Recording Enhancements Pack

[petur]

I know this is the REP thread, but could you *please* test with the latest CVS build as well? Just to figure out if this is related to a patch included in the REP

thanks

[lurker]

petur: good point.

I loaded CVS-060622 (todays bleeding edge), reset settings, set "Show Recording Screen on Startup" to "yes". After powerdown and restart, recording screen is enterred but no audio from headphones. I must press Stop and Play to enable audio from headphones.

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Ok, I've configured the dev environment and have downloaded the latest CVS code, built it, and I have the problem. I will try and play with it this weekend since (I think) I understand what gets called when and it doesn't look like there's that much that could go wrong. Will report back if/when I have any new information.

[Mmmm]

Some of you will be pleased to hear that I've finally fixed the bug in my build (not in the REP) with the joyclick patch (where when clicking, it did a double select in menus)...

I have also added Rincewind's patch for customising the record button (to the REP and my build).

And of course my build is up to date with current CVS now too (with a date stamp just for Dunno ).
See post#1 as usual for all updated stuff 

EDIT: just a few afterthoughts...

[lurker]

ok, I tracked down my no audio if "Show Recording Screen on Startup" set to "yes" problem. Turns out that it appears the HW seems to need a kick that it's not getting before jumping to the recording screen. At least this is true for the current CVS version on two units I have access to. Anyway, the patch was trivial and is attached (it's a one-liner). I've submitted it for inclusion in CVS.

Mmmmm, any possibility of getting it included in your REP build?

If not, anyway for me to get a zip of your REP patches and I'll apply it to the current CVS, now that I can build 

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[Mmmm]

ok, I tracked down my no audio if "Show Recording Screen on Startup" set to "yes" problem. Turns out that it appears the HW seems to need a kick that it's not getting before jumping to the recording screen. At least this is true for the current CVS version on two units I have access to. Anyway, the patch was trivial and is attached (it's a one-liner). I've submitted it for inclusion in CVS.

ooh, well done...It's a bit weird that you have this problem on two units and  (if everyone's silence is anything to go by) nobody else has this problem at all isn't it? .

Mmmmm, any possibility of getting it included in your REP build?

If not, anyway for me to get a zip of your REP patches and I'll apply it to the current CVS, now that I can build 

You can find the REP patch in post#1 of this thread...

[petur]

ok, I tracked down my no audio if "Show Recording Screen on Startup" set to "yes" problem. Turns out that it appears the HW seems to need a kick that it's not getting before jumping to the recording screen. At least this is true for the current CVS version on two units I have access to. Anyway, the patch was trivial and is attached (it's a one-liner). I've submitted it for inclusion in CVS.

The 'fix' looks not like a fix. I bet that if you'd replace that code with a sleep(), it would act the same.

Still, I don't understand the problem in the first place. And if the sleep fixes it, something seems to be started too soon?

[lurker]

petur: you're right. Since this is clearly not REP related anymore, I've taken my response over to my patch comments in Flyspray. Please take a look when you get a chance, I'm hoping you have additional insight into the problem. Thanks to all for your patience on this.

[paulheu]

Anyone heard anything from vinylIvo recently? I'd like to see and update to the histogram patch to go with the current AGC build.. I kinda miss the pretty pictures..

Bump.. anyone?!

[rickeyjt]

File dates are the build date e.g., 060623 = 6/23/2006 2:35 AM.

Maybe someone could write in a way to see the build date on the recording screen and allow you to change it there, along with the time.  Use the joystick to go down to a date line and set the date/time for your recording.

 

[jaybeee]

Another feature request for the Recording Enhancements Pack:
I think a great enhancement to the 'recording' (or 'sleep timer'?) functionality would be to allow recording with a timer.  Say I want to record a radio broadcast at night, I have to leave the player running all night which on my 20gb model normally fills it up (depending on when it is started & stopped).  Whilst that isn't much of a biggy really, to allow the recording to be stopped (cleanly of course) when the sleep timer has finsihed counting down, would be just magic   

Is it possible?

[Llorean]

Or perhaps a filesize and time-limit cap (with an option to split or stop recording when the cap is reached).

[jaybeee]

Or perhaps a filesize and time-limit cap (with an option to split or stop recording when the cap is reached).

Yep, the time-limit cap would be useful. Just a different way to a achieve the same thing; like it 

[Llorean]

I think a time limit AND a file size cap would be useful.
Say you're making recordings in MP3 (once that's supported) or just don't know how long a 700mb WAV is off the top of your head, and want to make files that split at CD length (not audio-CD, data-CD) for archiving. Easy with a autosplit at filesize option.

[jaybeee]

I think a time limit AND a file size cap would be useful.
Say you're making recordings in MP3 (once that's supported) or just don't know how long a 700mb WAV is off the top of your head, and want to make files that split at CD length (not audio-CD, data-CD) for archiving. Easy with a autosplit at filesize option.

Having that as an option I can see being useful.  For me I'd probably not use the size split, but as you say, and I agree, it would be a handy option for people.  Nice thinking Llorean

[Llorean]

It's most useful with VBR formats like any of the lossless compressed ones where you can't predict filesize by playback time.