mcmadman - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Ah ah ah! (Score 0) 120

by mcmadman on Tuesday May 01, 2012 @06:33PM (#39862515) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Overhauling an Amusement Park's Multi-Zone Audio Player?

Assuming we are discussing about the same business offer that we have received, I said we would look into the matter and we would be in touch if such need arises. Now that you have taken a step forward to mock us and our decision publicly, I'm not so sure that your company is the right one when it comes to building a working business relationship. Nevertheless, I thank you for your interest and I wish you good luck into the future.

Comment Re:here you go! 99 bucks and does it all!!!! (Score 1) 120

by mcmadman on Tuesday May 01, 2012 @04:01PM (#39861095) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Overhauling an Amusement Park's Multi-Zone Audio Player?

Like I said in a reply to an earlier post, the live 'emergency' paging is actually done in cobranet so only pre-recorded messages are required to play on trigger. So this could be one solution.

Comment Re:Decisions, Decisions, Decisions... (Score 1) 120

by mcmadman on Tuesday May 01, 2012 @03:14PM (#39860503) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Overhauling an Amusement Park's Multi-Zone Audio Player?

Thanks for the insight. Digital signage IMO is another beast on its own. There seems to be quite a selection of different FOSS solutions to it.

Comment Re:make it easy on yourself? (Score 2) 120

by mcmadman on Tuesday May 01, 2012 @02:41PM (#39860091) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Overhauling an Amusement Park's Multi-Zone Audio Player?

I got the impression that the CobraNet end was fine and operational, but the head end was buggy. Once the audio hits the line out, the job is finished. He needs multiple audio feeds which can be overridden with alternate audio (?) at regular intervals (park tours are beginning at the visitors center), and an option to override with alternate audio, either pre-recorded (boat to the mainland leaves the dock at 1900 hours) or real-time (emergency everybody-run-for-your-life-the-T-Rex-is-loose), on all or a selectable number of channels simultaneously.

Sounds like a real programming job!

You nailed it. The live 'emergency' paging is actually done in cobranet so only pre-recorded messages are required to play on trigger.

Submission + - Ask Slashdot: Overhauling an amusement parks multi zone audio player

Submitted by mcmadman on Tuesday May 01, 2012 @10:22AM

mcmadman writes: The multi zone audio player I'm working with uses an almost decade old card/software combo that is prone to crashes and other anomalies. I would like to know if there are open source (read free), or other alternatives that would allow multiple simultaneous playlists played through the myriad of audio interfaces out there. The line outs are then plugged into a cobranet matrix which handles the distribution of the music/sound to their respective areas. I'm looking at 8 channels minimum, timed playlist start/stops and triggered announcements. So far the only software and hardware I've found are proprietary broadcasting solutions which tend to be a bit heavy on the wallet or meant for home use.

Submission + - European Parliament blocks copyright reform with 113% voter turnout (falkvinge.net) 1

Submitted by mcmadman on Thursday March 15, 2012 @12:36PM

mcmadman writes: In a bizarre turn of events. The Legal Affairs committee (JURI), which has the responsibility of safeguarding the integrity and trustworthiness of the legal framework as a whole in Europe voted recently to weaken a reform of the copyright monopoly for allowing re-publication and access to orphan works. Pieces of our cultural heritage where no copyright monopoly holder can be located. What is surprising that the voter turnout happened to be 113%. This rather embarrassing issue was pointed out to the committee, the fact that there were three votes too many, and that these three votes determined the outcome. When this was done, along with formally requesting a re-vote, that re-vote on the points in question was denied.

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