How to record a cell phone call
http://www.itbusiness.ca/messagent.aspx?ID=6u56ALxD7yKxugarWNjpFepI0C0CnIqVPGP4NVt6RaIuM2dAF
Shane
Thanks, Shane!
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Using the Production Studio at CJSF
Anyone who has had basic production training is permitted to sign up for this studio. The studio has had some changes in recent months, so please read these guidelines and remember them:
1. Please clean up your messes when you leave
2. Zero the board - make sure all the faders are down and pre-amps turned to the left, buttons depressed as they should be or not if they're not supposed to be
3. Please do not turn off the speaker amplifier (leave it on as it causes problems for people wondering why there is no sound coming out of the speakers) there is a volume knob that you can use to turn down
(off) the speakers when you are recording.
4. turn off phantom power
5. Leave Headphones and headphone adapter in the headphone jack or put it back when you are done
6. Do not touch ctrl room/phones source section (those buttons are down for a reason and they should stay that way) Especially FW 1-2, assign to mix, and Main mix. Do not touch if you don't know what you are doing.
7. If you are having problems with anything in the production studio please ask one of the staff to help you and if they don't know please email me cjsfprod@sfu.ca
8. The general login for the computer in the production is Production (capital P) and the password is cjsf (please use this login and no others as logging in and out cause the driver to be dumped. (if you do for some reason login or it is already logged in under something different make sure the driver is set to the mackie driver.
Thanks,
Jordan Mitchell
Production Coordinator
CJSF 90.1 FM
cjsfprod@sfu.ca
1. Please clean up your messes when you leave
2. Zero the board - make sure all the faders are down and pre-amps turned to the left, buttons depressed as they should be or not if they're not supposed to be
3. Please do not turn off the speaker amplifier (leave it on as it causes problems for people wondering why there is no sound coming out of the speakers) there is a volume knob that you can use to turn down
(off) the speakers when you are recording.
4. turn off phantom power
5. Leave Headphones and headphone adapter in the headphone jack or put it back when you are done
6. Do not touch ctrl room/phones source section (those buttons are down for a reason and they should stay that way) Especially FW 1-2, assign to mix, and Main mix. Do not touch if you don't know what you are doing.
7. If you are having problems with anything in the production studio please ask one of the staff to help you and if they don't know please email me cjsfprod@sfu.ca
8. The general login for the computer in the production is Production (capital P) and the password is cjsf (please use this login and no others as logging in and out cause the driver to be dumped. (if you do for some reason login or it is already logged in under something different make sure the driver is set to the mackie driver.
Thanks,
Jordan Mitchell
Production Coordinator
CJSF 90.1 FM
cjsfprod@sfu.ca
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Ripping audio from YouTube
I haven't tried this. If anyone has, please add a comment about the success of it - looks like a useful utility for radio.
http://www.listentoyoutube.com/
http://www.listentoyoutube.com/
CBC Journalistic Policies link
Hey everyone,
There was some interest around the fire at the NCRC in taking a look at the CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices guide. I have a hard copy at home and I find it incredibly valuable for ethical decisions and general journalistic policy. There is some important advice on things like Freedom for Information requests, protecting the privacy of sources, interview consent, your legal rights as a journalist or interviewee, etc. Please note that much of this is CBC policy and not law - your station may have a different perspective on certain things.
Anyway, it's all online here:
http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/docs/policies/journalistic/
Much of this is CBC-oriented and not always relevant to our sector, but I have found section IV on Information Gathering quite useful when giving guidance to new spoken-word programmers looking for concise advice on these topics. Phrases like "The interviewer should inform the interviewee before the interview about the purpose for which it will be used" may seem self-evident, but are sometimes disregarded in my experience.
It would be great to someday compile a similar document for our sector, without having to weed through the CBC-only stuff. Or perhaps there is a similar document, and I just don't know about it?
Perhaps we should add something in there about writing long work-related emails on a Sunday while it's sunny outside. Arrrrrgh.
Happy NCRC recovery, to all that were there!
Sarah Buchanan
Program Coordinator, CJSF Radio
(p) 778-782.4423
(w) www.cjsf.ca
_______________________________________________
ncramembers mailing list
ncramembers@ncra.ca
http://ncra.ca/mailman/listinfo/ncramembers_ncra.ca
C
There was some interest around the fire at the NCRC in taking a look at the CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices guide. I have a hard copy at home and I find it incredibly valuable for ethical decisions and general journalistic policy. There is some important advice on things like Freedom for Information requests, protecting the privacy of sources, interview consent, your legal rights as a journalist or interviewee, etc. Please note that much of this is CBC policy and not law - your station may have a different perspective on certain things.
Anyway, it's all online here:
http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/docs/policies/journalistic/
Much of this is CBC-oriented and not always relevant to our sector, but I have found section IV on Information Gathering quite useful when giving guidance to new spoken-word programmers looking for concise advice on these topics. Phrases like "The interviewer should inform the interviewee before the interview about the purpose for which it will be used" may seem self-evident, but are sometimes disregarded in my experience.
It would be great to someday compile a similar document for our sector, without having to weed through the CBC-only stuff. Or perhaps there is a similar document, and I just don't know about it?
Perhaps we should add something in there about writing long work-related emails on a Sunday while it's sunny outside. Arrrrrgh.
Happy NCRC recovery, to all that were there!
Sarah Buchanan
Program Coordinator, CJSF Radio
(p) 778-782.4423
(w) www.cjsf.ca
_______________________________________________
ncramembers mailing list
ncramembers@ncra.ca
http://ncra.ca/mailman/listinfo/ncramembers_ncra.ca
C
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Recording from the Phone at Home
The following website reviews devices that can be used to connect a telephone to a recorder. Some may be easier to find than others, but at least you will have a name for the piece of equipment you are trying to locate:
http://www.audiotheater.com/phone/phone.html
http://www.audiotheater.com/phone/phone.html
Friday, April 2, 2010
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: audacity-announce
Date: Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 5:50 PM
Subject: Audacity 1.3.12 (Beta) released
The Audacity Team is pleased to announce the release of Audacity 1.3.12 (Beta) for Windows, Mac and Linux/Unix. There are some important bug fixes and improvements, especially for dragging and synchronization of labels.
We continue to recommend the ongoing Beta series for Windows 7, Windows Vista and Mac OS X 10.6, rather than 1.2. Advanced users are encouraged to test our subsequent changes as we make them by downloading our Nightly Builds:
http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=Nightly_Builds
Please send all bug reports for 1.3.12 and Nightly Builds to our feedback address (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/contact/#feedback) informing us what operating system you are on.
Beta releases are still ongoing at present. If you are not already doing so, please subscribe at http://audacity.sourceforge.net/#announce to receive news of all our future releases.
Summary of Changes in 1.3.12:
Bug fixes for:
* Cutting or deleting a region in the waveform and label track did not move the labels in advance of the cut
* Incorrect behavior snapping to labels and boundaries with Snap To enabled
* Projects froze if files imported via On-Demand were no longer available
* (Windows 7) Clicking in a file open or save dialog caused files or folders to disappear from the list, and file filtering was broken
* Other import/export, effects and crash fixes
Changes and Improvements:
* A hover tooltip is now provided if the Mixer Toolbar input selector cannot control the system slider for the selected input
* More intuitive behavior when moving and resizing labels by dragging
* Export Multiple: new option to use a numerical prefix before existing label or track names
* New Equalization preset "Inverse RIAA", with new button to invert other curves
* New Preferences choice for "System" language which is used on first run instead of asking user to choose language
Note: This release supports Windows 98/ME, and we recommend users on those systems to upgrade from the previous 1.3.7 release.
To upgrade, download audacity-win-1.3.12.exe or audacity-win-1.3.12.zip from https://sourceforge.net/projects/audacity/files/
Audacity Team
................................................................
From: audacity-announce
Date: Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 5:50 PM
Subject: Audacity 1.3.12 (Beta) released
The Audacity Team is pleased to announce the release of Audacity 1.3.12 (Beta) for Windows, Mac and Linux/Unix. There are some important bug fixes and improvements, especially for dragging and synchronization of labels.
We continue to recommend the ongoing Beta series for Windows 7, Windows Vista and Mac OS X 10.6, rather than 1.2. Advanced users are encouraged to test our subsequent changes as we make them by downloading our Nightly Builds:
http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=Nightly_Builds
Please send all bug reports for 1.3.12 and Nightly Builds to our feedback address (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/contact/#feedback) informing us what operating system you are on.
Beta releases are still ongoing at present. If you are not already doing so, please subscribe at http://audacity.sourceforge.net/#announce to receive news of all our future releases.
Summary of Changes in 1.3.12:
Bug fixes for:
* Cutting or deleting a region in the waveform and label track did not move the labels in advance of the cut
* Incorrect behavior snapping to labels and boundaries with Snap To enabled
* Projects froze if files imported via On-Demand were no longer available
* (Windows 7) Clicking in a file open or save dialog caused files or folders to disappear from the list, and file filtering was broken
* Other import/export, effects and crash fixes
Changes and Improvements:
* A hover tooltip is now provided if the Mixer Toolbar input selector cannot control the system slider for the selected input
* More intuitive behavior when moving and resizing labels by dragging
* Export Multiple: new option to use a numerical prefix before existing label or track names
* New Equalization preset "Inverse RIAA", with new button to invert other curves
* New Preferences choice for "System" language which is used on first run instead of asking user to choose language
Note: This release supports Windows 98/ME, and we recommend users on those systems to upgrade from the previous 1.3.7 release.
To upgrade, download audacity-win-1.3.12.exe or audacity-win-1.3.12.zip from https://sourceforge.net/projects/audacity/files/
Audacity Team
................................................................
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
June 7 - 11 Campus-Community Radio Conference 2010
The annual conference of the National Campus and Community Radio Association (the NCRC of the NCRA) will take place on Gabriola Island, British Columbia - just a couple of ferry rides away from Vancouver.
The latest update is that the CBC is supporting costs for the Gala, where the radio awards will be presented. The conference also features workshops, caucuses, general meetings and Board elections, concerts, parties, and lots of conversations with people like you from stations across Canada. Tuesday, June 10 will be the Women's Conference day. Costs are quite modest and include food. CJSF helps subsidize our station volunteers to attend. For more info on that, contact Magnus.
Here's the conference announcement:
*Here are the dates again for NCRC 2010 Gabriola*
Monday to Friday, June 7th to 11th - conference proper
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday - plenary for NCRA AGM
Thursday, June 10 - Women in Radio Conference
Meet and Greet June 6th - Featuring: three bands; two kegs of beer and a
lifetime of memories. Think too many people, crowded into way too small
a room, with loud music and cold beer. Our opening will feature the well
established _ska_ entry from VanIsle, */The Kiltlifters/*, followed by
local _folk_ favs */Myles Black and the Pearly Whites/*, and closing the
night, for those catching the last ferry, will be the rather hidden
local _rock_ act - */Handsome and the Horribles/*.
New this year is the *Social Weekend Sat/Sunday* June 12/13th, a chance
to chill after the conference with only the soccer match to distract
you. We are planning our volunteer appreciation evening on Saturday,
you'll all be good buds with all the volunteers by then so delegates are
welcome to attend.
*Here are the costs to attend per person*
Conference costs to NCRA members will be $175 for the week, $35 for the day.
For on-site cabin accommodation it will be $25 per bed per night (bring
your own bedding).
On-site tenting is $20 per person per night.
Not into camping? Nearby private cabins are $90 plus taxes and up,
contact Ken for more info and availability.
Cheques are payable to Gabriola Radio Society.
The NCRC schedule will be updated as workshops and events are confirmed,
please book mark - _http://www.ckgi.ca/ncrc-2010/schedule/_
*For additional information please
visit *_http://www.ckgi.ca/ncrc-2010/http://www.ckgi.ca/ncrc-2010/schedule/> *or* *contact:*
NCRC co-hosts
Kathy Ramsey Ken Zakreski
Director, President,
Chair NCRC 2010 Gabriola Radio Society
Ken Zakreski, developer
gabriolaradio[at]shaw.ca
proposed CKGI 98.7 fm,
Gabriola Radio Society
#9 - 575 North Road, Gabriola Island, BC, V0R 1X0
Ph: 250-247-9891, Fax: 250-247-9852
_http://www.ckgi.ca_
FACEBOOK: Gabriola Co-opRadio
coHost
NCRC2010 Gabriola
--
Shelley Robinson
Membership Coordinator
NCRA/ANREC
National Campus and Community Radio Association/
l'Association nationale des radios étudiantes et communautaires
www.ncra.ca
1-866-859-8086 / (613) 321-1440
The latest update is that the CBC is supporting costs for the Gala, where the radio awards will be presented. The conference also features workshops, caucuses, general meetings and Board elections, concerts, parties, and lots of conversations with people like you from stations across Canada. Tuesday, June 10 will be the Women's Conference day. Costs are quite modest and include food. CJSF helps subsidize our station volunteers to attend. For more info on that, contact Magnus.
Here's the conference announcement:
*Here are the dates again for NCRC 2010 Gabriola*
Monday to Friday, June 7th to 11th - conference proper
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday - plenary for NCRA AGM
Thursday, June 10 - Women in Radio Conference
Meet and Greet June 6th - Featuring: three bands; two kegs of beer and a
lifetime of memories. Think too many people, crowded into way too small
a room, with loud music and cold beer. Our opening will feature the well
established _ska_ entry from VanIsle, */The Kiltlifters/*, followed by
local _folk_ favs */Myles Black and the Pearly Whites/*, and closing the
night, for those catching the last ferry, will be the rather hidden
local _rock_ act - */Handsome and the Horribles/*.
New this year is the *Social Weekend Sat/Sunday* June 12/13th, a chance
to chill after the conference with only the soccer match to distract
you. We are planning our volunteer appreciation evening on Saturday,
you'll all be good buds with all the volunteers by then so delegates are
welcome to attend.
*Here are the costs to attend per person*
Conference costs to NCRA members will be $175 for the week, $35 for the day.
For on-site cabin accommodation it will be $25 per bed per night (bring
your own bedding).
On-site tenting is $20 per person per night.
Not into camping? Nearby private cabins are $90 plus taxes and up,
contact Ken for more info and availability.
Cheques are payable to Gabriola Radio Society.
The NCRC schedule will be updated as workshops and events are confirmed,
please book mark - _http://www.ckgi.ca/ncrc-2010/schedule/_
*For additional information please
visit *_http://www.ckgi.ca/ncrc-2010/http://www.ckgi.ca/ncrc-2010/schedule/> *or* *contact:*
NCRC co-hosts
Kathy Ramsey Ken Zakreski
Director, President,
Chair NCRC 2010 Gabriola Radio Society
Ken Zakreski, developer
gabriolaradio[at]shaw.ca
proposed CKGI 98.7 fm,
Gabriola Radio Society
#9 - 575 North Road, Gabriola Island, BC, V0R 1X0
Ph: 250-247-9891, Fax: 250-247-9852
_http://www.ckgi.ca_
FACEBOOK: Gabriola Co-opRadio
coHost
NCRC2010 Gabriola
--
Shelley Robinson
Membership Coordinator
NCRA/ANREC
National Campus and Community Radio Association/
l'Association nationale des radios étudiantes et communautaires
www.ncra.ca
1-866-859-8086 / (613) 321-1440
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