Hello all! I'm currently planning a Rivendell install that would take the place of a stack of cart machines and paper logs (no joke). The goal is to eliminate the flaky cart equipment and permit automation in certain dayparts, while still accommodating existing skills and habits during live shifts.
Trouble is, I'm not sure how best to recreate the "two triple deckers" model. The log outputs in rdairplay are limited to two per log, which would make it rather difficult to pull off, say, a triple segue in Manual mode (which is likely to happen). The panels can have up to five outputs assigned, but I can't load a log into a panel. And splitting everything into multiple logs isn't an attractive option. How are others with live music-based formats dealing with the two output limitation? Also related: during initial experimentation (using a touchscreen), I noticed users frequently getting tripped up by carts automatically disappearing from the top of the "stack" as they finished playing. As Cart 1 was finishing, they'd have their finger over the start button for Cart 2. But as Cart 1 disappeared, they'd accidentally start Cart 3, skipping Cart 2 altogether. The easy option would be to set the cut end mark farther out where possible - or perhaps wire up remote starts, or make them use the space bar. But I know what they'd like to see: an "unload" button and persistent carts, both of which would only appear in Manual mode. I'm not sure if all that is necessary. (Too bad rdcartslots can't load logs…) Has anyone else run into this? If so, what did you do? --------------- Keith Thelen _______________________________________________ Rivendell-dev mailing list [email protected] http://caspian.paravelsystems.com/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev
