[rfu-automation] Re: RFU Automation Updates - 12 Feb 2009

Fri Feb 13 15:04:06 CST 2009

That will be very helpful for our volunteers.  I actually just updated the
Zara list again today; if you need the file, let me know.

On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 2:44 PM, Joe Futrelle <futrelle at shout.net> wrote:

> OK I'll need to slightly modify my code to include the size of the file on
> each line. That should be no problem.
>
> Right now the code is a Perl script which is not suitable for use by
> nonprogrammer volunteers. I can easily build a Java application with a user
> interface so we can make it a point and click type of operation where the
> user selects an iTunes playlist from a drop-down box and then it'll generate
> the Zara version and save it in the right place.
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 1:20 PM, Stephen Fonzo <fonzo.stephen at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> That's a good idea; I've attached the most recent playlist - good luck and
>> thanks for trying this, Joe.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 12:53 PM, Joe Futrelle <futrelle at shout.net>wrote:
>>
>>> All bets are off on smart playlists, but it's not impossible to write
>>> code to convert other iTunes playlists into Zara playlist files. IIRC a Zara
>>> playlist is just a list of pathnames. Can you attach a Zara playlist file to
>>> a response and I can see if some of my existing playlist-extraction code
>>> that I use at home could be adapted to this task?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 4:35 PM, Stephen Fonzo <fonzo.stephen at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Correction:
>>>> You actually cannot drag smart playlists or any playlists from iTunes to
>>>> Zara; exporting does not work smoothly either, because iTunes generates .txt
>>>> and.xml files and Zara uses .pls and .lst extensions.  If anyone else on
>>>> this list knows a work around, let me know.
>>>>
>>>> For now, this means I will be recompiling the Zara "local artists" list
>>>> from scratch, dragging from the G:\iTunes directory (only those albums and
>>>> songs that iTunes can confirm to be local and clean).
>>>>
>>>> When new music is added, it has to dragged from its actual file location
>>>> on the G: drive, not the iTunes window.
>>>>
>>>> I hope this makes sense to others and not just me... let me know if you
>>>> have questions.
>>>>
>>>> -Stephen
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 4:00 PM, Stephen Fonzo <fonzo.stephen at gmail.com
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I checked the logs, and found the following:
>>>>>
>>>>> 22:00:09    start    G:\iTunes\Broken Day (local)\Broken Day\06
>>>>> Radio.mp3
>>>>> 22:02:56    start    G:\iTunes\Treologic (Chicago)\Thank You, Lenny\01
>>>>> Live Montage.mp3
>>>>>
>>>>> I listened to both and could not discern profanity (not that it isn't
>>>>> there; I just couldn't really tell).  However, I noticed that neither are
>>>>> labeled [clean] after title or album name.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, we have two tasks that MUST be done by the RFU Automation group:
>>>>> A) Go through and check and re-label all existing songs in the iTunes
>>>>> library.
>>>>> B) Update Zara's playlist each time new music is added, checked, or
>>>>> edited.
>>>>>
>>>>> Clearly the Zara playlist is not being filtered through (local) and
>>>>> [clean] the way it should.  In the Automation handbook, the instructions for
>>>>> updating the Automation's Music Library have been as follows:
>>>>>
>>>>> 1) When adding new mp3 to iTunes, type "(local)" after artist name if
>>>>> the artist is local (this generally means Champaign-Urbana, outlying small
>>>>> towns, Springfield, and Chicago (if the artist has a connection to C-U)).
>>>>> Type "[clean]" after the song name if you have checked that it does not
>>>>> contain profanity, and after the album name ONLY if this is true for the
>>>>> whole album.
>>>>>
>>>>> 2) iTunes will automatically filter the songs into its "**LOCAL AND
>>>>> CLEAN" playlist.
>>>>>
>>>>> 3) Once you are ready to update Zara's music playlist, empty the
>>>>> current playlist in the righthand side of the Zara window (this won't always
>>>>> be necessary, but it is right now because people have not been filtering the
>>>>> playlist properly).  Now drag "**LOCAL AND CLEAN" from iTunes to the Zara
>>>>> playlist window.  Save as a new playlist to the folder "G:\ZaraRadio
>>>>> files\ZaraRadio Playlists," and PLEASE add a date to the name.
>>>>>
>>>>> Please note that Alex Svec and Maggie Taylor wrote and compiled a new
>>>>> Automation and Music Library manual in December; this is available as an
>>>>> electronic document and is also in the Production Room for the time being.
>>>>>
>>>>> It is imperative that we update our Automation on all fronts - 1) NEW
>>>>> local music; 2) checked music (marked local and clean when appropriate); 3)
>>>>> and PSAs, IDs, pre-recorded shows.  I don't know that anyone beyond Maggie
>>>>> and Alex has really worked on general improvements to the Music Library;
>>>>> instead, we've had semi-active members add individual albums or songs in a
>>>>> patchwork fashion, without properly labeling, checking, or updating the
>>>>> playlist items.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Stephen
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 2:08 PM, Andrew Ó Baoill <andrew at funferal.org>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Can someone in the automation group access the system (either remotely
>>>>>> or by visiting the production room), check the log (Zara has comprehensive
>>>>>> logs of what played when), and remove that song from the local automation -
>>>>>> the easiest way to do that is to edit the song title, in iTunes, to remove
>>>>>> the word 'clean' from the title.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you can deal with this, please post a message to the list. I'd
>>>>>> appreciate if the automation group could, at its next meeting, agree a
>>>>>> process for dealing with these issues promptly, and perhaps for checking
>>>>>> through existing songs that we've marked as 'clean' previously, as at least
>>>>>> 2 (at this point) have slipped through the net.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'd appreciate if someone could check how the Zara library is
>>>>>> generated, to make sure it is indeed only capturing local/clean music (and
>>>>>> that it is adding new tracks as they are added/processed in iTunes).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Andrew
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Feb 11, 2009, at 12:00 PM, rfu-automation-
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>>>>>>>  1. Automation swearing (Noel L. Vivar)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Message: 1
>>>>>>> Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:14:03 -0600
>>>>>>> From: "Noel L. Vivar" <nlvivar at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> Subject: [rfu-automation] Automation swearing
>>>>>>> To: Tech WRFU <rfu-tech at lists.chambana.net>,    WRFU Automation
>>>>>>>        <rfu-automation at lists.chambana.net>
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just a quick note: At 10:02 a song said "f*ck", which I guess is ok
>>>>>>> since it's after 10pm, but automation did not play the disclaimer.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Noel L. Vivar
>>>>>>> 505 E. Clark St., Apt. 24
>>>>>>> Champaign, IL 61820-4420
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>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Stephen Fonzo
>>>>> Media Training Advisor
>>>>> AmeriCorps CTC VISTA
>>>>> Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> Stephen Fonzo
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>>>> AmeriCorps CTC VISTA
>>>> Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
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>> Stephen Fonzo
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Stephen Fonzo
Media Training Advisor
AmeriCorps CTC VISTA
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
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