if you go here, Patrick

locus sonus login / setup new account

you can quickly set up a new account.

bw
g

On 21 Feb 2014, at 10:08, Patrick Perdue wrote:

I have/had an account on Locus Sonus, but I don't remember any of the creds for it. I set it up in 2010 hoping to use Puredata on Windows, got it half-way set up, and then something dumb happened (can't remember what now,) and that was never finished.

Interesting about the iMic. I don't actually know how old the one I have here is, but it's definitely anything but quiet. The absolute best floor I can achieve at mic level is somewhere around -55DB (about the same as a cassette tape,) and that's with a terminated connection, nothing else adding noise,  and at a low gain. The noise I get is pure hiss, nothing from the front-side bus.
output is perfectly fine, but not relevant in this case.

Also, what mics are people using with the Blue XLR preamp?

On 2/21/2014 4:41 AM, Grant Smith wrote:
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
<http://locus.creacast.com:9001/le-rove_niolon.ogg>: 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 <mailto: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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