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 SR Podcast? Skypecast? Radioplay?, Any interest |
 Jun 8 2005, 08:38 PM
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Chicago Survivor  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 5,079 Joined: 28-January 04 From: Canton, GA Member No.: 6,033  |
Quality would not be that great
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Jun 8 2005, 10:30 PM
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Why oh why didn't I take the blue pill. Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,545 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Gloomy Boise Idaho Member No.: 2,006 |
I just saw this and I would be very interested in being voice talent. I took some acting classes and I have ben in a few plays so I do know something about acting. I am also a aspiring writer so I could help out (if wished) on story aspects.
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Jun 8 2005, 10:33 PM
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Why oh why didn't I take the blue pill. Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,545 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Gloomy Boise Idaho Member No.: 2,006 |
You can see my geekdom in action with at the following website...
Boomstick Deoderant I acted in this and came up with a few of the lines. |
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Jun 9 2005, 12:47 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 639 Joined: 22-April 02 Member No.: 2,638 |
How bad could it be? One host runs Skype and Audacity on their system; everyone else just runs Skype. From what I've heard, Skype isn't that big a CPU hog (can't confirm yet - it keeps abending whenever I try to start it). I've read that it uses ~30% on a 1Ghz P3; that should be a piece of cake for an AMD-64 3400+. As for Audacity, I'd have to do some tests first. What are you seeing on your Mac? Given the Mac's reputation as a multimedia machine, I wouldn't be surprised if you get more positive results. If we really need a stand-alone system for recording, I've got an AMD-64 3400+ with 1GB and an AMD 1900+ with 768MB set up in my office; I could use one while recording on the other. I'm sure you've got a spare or two lying around as well. [edit]Rethinking that last bit. I'm on a 768 DSL line. Running 2 Skype clients at the same time may choke it. If that's the case, you'd probably need a cable modem connection to run 2 clients. Otherwise, we're looking at a 3rd party recorder which, as you noted, cuts us down to 4 max actors at any time. |
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Jun 9 2005, 03:48 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 16,898 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
I'm running on 256kbps upstream, 1.5mbps downstream. I just tested and it looks like the issue is the difficulty of getting both the incoming audio from Skype and the audio from the local mic at the same time—I've looked around, and I don't think Audacity supports grabbing audio before it leaves the computer, but I may be wrong. Give it a shot and let me know if you have any better luck.
Actually—I do have an idea for a workaround, but A) I don't know if Skype would support it, and B) it'd require that I echo all of my audio to myself, and I'm not sure if I can deal with that. It's amazingly distracting, if you've ever had the chance to try it. More later. We should set up a testing session soon. ~J |
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Jun 9 2005, 04:06 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 639 Joined: 22-April 02 Member No.: 2,638 |
Take a look at this:
http://spider.nrcde.ru/music/software/eng/vac.html Virtual Audio Cables. Basically creates a virtual patch board for 'wiring' inputs and outputs. Windows only, unfortunately. There's also this: http://www.hotrecorder.com Which works directly with Skype, but records in a proprietary format (.ELP). Also Windows only. |
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Jun 9 2005, 04:11 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 16,898 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Yeah, I know of similar solutions for the Mac—the problem is capturing both the audio from Skype and the stuff directly from the microphone. There's also the fact that, at least in my opinion, it's better to capture audio in which everyone has been through Skype so we don't end up with someone's voice having meaningfully different audio quality/volume/etc.
~J |
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Jun 9 2005, 04:26 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 639 Joined: 22-April 02 Member No.: 2,638 |
I guess at this point all of this is academic until I've got Skype working. I'll dig into it when I get home from work today. The baby's either at her aunt's house this afternoon or hanging out at the bar down the corner (I always get those confused), so I'm distraction-free for a change. After that, I'll check out Audacity and/or hotrecorder. VAC is a last resort.
As for trial runs, I can pencil time in this weekend. Weekdays, I'm available after 6:00. [edit]OK... think I got it. Record Skype with HotRecorder, then feed HotRecorder output to Audacity for the post mix. All free, and supposedly easy to implement. |
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Jun 9 2005, 05:57 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,978 Joined: 26-February 02 From: New Jersey, USA Member No.: 500 |
<stare>
A baby...hanging out at a bar....Ooookaaayyyy. |
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Jun 9 2005, 06:02 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 16,898 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
They start hitting the Milk Plus early these days. I hear she's already started playing with the toy steel pipe; maybe she'll get one a real one in a few years.
~J |
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Jun 9 2005, 06:05 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 279 Joined: 21-March 05 From: Freeport NY Member No.: 7,205 |
I would definitely love working on something like a radio broadcast or voice acting. Always wanted to try it.
A flash movie is never out of the question. For a great example, www.madnesscombat.com - A friend made a run out of the idea. It was....Many-layers-of-armor-ed. If you need network stats, I use Verizon DSL with a wireless router. Usually pretty fast, but a thunderstorm can cause trouble (ions mixing with the wifi signal, meh.) and sometimes I just lose connection for a little. PM/respond if you guys think you might need me. |
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Jun 9 2005, 07:00 PM
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Running, running, running Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,220 Joined: 18-October 04 From: North Carolina Member No.: 6,769 |
I've got some flash skills too, the drawing part isn't so great, but the programming/animation of said artwork isn't so bad.
hopefully in the next week ro so, you'll all be able to see what i mean when i unveil a topsecret project. |
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Jun 9 2005, 07:18 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 639 Joined: 22-April 02 Member No.: 2,638 |
Think I figured out my Skype problem:
http://forum.skype.com/viewtopic.php?p=128211 Basically, turning on DEP/NX protection with a 64-bit CPU prevents code from executing out of a data area. Skype appears to be doing this, so Windows spanks it. Turning off NX protection for Skype should get it running again. |
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Jun 9 2005, 07:32 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 16,898 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
That's… not a good sign for Skype's quality of coding. Ah well, as long as it works.
~J |
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Jun 9 2005, 09:43 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 639 Joined: 22-April 02 Member No.: 2,638 |
Good news: Skype is working. So is HotRecorder. Still have to see about posting with Audacity, but I don't expect any problems.
Bad news: my Logitech headset mike is sh*t. My s's are burying the needles. I turned off microphone boost and that helped a bit, but I'm a little low now. I think we're good enough for a dry run, but I definitely think I need to invest in a better mike. Anyone have any good, cheap recommendations? |
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Jun 10 2005, 01:41 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 279 Joined: 21-March 05 From: Freeport NY Member No.: 7,205 |
Well, I'm not a specialist but acoustics might matter in the instance. Get a mic which catches the sound and blocks out echos from walls at the same time (I.E. one with a half-exposed reciever) and that might help.
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Jun 10 2005, 12:44 PM
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Running, running, running Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,220 Joined: 18-October 04 From: North Carolina Member No.: 6,769 |
or, if you don't wanna spend money guessing on it, make a small receiver for it out of a non relfective surface (say cardboard) shaped into a cone thats relatively wide. doesn't have to big, just enough that it will funnel your sounds in, and block everything else out.
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Jun 10 2005, 01:35 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 639 Joined: 22-April 02 Member No.: 2,638 |
Regarding podcast RSS enclosures in WordPress 1.5:
Supposedly, all you have to do is add a link to the .mp3 (e.g., <a href=”http://www.yourwebserver.com/myfile.mp3">My Podcast</a>) and WP does the rest. [edit] Here's a good overview of how enclosures work under WP. Oops... forgot to mention that this was in response to a note Adam sent about hosting the podcast file. Sorry if I confused anyone. |
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Jun 13 2005, 02:03 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 639 Joined: 22-April 02 Member No.: 2,638 |
K & I had a dry run this past friday. Everything went well. There was a minor problem with sound quality, but we think we've got it under control. We've chosen the topics for the first show, and we're tentatively scheduled to hit the studio either wednesday or thursday. Barring any unforseen problems, we should have the podcast ready for download by monday of next week.
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Jun 18 2005, 07:16 AM
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Why oh why didn't I take the blue pill. Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,545 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Gloomy Boise Idaho Member No.: 2,006 |
So who did you guys end up going with for voice talents?
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Jun 18 2005, 02:32 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,507 Joined: 27-January 05 From: ...and I'm all out of bubblegum Member No.: 7,021 |
I'd be interested in hearing it. Post teh linky when you get it up.
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Jun 18 2005, 02:47 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 639 Joined: 22-April 02 Member No.: 2,638 |
For starters, we're Kagetenshi and I are just doing a straight-up podcast. We've got a few ideas for some simple (30 second) productions, but we both agreed that we should get a single episode under our belts before going any further. Due to scheduling conflicts this week, we haven't started recording yet. First episode is slated for the 'studio' this Monday. Expect us to post it for downloads sometime next week! |
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Jun 20 2005, 12:40 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 279 Joined: 21-March 05 From: Freeport NY Member No.: 7,205 |
I wish you guys the absolute best of luck and think that if this works, you could really make a killing either in both audio-only or in flash-animation type stuff (which is probably more accessable to the masses and might help Shadowrun as a game).
Irony of ironies, I found my headset/microphone (So glad to have done so) and if you guys need me, my offer to VA for you still stands. Keep me posted on this one and, again, best of luck! |
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Jun 21 2005, 01:40 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 639 Joined: 22-April 02 Member No.: 2,638 |
Grrr... more technical issues last night. We were able to record 75% of the show, but then the recorder program blew up, taking the entire show with it. Hopefully, it was just a nasty fluke. However, to prevent this from happening again, we decided to record the show in smaller chunks, saving them as we go along.
As for the show itself, the opening was a little rough, but once we worked ourselves into a rhythm, we sounded pretty good! We both agreed that it was a good learning experience, even if we lost everything :(. Kage's schedule is packed this week, and I'm taking a few days off in Atlantic City to hone my poker chops :), so we won't be able to try it again until next monday. Sorry for the delay. |
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Jun 21 2005, 03:03 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,453 Joined: 17-September 04 From: St. Paul Member No.: 6,675 |
Forgive me because I have not read the entire thread (I am trying to be sneaky at work). Will you be making the results of your efforts available for download?
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