Wow, I never tried editing tape with a blade. I heard after that that tape players got smart and could cut and splice some how. I imagine you can't insert the clippings to recycle. I know that one small station I visited awhile ago used a DOS system then called axs. I believe they had many computers around, doubt many think of doing production and on air on the same system as PCI slots are limited and the on air operation can take several sound cards to record and play things, I imagine one card per channel in and out of the board.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Seed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 11:22 PM Subject: Re: prophet > Well I am working on it. Hopefully I will be able to come up with some > answers soon. The only work around that I can think of is to make use of > two > computers. One computer for the production and programming elements using > screen reading software. Once you have recorded your program, you can then > send the file to your host computer that would go directly to air. The > work > around that we would be looking for would be similar to that of call > centers > in that only the operator would hear the prompts from the screen reader. > In > this case I can only assume that they must be using multi channel sound > cards and somehow splitting the different audio feeds. . > I find that what is lacking with radio automation software is the amount > of > information on the screen. Some software programs are so detailed that > they > would require a lot of information from a screen reader program, and there > are other programs that simply do not prvide enough information for the > operator. Unfortunately at this point in time it is basically a visual > thing. I do have some functional vision, but would like to have some audio > prompts simply as a guide as there are simply too many functions that can > be > overlooked with out being prompted. The tune tracker software package was > designed with a broadcaster in mind, as it has functioning buttons that > resemble buttons on a cart machine, tape player or CD player. It even has > VU > meters that look like the real thing. You would be hard pressed to find a > radio station these days that didn't operate with out radio automation > software. People who are blind or visually impaired are simply put at a > disadvantage. I have worked with Dallet radio automation software and > found > it to be very user friendly. I used it on a computer with a large monitor > along with Zoomtext. I have no idea how it would react with a screen > reader. > All that I can say is that electronic editing is much better than using a > razor blade and editing tape. Don't want to go back to those days ever > again. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brent Harding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 11:02 PM > Subject: Re: prophet > > >> I could see the timer displays not working well with speech, but they > don't >> matter that much if you know at about what point the vocals in a song > would >> start when listening or where a good point is to talk over the end. I see >> the touch screen interface not working for obvious reasons. I wonder how >> hard the artist and title info are to obtain using speech, and also >> operating the other controls of the software? I wonder how one would get > the >> screen reader redirected to a cue channel where only the operator hears > it? >> I assume each channel off the system is it's own physical sound card so > have >> windows default be for that purpose. Maybe radio sound cards are >> multichannel with multiple outputs that software can address >> individually, > I >> wish I could figure out how on my turtle beach to force jaws to another >> of >> the 3 outputs that would then have nothing else on it. >> >> I hope this tune tracker thing can be made to work. . It sure would be > nice >> to see something that is workable. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Bob Seed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 7:56 PM >> Subject: Re: prophet >> >> >> > Talking over intros is called ramping upor ramping down if you are >> > doing >> > the >> > back end of a song. Most of the automation software packages that I >> > have >> > looked at have a digital display indicating TTV. If you are familiar > with >> > the intro of a particular song, ramp up time shouldn't be abig issue. I >> > have >> > yet to find a fully accessible music scheduler that will tell you >> > everything >> > that is going on on the screen from song placement in the lineup to >> > song >> > title and artist. Believe me I have looked at a number of radio > automation >> > software packages, and there simply isn't a package out there that I > could >> > find that will meet all of our needs. As I see it a screen reader would >> > have >> > to be separated and put onto a cue channel, so that the speech would >> > not >> > go >> > on the air, but the operator would have full control of all of the >> > functions >> > and would know what is going on at all times. Unfortunately many of the >> > software packages that are being developed today use a touch screen > system >> > for live on air presentation. If you want the system to go into > automation >> > mode you simply touch an icon on the screen and the switchover >> > automatically >> > takes place. There is a software package called Tune Tracker that I am >> > looking into. It comes with preprogrammed time checks, current >> > temperature, >> > ramp up and ramp down times etc. I am not exactly sure how user >> > friendly >> > it >> > is going to be for blind or visually impaired people, although the >> > developer >> > of this particular software package would probably welcome the >> > challenge >> > of >> > coming up with a radio automation system that is accessible with the >> > use >> > of >> > a screen reader. . >> > system. >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Brent Harding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 6:43 PM >> > Subject: Re: prophet >> > >> > >> >> I wonder if the new Nextgen stuff I hear about is accessible? I heard > of >> > one >> >> recommended on a streaming board that Prophet makes called Nextgen >> >> 101. > I >> >> guess the deal with it is that it is inexpensive because you could >> >> make >> >> it >> >> simple or get into more complex things with it. Accessible voice > tracking >> >> would be cool with the ability to hear the endings of songs to know > where >> > to >> >> start talking. The easy solution to that is to work at a station that >> >> promises never to talk over anything as lining it up wouldn't be an > issue >> >> then. >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 12:23 PM >> >> Subject: Re: prophet >> >> >> >> >> >> > the station at my college uses it but i have not yet gotten to see >> >> > it >> >> > >> >> > tj >> >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> >> > From: "Jed Barton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> > To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> >> > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 9:41 AM >> >> > Subject: RE: prophet >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> Bottom line, it's awful. >> >> >> Unless someone has used the latest software, the original version > was >> >> >> awful. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 11:35 AM >> >> >> To: Pc-audio@pc-audio.org >> >> >> Subject: prophet >> >> >> >> >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> >> >> Does anyone here have any experience using Prophet Systems software >> >> >> for >> >> >> running a radio station? I may have a chance to work with it and >> >> >> wondered >> >> >> if it is accessible at all. >> >> >> Any information would be greatly appreciated. >> >> >> Betsy >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> >> >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> >> >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> >> >> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. 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