At 17:47 19-03-14, Aaron Heller wrote:
>I downloaded the MPD file on the FAQ page with
>   wget http://rdmedia.bbc.co.uk/dash/ondemand/channel_test/1/5.mpd

It asked me what you wanted to do with it automatically! Just selected "download".

>If I'm reading it correctly, the channel announcements are 320 kbits/sec,
>48k sample rate.

48k is what the Head of Technology for BBC Radio told me too. I changed to that for last night. A bit scary that, as Paul said, Microsoft employ SRC automatically if you get it wrong...

I heard from one of the engineers responsible that they have been working on the server today and hope to have a more robust connection tonight. The engineers update and monitor their Twitter account during the concert, and appreciate comments: #BBCR3surround

David


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>Aaron
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>On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 1:01 AM, Kees de Visser <k...@galaxyclassics.com>wrote:
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>> On 19 Mar 2014, at 07:33, David Pickett wrote:
>> > I suspect that most of the problems last night were at the originating
>> end, though there were cases when there were beats missing as the stream
>> caught up, which seemed more likely to be delays in the Internet.
>>
>> from the BBC blog:
>> > 21. Rupert Brun, 18TH MARCH 2014 - 22:20
>> > I am sorry we lost the stream before the end of the concert this
>> evening, this was due to a problem with the internet connection to the
>> server at the Southbank.
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>> What would the bitrate be ? I'm also curious about the delay. Has anyone
>> been able to compare the streamed audio to "fast radio" ?
>>
>> Kees de Visser
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