[WXBH-Discuss] Our Audio Quality

[Mark McKinley]

Paul - re local programming:

1.  Right now I'm listening to a local press conference organized by health 
care activsts;   Healthcare for All is a locally produced grassroots program 
promoting universal single payer healthcare;

2.  we've had samples of programming around local opposition to the 
invasion/occupation in Iraq;

3.  we have a locally produced show on media reform/justice issues

4.  Kim Sorice has produced a couple music shows; Aron has produced a show;

we've been clamoring for folks to step up to the mic - how about a show 
Paul?

                                                                           - 
Mark
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>Bad quality - that's the major problem of getting audio off of the web 
>(besides being able to be hacked).
>
>The audio level should be adjusted automatically by the Optimod at the 
>transmitter (which is post-board).
>
>The reason that we have to go through the WFHS board (which further reduces 
>quality and leaves us open to tampering) is because the cheap, Ensoniq 
>sound card is neither balanced or professional line level (both points that 
>I addressed in early May).  Certain RME Audio cards may work, but the 
>majority of pro sound cards will only work in a Windows environment.
>
>We are not on the air to be a Pacifica affiliate.  We have a license to 
>give "a voice to the voiceless".  Where are our locally produced shows?  We 
>have been on the air 1 month.  I haven't heard one yet.  When does the FCC 
>decide that we are not meeting our license criteria of 32 hours of locally 
>produced programming per week?
>
>Just points to be addressed - and sooner rather than later.
>
>Paul Nevitt
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>Subject: [WXBH-Discuss] Our Audio Quality
>From: John Hicks <johnhicks at wxbh.org>
>Date: Thu, July 05, 2007 9:59 pm
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>A few more notes about the audio quality:
>
>Right now we are broadcasting the Internet stream, which theoretically
>is 128kbps, quite sufficient for good quality audio.
>
>However most of our sources are less than 128kbps. Pacifica feeds us at
>64kbps and WRFN streams at only 48kbps. On top of that, the quality of
>audio coming from these sources varies (even for Pacifica). Remember
>that WRFN relies on volunteer programmers and some of them are better
>than others.
>
>If the stream sounds good but the broadcast sounds worse, there are a
>few more factors invloved:
>
>--We currently don't have a way to monitor the broadcast over the air in
>order to adjust the audio signal level.
>
>--The sound is coming out of an onboard Ensoniq sound card and going
>into the Fern Creek sound board (not directly into the transmitter).
>
>--Since we have limited access to FCHS, we can't just drop by and work
>on the problem. We have to make an appointment to go in and work while
>our Fern Creek chaperone waits. (It would help if we had an extra
>computer or two so we could simply swap out the old box and swap in a
>newly configured one that has been thoroughly tested.)
>
>--John
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