12 Nov
2008
12 Nov
'08
5:54 p.m.
On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 11:47 AM, Josh Lawrence <hardbop200(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,
A friend of mine just sent me this email. I'm drawing a blank, so I
thought I would throw it to the list and see what happens:
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He is hosting a shoutcast server with music he's streaming. He
wants to duck his streaming media every 30 seconds and play a
prerecorded file from a directory (think hold music with commercials
playing every 30 seconds).
You have any ideas in mind? Do you know of any software that will do this?
I believe that "ducking" in traditional analog audio was done using a
compressor with a side-chain input from an override channel. When the
announcer talking is heard in the side-chain, the compressor turns
down the volume on the normal program.
That may not be quite what he wants. Perhaps he would rather pause
and then resume the normal program. I might not call that "ducking",
but the terminology is not important.
It would be a good idea to get a clear specification of his requirements.
--
joq