WFYB RADIO is back in bussiness

[executioneer]

well how would you do it if you didn't have any dollars

[Chojin]

Uh dude for $100 you could just get a cheap tube compressor which would be way better than a guitar pedal of all things ;<

Without dollars you'd just do what I suggest and go through free software like Goldwave. This isn't the next Enya CD, it's WFYB radio.

I have a degree in audioworks from a moderately famous trade school in Maryland so you aren't the only one here that knows audio ;< When I first got out I was over-enlightening people like that but working in live sound and just living with it has taught me that there's a time and a place for quality and overcomplicating things.

[GADZOOKS]

I think I got the jist of it, the audio knowlege only goes as far as one or two film classes, and it those I had SM58 micorphones and all the audio equipment was readily available.

I have another question though, this might be more towards a Skype situation, which we use to record. For some reason Luke keeps hearing me or somebody else drop out for 5 seconds now and again. Now I never had this problem with anyone else but it wasn't a soundcard issue because he claimed it happened on both computer.

I think he can better describe it.

[Jixby Phillips]

TUNE IN NOW FOR OUR HEATHCLIFF SPECATULAR

yeah, I have this weird 5 second drop-out that happens every few minutes. When you listen to the Heathcliff show, when you hear me scream, thats when I am getting the drop-outs. It wasn't meant to be explained, but thats the reason; to signal to mark that he'd have to repeat himself. I got on my NEW radio computer and the dropouts happened the same way they do on my main computer

[Pram Maven]

Chojin,

That's pretty cool that you went to college for audio. I think it's kind of funny that you learned in two to four years (I'm wild guessing, here) what took me twice as long to pick up on.
(Let the "Nose is just slow" jokes commence).

Jixby,

Hmm, that sounds like a latency issue. I get that a lot when I'm trying to record a stereo mix through the soundcard so that it can pick up whatever sound is playing on a website or whatever. ).

In whatever sound program you use, there should be a "latency" option in the preferences. Adjusting it will get rid of a lot of unwanted weirdness. Failing that, I would just turn the quality of the bitrate conversion in the soundcard prefs down a little and see if that helps. Believe it or not, processing sound is one of the most complicated and CPU-hungry tasks that you can ask your computer to do. Of course, I am not all that sure if your screams are live or pre-recorded and being played back. If they're live, your scream is above clip level. Try backing off from the microphone at any point that you have to be loud. Skype generally doesn't cause dropouts, so I think you could be just overloading the mic. What kind is it, anyway?

Good luck! I heard the Heathcliff show and it was hilarious. You have an oddball voice that reminded me of a friend of mine. He podcasts weekly on Yahoo, though. I think I will recommend Skype to him. If the problem is actually Skype, though, I would just run yahoo voice chat in a private room that is invite-only. My friend doesn't get dropouts in his broadcasts at all, doing it that way.

Thanks!

-Nose

[Chojin]

Degree is the wrong word but I was drunk. It's a certification, and it was a 6-month course. The place is more famous as a studio than a school but they were really improving their program when I took the course. http://www.sheffieldav.com/TRUCREDS.HTM

It's a nice place and their best equipment is in this huge truck. I guess the real money is in live audio recordings ;<

[Pram Maven]

Yeah, I'm sure the bootleggers make bank. ;<

You sure like that emoticon, don't ya. :P

Six months, huh? Then you just leveled my experience in the time it takes a good band to sell out.

*groan*

Epic records is on that site as a client. They're one of the major labels that ruined rock radio.

[Matt Harty]

Do you guys talk all day long, or record and play it continous during the day or something?


The Heathcliff bit was lol.

"ok what was that?"

I didn't even notice a dropout.

[Jixby Phillips]

we prerecord and play our shows on loop.

The Heathcliff show is playing on loop with a few songs and short skits. Tommorow I'm gonna put the rest of the shows back up

[Matt Harty]

Oh I only have time to hear short pieces so every time i checked seemed like you'd been talking all day. I'll listen if it's not always the same thing.

[Jixby Phillips]

WFYB is closed for special maitnence! It'll be back soon so hold your cats

[Jixby Phillips]

NEW BLOG (check out my signature) for all special WFYB updates!

We have TWO NEW SHOWS one called JERKS VS JEWS and one with MR ADVENTURE called FANFICTIONS LIVE check it out

[GADZOOKS]

Also if you like to follow along to the fanfiction Mr. Adventure reads in the second half of the show (highly suggested) here is the link.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1937682/1/