[blindreplay] Re: Exact Timing Of Shows: was RE: Re: Multiple copies of shows
- From: <petrakigianos-giasou@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: blindreplay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 18:11:29 -0700 (PDT)
Streams work a bit different on the internet. The data (packets)
take time to reach you. The stream you hear is not LIVE. There
is a delay. I have seen some audio streams 4-5 minutes behind.
You can test this. Turn on your AM/FM station to a station that
also streams on the internet. Compare the stream with the audio
coming out of your radio's speakers. There is going to be a
delay on the internet stream.
I schedule the start and end times for some of my recordings 5
minutes early and 5 minutes later. This ensures I won't miss
anything.
--- Pam Drake <pamdrake@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Robin,
>
> I don't know if you've ever programmed a vcr, but Replay works
> much the same
> way. Getting the time exactly right is difficult because the
> station's time
> and/or network time may not exactly agree with your computer's
> clock.
>
> I have a particular show I've been trying to get just right;
> and I can vary
> the clodk by a few seconds and end up with the very beginning
> or end being
> cut off. I suppose if everyone, listeners and broadcasters
> alike, were to
> synchronized their clock with WWV or the atomic clock of their
> particular
> country you might have a chance of getting the program
> exactly right; but
> who's going to do that? In fact, local stations will
> sometimes even run
> over a little on one program and just make up time somewhere
> else in the
> program day, especially if they aren't carrying any national
> or syndicated
> programs or hourly newscasts. With the automated programming
> on some
> stations you might even see the news start a few seconds late,
> or perhaps a
> song gets cut off for the news.
>
> The best you can do is play with the timing and try to get a
> little extra
> from another program rather than lose any time from the
> program you want to
> record.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Pam
>
>
> Robin wrote:
> Speaking of short files, when I record certain programs,, for
> an hour as an
> example, I get the hour shouw and an additional file that is
> about a minute
> long.
>
> Two questions:
> 1. Is this an error in the way I programmed the recording?
> (they are all
> scheduled for the exact time I want)?
> 2. Is there a cure?
>
> thanks,
> Robin
>
>
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