[NCARC] Looking for input (be nice) for repeater voice over announcements.

[wa9fbo at gmail.com]

My message didn't make it through the reflector 'cause I added a folder 
with lots of small sound files (snippets from TV and movies -- good for 
IDs, timeouts, etc.). If anyone wants them I'll be happy to send them. 
However, I'm aware that some folks will view playing sound files over 
repeaters like they view music over repeaters: pure evil. Over the years 
some folks have complained to repeater owners when several beeps were 
sequenced to make a music chord or the start of Beethoven's 5th. Be 
prepared for some evangelism if you run them.

73,

Bob

On 12/31/2014 11:03 AM, wa9fbo at gmail.com wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> Many S-COM customers seem to have connections with broadcasters, 
> recording professionals, etc., in some way, and very often are able to 
> get voiceovers made at little or no cost (public service aspect of the 
> hobby works here). And many of these professionals are very familiar 
> with Audacity, the sound editing program of choice for the 7330.
>
>
> Bob Schmid, WA9FBO
> S-COM, LLC
> P.O. Box 1546
> LaPorte, CO 80535-1546
> U.S.A.
> 970-416-6505 phone
> 970-419-3222 fax
> www.scomcontrollers.com
> On 12/31/2014 10:48 AM, John at wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>    I am busy getting the 7330 repeater controllers updated and trying to get
>> a good handle on the software and the functions of the system.
>>
>>    In the course of doing some fresh programming, instead of using the Mr.
>> Roboto voice for our club repeater announcements 100% of the time, I'm
>> looking for input (be nice) for repeater human voice announcements.   So
>> far we have just 2 programmed into the new 7330 "Buckhorn fig1" controller
>> which is the club/station ID.  Attached is an mp3 sample.
>>
>>    There are going to be some basic announcements such the ARES and SKYWARN
>> info as well as linking and unlinking statements that still need to be
>> created.
>>
>> Since getting the actual recording and then translating it into 7330 format
>> and then actually loading it in is a fairly big undertaking,  what I want
>> to do is to create a library of all announcements and program the bulk of
>> them into all controllers if possible.   That way all the repeaters would
>> have the same set of human voice announcements and if the controllers
>> needed to be reprogrammed for functionality then the voice announcements
>> would be universal among all the controllers.
>>
>>    Long-winded announcements and time dated information need to be avoided
>> since the process to reprogram the the controller's custom audio is not
>> trivial and we are limited to 13 minutes total time...
>>
>>  From the Manual:
>> The 7330 and associated support software supports the capability for you to
>> develop your own custom audio words and messages. These can be used in
>> addition to what is already available in the standard Speech Vocabulary
>> Tables.
>> You can create and add individually playable words up to a total maximum
>> length of 13 minutes of audio, consisting of sounds, words, phrases, and
>> announcements. You are only limited by your imagination and by any
>> regulatory restrictions appropriate for your use of the repeater.
>>
>> Some voice announcements are better suited to using Mr. Roboto; such as the
>> time announcement or power reset/battery backup types of messages.
>>
>> So I'm throwing it out there.
>>
>> I want the voice announcements to be a female voice since the higher
>> pitched voice usually an attention getter.  I do have a candidate in mind
>> if she agrees.  Very pleasant and professional sounding.
>>
>> John at KB0NE, amateur radio station
>>
>>
>>
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