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Luigino Bracci <[email protected]> wrote: >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 >> > >_______________________________________________ >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
