Okay, the blow comes from someone I know who is heavily into radio and who is totally blind, if anyone ought to know about Sam Vibe then this person certainly would and - just between you, me and the gatepost - I wouldn't mind if a lot of correspondence went between him and the people at Spatial Audio, anyway let's hear him speak for himself <smil>.
<snip> Hi I wouldn’t like to take the credit for other people’s work. But it is true that I have been campaigning for ages regarding accessible radio, and Spacial is one of those companies I have spoken too many times. Actually, Sam Broadcaster and the other packages in the Sam range are all now accessible. I keep meaning to have a really good play with it, as I own a license. It’s just time. However, SAM Vibe is not for me. The reason for that is pretty simple. It isn’t live broadcasting. It relies on you uploading music to the cloud as you’re probably aware. It is also quite restrictive in terms of format. Actually, the provider I use is much more flexible than SAM Vibe and it’s perfectly accessible. The nice thing about Wave Streaming is that you can mix your live and cloud-based material. As soon as I disconnect, for instance, from my provider, it automatically engages Cloud DJ immediately. Cloud DJ is also capable of playing scheduled playlists or recorded programmes. Also it doesn’t rely on specific software or platforms which means that I can upload audio material to the cloud using either their web interface or a standard FTP client. So, you see, SAM Vibe isn’t as unique as they’re trying to tell you it is. Also you don’t have to go to the expense of buying their software which only works with their facility, no other. I guess this is probably just an attempt by Spacial Audio to publicise their product and again that isn’t a criticism or a problem. It's perfectly understandable. But I think the people who produce this podcast need to be aware that there are other facilities around which do the same thing, and in some cases, do it better, than Sam Vibe. <snip> ********** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 faceTime +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 Twitter: @grtdane
