You can use "soundconverter" (in Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install soundconverter), it's a program with GUI you can use to batch convert hundred of sound files froma formato to another.
2013/4/30 Wayne Merricks <[email protected]> > Hi, > > Rivendell doesn't import wma files. Without resorting to ffmpeg, have a > look at Audacity chains to batch convert them, only downside is Audacity > spawns lots of progress windows that steal focus while it does it so it > can be frustrating if you're trying to use your PC while the batch is > going. > > Regards, > > Wayne > > On 30/04/13 12:54, Jorge wrote: > > Thanks everyone for your help and suggestions. Turns out I was missing a > password. I will run with this for now and I'll see if I can get it to work > with liquidsoap. I have another question now. I have about 80 gigs worth > of music on an external drive that I want to load into rdlibrary, the files > are labeled as wma and some as mp3 but when I try to import into rdlibrary > I get a "transcoding error". Now if I first import to audacity and then > export them as mp3 then import to rdlibrary they work fine. Any ideas on > this? I'm running rivendell 2.5.0 on ubuntu 11.04. > > > > T-Mobile, America's First Nationwide 4G Network > > Sent by Samsung Mobile > > > > Wayne Merricks <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> I agree, Liquidsoap is the way to go. Getting darkice to work reliably > >> was something I gave up on in the end. I think the best up time I had > >> was about 6 weeks. > >> > >> I have a guide on pastebin (http://pastebin.com/u/MezzFA0) for > >> liquidsoap, JACK and rotter using Ubuntu server. Since I set it up > >> about a year ago its still working fine without any intervention. The > >> bonus is by using upstart scripts to get everything going, if any > >> component fails it will auto restart (I tested it by killing random > >> processes but as far as I can tell nothing has broken since then). > >> > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Wayne > >> > >> On 30/04/13 07:34, MICHAEL SMITH wrote: > >>> I have to confess I abandoned Darkice as I had a lot of issues with it > >>> glitching. Liquidsoap has lots more options and seemed a lot more > >>> stable... although we were using an old vs of Darkice and I hear > >>> things have improved. > >>> > >>> What OS are you using? Are you using the latest DarkIce? Have you got > >>> the latest Jack? Jack and Darkice need to run as the same user. > >>> > >>> The DarkIce config that "worked" for us was: > >>> > >>> # sample DarkIce configuration file, edit for your needs before using > >>> # see the darkice.cfg man page for details > >>> > >>> # this section describes general aspects of the live streaming session > >>> [general] > >>> duration = 0 # duration of encoding, in seconds. 0 means > forever > >>> bufferSecs = 10 # size of internal slip buffer, in seconds > >>> reconnect = yes # reconnect to the server(s) if disconnected > >>> #realtime= no > >>> #rtprio= 4 > >>> > >>> # this section describes the audio input that will be streamed > >>> [input] > >>> device = jack_auto > >>> sampleRate = 48000 # sample rate in Hz. try 11025, 22050 or 44100 > >>> bitsPerSample = 16 # bits per sample. try 16 > >>> channel = 2 # channels. 1 = mono, 2 = stereo > >>> > >>> #[file-0] > >>> #bitrateMode= cbr > >>> #format= vorbis > >>> #bitrate= 192 > >>> #fileName= /home/hamster/backup.ogg > >>> > >>> # this section describes a streaming connection to an IceCast2 server > >>> # there may be up to 8 of these sections, named [icecast2-0] ... > >>> [icecast2-7] > >>> # these can be mixed with [icecast-x] and [shoutcast-x] sections > >>> [icecast2-0] > >>> bitrateMode = abr # average bit rate > >>> format = vorbis # format of the stream: ogg vorbis > >>> bitrate = 128 # bitrate of the stream sent to the server > >>> server = server.co.uk > >>> # host name of the server > >>> port = 8000 # port of the IceCast2 server, usually 8000 > >>> password = password1 # source password to the IceCast2 server > >>> mountPoint = radiostation.ogg # mount point of this stream on the > >>> IceCast2 server > >>> name = Name of station - High Quality OGG stream > >>> # name of the stream > >>> description = description > >>> # description of the stream > >>> url = http://www.mysite.org.uk/listen > >>> # URL related to the stream > >>> genre = genre # genre of the stream > >>> public = yes # advertise this stream? > >>> > >>> > >>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>> *From:* Jorge Soto <[email protected]> > >>> *To:* User discussion about the Rivendell Radio Automation System > >>> <[email protected]> > >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 4:15 > >>> *Subject:* [RDD] icecast/darkice help > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Hello, > >>> I am trying to set up Icecast2 and darkice but I just can seem to get > >>> them to work. Icecast loads up fine but when trying to load darkice I > >>> get the following: > >>> > >>> Starting icecast2: jorge@jorge-Inspiron-1000:~$ sudo darkice -c > >>> ~/darkice.cfg > >>> DarkIce 0.20.1 live audio streamer, http://darkice.tyrell.hu/ > >>> Copyright (c) 2000-2007, Tyrell Hungary, http://tyrell.hu/ > >>> > >>> Using config file: /home/jorge/darkice.cfg > >>> Using JACK audio server as input device. > >>> Using POSIX real-time scheduling, priority 98 > >>> jack_client_new: deprecated > >>> Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory > >>> Cannot connect to server socket > >>> jack server is not running or cannot be started > >>> DarkIce: JackDspSource.cpp:216: JACK server not running? [0] > >>> > >>> > >>> But jack IS running. > >>> > >>> If I change the input device in the config file I get the following: > >>> > >>> > >>> DarkIce 0.20.1 live audio streamer, http://darkice.tyrell.hu/ > >>> Copyright (c) 2000-2007, Tyrell Hungary, http://tyrell.hu/ > >>> > >>> Using config file: /home/jorge/darkice.cfg > >>> Using ALSA DSP input device: default > >>> Using POSIX real-time scheduling, priority 98 > >>> Home directory /home/jorge not ours. > >>> DarkIce: DarkIce.cpp:1187: can't open connector [0] > >>> > >>> Any ideas? suggestions? > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Rivendell-dev mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> <mailto:[email protected]> > >>> http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Rivendell-dev mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Rivendell-dev mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev > > _______________________________________________ > > Rivendell-dev mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev > > _______________________________________________ > Rivendell-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev >
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