Recording Enhancements Pack

[paulheu]

That should work I guess..

[NorTheBear]

Hello,

I am just wondering if it is possible to enhance the split functionality with a configurable option to do file splits on-the-fly by pressing a key while recording and listening to the source at the same time.

This would be a time saver for all those persons (like me) who merely want to split a recorded live show into single songs while listening to the show. I hate it when it comes to sit in front of a computer scanning a 1 or 2 GB audio file and to manually set the "cut points".

Thank you for considering and keep up the great work.

Best, Norbert.

[Llorean]

I thought there was already a button to trigger a manual split. Wasn't there?

[Mmmm]

This is already in the REP....see post#1 in this thread

[jaybeee]

@Mmmm: I installed your rockbox build today and tried out the REP for the first time.  The screen looks cool and so are the other setting options.  Great work fella.

One problem though: when I started to record it displayed a message saying 'low disk space'.  I didn't understand why cos there was 12gb free (I've got a H120 [20gb]).  So I thought I'd just carry on, but after 11mins it turned itself off.
The settings used were to use time split of 2hrs with source being line-in.

I installed the latest offical Rockbox daily build and recorded my tape no problems just now.

So I guess it must be something in your code that has interrogated my disk space, thought there was not much left (must've though it was really low to only allow ~11mins), and stopped recording when it reached it's apparent critical level.

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One other thing: when on digital source, the scroll bar that you move up & down to the various options; well there's a gap (where the gain is normally placed for line-in) and when scrolling down the scroll bar disappears and to then reappears once it's past those 'imaginary' gain lines.

[whatboutbob]

jaybeee: Rescan your disk. Off the top of my head its in debug > disk info > free space, click your joystick.

This problem usually occurs when you delete files via windows explorer.

[Mmmm]

@Mmmm: I installed your rockbox build today and tried out the REP for the first time.  The screen looks cool and so are the other setting options.  Great work fella.

One problem though: when I started to record it displayed a message saying 'low disk space'.  I didn't understand why cos there was 12gb free (I've got a H120 [20gb]).  So I thought I'd just carry on, but after 11mins it turned itself off.
The settings used were to use time split of 2hrs with source being line-in.

I installed the latest offical Rockbox daily build and recorded my tape no problems just now.

So I guess it must be something in your code that has interrogated my disk space, thought there was not much left (must've though it was really low to only allow ~11mins), and stopped recording when it reached it's apparent critical level.

Yeah, what whatboutbob said except its in  info > rockbox info and you have to press the on button.

It's something to do with windows and reporting filesize and it telling the player what the filesize is and getting it wrong or so I've been told. It only happens with the REP because it includes a safety feature courtesy of Vinylivo, that checks the remaining diskspace so that it doesn't just record right off the end and cause probs.
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One other thing: when on digital source, the scroll bar that you move up & down to the various options; well there's a gap (where the gain is normally placed for line-in) and when scrolling down the scroll bar disappears and to then reappears once it's past those 'imaginary' gain lines.

Ahh, well spotted! I hadn't noticed that, thanks! I'll fix it sometime...something to do with the AGC patch I think...

[jaybeee]

Yeah, what whatboutbob said except its in  info > rockbox info and you have to press the on button.

So it is.  A 'hidden' feature! cos that info page gives no indication that a scan disk can be performed.  All sorted now. I'm gonna be recording some stuff tonight, so I'll test out the REP later 

[Febs]

Maybe it would be a good idea either to scan the disk space automatically when recording is started, or at least to duplicate the scan option on the recording settings screen so that it is easy to update.

[whatboutbob]

Maybe it would be a good idea either to scan the disk space automatically when recording is started, or at least to duplicate the scan option on the recording settings screen so that it is easy to update.

...or auto-scan when entering the recording screen (it can take a while to scan).  Quite a few people (myself included) have been caught out by this now.

[Llorean]

I think auto-scanning when entering the recording screen would be somewhat irritating, especially if your disk space *is* correct, and you wanted to make a quick recording of something.

If it's going to auto-scan, that should be optional, but I think there should be at least a "Verify Free Space" or something in the recording menus.

[jaybeee]

^^ yep agree. Make it an option in the menu. An option to run every time you enter the recording screen or not. And an option to simply run it when required.

[petur]

quick remark: the 'unboosted recording' changes have been committed, so for analog recording (mic and line-in) the cpu runs at a much lower speed. spdif should still run at full speed. The cpu is boosted while writing to disk.

the remarks I have:
- I did not actually test with spdif as I don't have an h1x0, but it should function as before (but test it nonetheless)
- I have not tested the impact of this change when you use other fancy recording stuff like the graphics and stuff. It is tested only with AGC active.

As posted before, this change got me 12h continuous recording from line-in on my h340...

[petur]

sorry to break patches again

I committed part of the changes jvo made for AGC, namely the better sample -> dB calculation for (amongst others) the peakmeter

[Rincewind]

Mmmm, the next time you update your build, you should put the newest version of my rec button patch in, it fixes a very nasty freezing bug that was in the last version.