[rfu-automation] Fwd: [grc] Fwd: [ncra] Open Source Station Technology

[Stephen Fonzo]

Andrew,

This looks really interesting and I think that RFU-Automation and Tech
should begin discussing these solutions soon.  Unfortunately, I am still in
the midst of planning the IMC Film Festival (next weekend, Feb 6-8), so I
will be preoccupied with that for another week.

[We are just now getting our fliers, posters, and programs printed, and we
will make sure to get these to the RFU membership and studio].

-Stephen

On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 8:08 PM, Andrew Ó Baoill <andrew at funferal.org>wrote:

> For those interested in the systems under the hood, this is an insight into
> what some other stations are doing as regards automation,
> streaming/podcastin, and editing software. I'd love (if we had time and
> volunteers) if we were able to look at open source solutions that would
> allow us the same functionality as iTunes and Zara.
> Andrew
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From: *Frieda Werden <wings at igc.org>
> *Date: *January 29, 2009 1:30:42 AM CST
> *To: *grc at peak.org
> *Subject: **[grc] Fwd: [ncra] Open Source Station Technology*
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Stephen Kelly <stephen.kelly at dal.ca>
> Date: Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 10:59 AM
> Subject: [ncra] Open Source Station Technology
> To: frieda.werden at gmail.com
>
>
> Hey All,
>
> I thought I'd pipe in to let you know what CKDU in Halifax has been up to.
> We've been operating on almost %100 open source software since 2003.
> This is
> documented here:
> http://ckdu.dal.ca/ckdu-os
>
> The site is a little bit outdated but I think its a good overview of the
> stations computer structure.  It would be interesting to have other folks
> contribute their cc radio-related open source solutions to the site...
>
> To sum things up in relation to your questions:
>
> a. logging / live streaming
> We also use Tom Cleggs fantastic software mp3cat. As an example, you
> can access
> our web interface here:
> http://ckdu.dal.ca
>
> b. podcasting
> We use bashpodder (http://www.lincgeek.org/bashpodder/) for "podcatching",
> automatically downloading syndicated programming.  Currently we're
> modifying
> the script a bit to better accommodate our needs.  I can recommend this
> version:
> http://podracer.sourceforge.net/
> As for podcasting our own programming, we provide a bit of web space
> for each
> individual show (in-house freebsd web server) and let them manage their own
> podcast if they want... only about 4 or 5 shows actually maintain a
> podcast.
>
> c. recording / playback
> We primarily use Audacity and Ardour for recording and editing.  Most
> people use
> Audacity because its so simple, especially new volunteers.  However,
> more and
> more people are starting to learn Ardour because its a much more
> powerful and
> user-friendly tool.
> We use xmms for on-air playback of all digital audio because of its
> simplicity
> and because inertia rules.. this is what we've been using for years and its
> fine aside from a few annoying quirks.  This will probably change in
> the near
> future to either a full-fledged automation system like Campcaster
> (http://www.campware.org/en/camp/campcaster_news/) or a music management
> program like Amarok.
>
> Hope this helps.
> --Stephen
>
>
>
>
>
> Quoting "terrence.eugene.brennan" <terry at kootenaycoopradio.com>:
>
> Hello Nick,
>
>
> Thanks for asking this, we at CJLY in Nelson are always interested in
>
> learning what others are up to, as well as sharing info.
>
>
>
> a. What kinds of digital logging systems/software are other
>
> stations using
>
> for CRTC program logs?
>
>
>
> We are just on the verge of moving to a digital playlist written by
>
> one of
>
> our volunteers, which will see the same dbase as our music library (no
>
> audio, just records of cd's in our library).
>
>
> As Magnus noted earlier,  Tom Clegg (CJLY volunteer extraordinaire),
>
> wrote
>
> some software (http://tomclegg.net/logger) that we use for audio logging,
>
> streaming, and studio playback.  We have a freebsd machine in our studio
>
> dedicated to mp3 playback: promos, sponsorship spots, repeat shows, and
>
> syndicated programmes.
>
>
>
> b. What methods of podcasting are other stations using? i.e. podcast
>
> hosting, software, servers, etc...
>
>
>
> Last fall we moved our website to an Expression Engine CMS, with
>
> some  extra
>
> scripting that takes care of our podcasts.  The audio files are hosted at
>
> GoDaddy.  As well we are listed at itunes (great for getting the
>
> word out).
>
>
>
> c.  What methods of recording are other stations using? Digicarts and/or
>
> computer software?
>
>
>
> For field recording we're still using minidiscs, but are hoping to
>
> pick up a
>
> couple of Olympus LS digital recorders in the summer.  Studio
>
> playback - see
>
> above.  For production we mainly use Soundforge and a few folks work with
>
> audacity.
>
>
> It is a station goal to move to all open source software.  We just took
>
> another step in this direction by implementing a browsing computer in our
>
> on-air room running Ubuntu.  We do not have audio going from this
>
> machine to
>
> the console, to prevent youtube / myspace type of content being
>
> broadcast.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Terry Brennan
>
> Operations Manager
>
> Kootenay Coop Radio
>
> CJLY - 93.5 FM - Nelson, BC
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Frieda Werden, Producer
> WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service, Vancouver BC, Canada
> www.wings.org
>
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Stephen Fonzo
Media Training Advisor
AmeriCorps CTC VISTA
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
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