email thread when we starting talking
about it. Please read Andrew's response after what I wrote. I think it
give a good start as to what we're looking for in a software package.

The recommendation of CampCaster is probably a good one. When I did my
searches, that one always came up.

Here are a few projects in various states of usability:
http://aras.sourceforge.net/index.html
http://www.bp2x.com/
http://www.somasuite.org/
http://www.songcue.com/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freeradioj/

Here's some dialogue about different projects.
http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/05/1823247
http://ross.sourceforge.net/


On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 4:49 PM, Andrew Ó Baoill <andrew at funferal.org> wrote:
> I recently asked on a mailing list about available automation options for
> LPFM stations, as I was sharing information about our use of Zara, and was
> interested in knowing about possible alternatives we might migrate to in the
> future. Here are two responses - I haven't checked out the suggested
> software yet.
> In the first mail, the sender is referring to the problem I raised of how to
> schedule Voices of our World, which comes as two separate mp3 files,
> resulting in us playing 2 back-to-back random tracks (meaning we often play
> the second half before the first).
> Andrew
>
> Awesome. Thanks for the feedback. As I mentioned earlier, you might check
> out Campcaster, which is built for Linux.
>
> I bet you know Zara better than I do, but on the Voices of Our World note
> (we have the same issue with DirEttore), are you able to create a .seq
> (sequence) file that sequences the first half of the program and then the
> last half? It might be a more reliable way around the random file setup.
>
> As a side note, I was at the Urbana IMC for a Books to Prisoners conference
> last November. What an amazing the place the IMC there is! You all seem to
> have a great station setup, too.
>
> Thanks again, and good luck with your search
>
> ed @ WRNC
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: "Jeff Abrams" <jabrams at radioboise.org>
> Date: August 25, 2008 5:13:25 PM CDT
> To: Andrew O Baoill <andrew at funferal.org>
> Subject: RE: [grc] Automation software @ WRFU-LP
> Reply-To: <jabrams at radioboise.org>
> Depending on what you're using it for, check out MegaSeg -
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-grc at peak.org [mailto:owner-grc at peak.org]On Behalf Of Andrew
> O Baoill
> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 2:50 PM
> To: grc at maillist.peak.org
> Subject: [grc] Automation software @ WRFU-LP
>
>
> At GRC this year I had several conversations where automation software
> came up, and I repeatedly mentioned how pleased we are with the free
> (as in beer) software we currently use at WRFU-LP in Urbana, IL. I was
> also, repeatedly, unable to remember the name of the software, and am
> now belatedly following up on my mental note to remedy that fact.
>
> We're using Zara Radio on a PC. It's not perfect, but we've been able
> to play around with it to stretch its capabilities - such as using it
> in conjunction with iTunes to automatically place podcast files into
> our schedule - and appreciate the ability to access webcasts (which we
> use both to access Radio Bilingue, and to do remote broadcasts from
> various community locations).
>
> http://www.zararadio.com/index.php?centro=main.php&lang=en
>
> I'd be very interested in finding out what other platforms people are
> using - particularly free (as in speech) options for Linux, given our
> ideological preference for same. What are the strengths/weaknesses of
> each? I'd be happy to collate responses and make them available in a
> single message (or in a web-link) rather than over-burdening the list.
> Of course, it's also possible this information is already readily
> available, and I'd appreciate pointers to such lists.
>
> Andrew
>
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