Hi Patrick

// It would be great to have your stream on the map. We are working on linking to it. Either that or you could set up an account at Locus Sonus and take your stream there. You can always then link to it from another site with an embedded player..

// We are finding the new iMics to be quite low noise. I have an old one which is not so useful because it does not permit gain adjustment via the Pi. Even it is ok. Maybe the iMic you're using is not working right? I tried the  Andrea usb soundcard from Sound Professionals. It requires windows or mac drivers, so is not useable with the Raspberry Pi. It includes noise cancelling circuitry etc which I suspect was a problem. The result was sort of muddy. I'm returning it. Both iMic and Icicle give much better results.

// Check out Peter's stream now with the Pi form Niolon: sounding great I think.

// Grab a couple of Pi's and happy to help.

bw
grant







On 21 Feb 2014, at 07:16, Patrick Perdue wrote:

I tried the Griffin iMic, and found it to be incredibly noisy, eeven
as a line input device, before applying any real gain. We're talking
noise floors close to the 8-bit dynamic range here. Add to that the
potential for issues if you're on the power grid with a pair of
unbalanced electrets. Unfortunately, I don't really know of anything
awesome that is as simple to setup and use. Andrea Electronics makes a
stereo input dongle. I wonder if it might be a better alternative than
the iMic. I don't have one to try, myself.

I'm going to pick up a couple of pies soon, so I would be interested
in disk images/any configuration help, as I have never actually had my
stream on the map despite running one for four years, mostly out of
laziness. I should really do something about that.
I would be using a Behringer UCA-222 audio interface lined into a set
of outputs on my MG102C mixer, which has a pair of dynamic mics on it.
Not a particularly  compact setup, but it's proven to be very
reliable, and can withstand rain, snow, etc. with almost direct
exposure.

On 2/20/14, august <august@alien.mur.at> wrote:
Hi August

Yes - it will be great to hear from the Oakland stream again.


This might be a good time to talk about Pi's:


We have been working on Pi streaming and now have 2 stable and good
approaches:


1.   Mono over ethernet using Raspberry Pi Version B, Icicle from Blue
Microphones and XLR microphone.

2.   Stereo over wifi using Pi Version B, Edimax Wifi Adapter, Griffin
iMic and stereo electret condenser microphones [mono would also work].


Both these approaches require minimal setup and are designed for long term
trouble-free operation.

We can help with setup and/or send you a free pre-configured SD Card with
everything you need on it.

I just so happen to have a griffin iMic laying around.  Maybe I will
just try that out with the old box.

Any suggestions for a mic?

-august.
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