Re: [App_rpt-users] Adjusting telemetry levels (Doug Crompton)
Doug, As far as I can tell -5db has caused no problems and I think it is less objectionable than the level I hear from the other two servers typically connected to my machine. I've implemented gaindown on only one server so far. I found -10db too low and -5db was not quite as much as I would like. I have stuck with -5db on that machine. The YL has a nice voice, but way too loud. I have adjusted controls on CWID and delt with courtesy tones to make those less bothersome when multiple nodes are connected. The tools seem to be there. But I have been unable to teach the YL to be more polite and stop screaming connection messages over active traffic on the repeaters. I was thinking of a delay that would hold off the connection or disconnection AND the associated voice messages until the radios are unkeyed. This is probably a significant 'feature request'. Until I cranked up a few Allstar servers a few months ago, I had not run a LINUX or UNIX box here since 2005 and I've not done any programming in at least 12 years. I am a little rusty to say the least. So at this point I have to be carefull that I don't break anything I can't fix, hi hi. Still I am very interested in the connect/disconnect message threads. I'll see what I can do with your script. I appreciate your work on this. All considered, I say this system works very well. 73, Ken W4NOC ----- Original Message ----- From: <app_rpt-users-request@ohnosec.org> To: <app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 4:13 PM Subject: App_rpt-users Digest, Vol 58, Issue 18
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Message: 1 Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 16:13:20 -0500 From: Doug Crompton <doug@crompton.com> To: Ken W4NOC <kenh@tsg-us.com> Cc: "app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org" <app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org> Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Adjusting telemetry levels Message-ID: <BLU172-W3528BB0510C011C29E391BAD70@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Ken,
Thanks, yes, that is exactly what I mentioned in my message. The problem (or maybe not problem) is that this lowers the volume for these files even when they are not used for connect/disconnect messages.
Has this been an issue? 73 Doug WA3DSP http://www.crompton.com/hamradio
From: kenh@tsg-us.com To: app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 12:31:14 -0500 Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Adjusting telemetry levels
Doug, You may wish to try the 'gaindown' script. This will lower the volume of the connect/disconnect messages. It works well. http://www.allstarnode.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=26 73, Ken W4NOC
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1. Adjusting telemetry levels (Doug Crompton) 2. Re: Turn off dis/connect messages but not other telemetry? (corrected) (Doug Crompton) 3. Re: Turn off dis/connect messages but not other telemetry? (corrected) (Tim Sawyer)
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Message: 1 Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 23:40:32 -0500 From: Doug Crompton <doug@crompton.com> To: "app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org" <app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org> Subject: [App_rpt-users] Adjusting telemetry levels Message-ID: <BLU172-W32F6A2BE101C94ACFF8941BAD70@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
I have been trying to think of creative ways to adjust (down) the voice telemetry levels. The connected, disconnected, etc. messages are created from the Asterisk sounds directory. What I did for my voice ID and other short messages was create a batch file to combine the sound files and then run the combined file through sox to lower the volume.
In other cases it becomes a little more difficult. I like on the hour time messages. The app_rpt time messages are created using the Asterisk say commands and code in app_rpt. It is not possible without modifying the app_rpt source to change the way it says it or more importantly the volume. I like the volume of messages to be somewhat lower than the normal QSO audio. So I created a Perl program to emulate the built-in time function and then on the fly I adjust the volume and play it.
So far I have most everything under control but the connect/disconnect messages which are very annoying. I wish they could be made lower in volume also. This could be accomplished by running all the audio files they would call through sox to reduce the volume. Then when app_rpt called the files they would play at reduced volume. Kind of a crude way to do it but it would work. Of course whenever you called the modified files for other uses they would be at a reduced volume also.
Interested in what others have done in this regard?
I am attaching my Perl script to replace the app_rpt built-in time in case anyone else would like to use it. Instructions for its use are in comments in the script.
73 Doug WA3DSP http://www.crompton.com/hamradio
This might be what you’re looking for: http://ohnosec.org/drupal/node/110 Or you may prefer: http://ohnosec.org/drupal/node/103 -- Tim :wq On Dec 5, 2013, at 2:58 PM, Ken W4NOC <kenh@tsg-us.com> wrote:
Doug,
As far as I can tell -5db has caused no problems and I think it is less objectionable than the level I hear from the other two servers typically connected to my machine.
I've implemented gaindown on only one server so far. I found -10db too low and -5db was not quite as much as I would like. I have stuck with -5db on that machine. The YL has a nice voice, but way too loud.
I have adjusted controls on CWID and delt with courtesy tones to make those less bothersome when multiple nodes are connected. The tools seem to be there. But I have been unable to teach the YL to be more polite and stop screaming connection messages over active traffic on the repeaters. I was thinking of a delay that would hold off the connection or disconnection AND the associated voice messages until the radios are unkeyed. This is probably a significant 'feature request'.
Until I cranked up a few Allstar servers a few months ago, I had not run a LINUX or UNIX box here since 2005 and I've not done any programming in at least 12 years. I am a little rusty to say the least. So at this point I have to be carefull that I don't break anything I can't fix, hi hi. Still I am very interested in the connect/disconnect message threads. I'll see what I can do with your script. I appreciate your work on this.
All considered, I say this system works very well.
73, Ken W4NOC
----- Original Message ----- From: <app_rpt-users-request@ohnosec.org> To: <app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 4:13 PM Subject: App_rpt-users Digest, Vol 58, Issue 18
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Message: 1 Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 16:13:20 -0500 From: Doug Crompton <doug@crompton.com> To: Ken W4NOC <kenh@tsg-us.com> Cc: "app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org" <app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org> Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Adjusting telemetry levels Message-ID: <BLU172-W3528BB0510C011C29E391BAD70@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Ken,
Thanks, yes, that is exactly what I mentioned in my message. The problem (or maybe not problem) is that this lowers the volume for these files even when they are not used for connect/disconnect messages.
Has this been an issue? 73 Doug WA3DSP http://www.crompton.com/hamradio
From: kenh@tsg-us.com To: app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 12:31:14 -0500 Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Adjusting telemetry levels
Doug, You may wish to try the 'gaindown' script. This will lower the volume of the connect/disconnect messages. It works well. http://www.allstarnode.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=26 73, Ken W4NOC
----- Original Message ----- From: <app_rpt-users-request@ohnosec.org> To: <app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 1:09 AM Subject: App_rpt-users Digest, Vol 58, Issue 14
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1. Adjusting telemetry levels (Doug Crompton) 2. Re: Turn off dis/connect messages but not other telemetry? (corrected) (Doug Crompton) 3. Re: Turn off dis/connect messages but not other telemetry? (corrected) (Tim Sawyer)
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Message: 1 Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 23:40:32 -0500 From: Doug Crompton <doug@crompton.com> To: "app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org" <app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org> Subject: [App_rpt-users] Adjusting telemetry levels Message-ID: <BLU172-W32F6A2BE101C94ACFF8941BAD70@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
I have been trying to think of creative ways to adjust (down) the voice telemetry levels. The connected, disconnected, etc. messages are > created from the Asterisk sounds directory. What I did for my voice ID and > other short messages was create a batch file to combine the sound files and > then run the combined file through sox to lower the volume.
In other cases it becomes a little more difficult. I like on the hour > time messages. The app_rpt time messages are created using the Asterisk say commands and code in app_rpt. It is not possible without modifying the app_rpt source to change the way it says it or more importantly the volume. I like the volume of messages to be somewhat lower than the > normal QSO audio. So I created a Perl program to emulate the built-in time function and then on the fly I adjust the volume and play it.
So far I have most everything under control but the connect/disconnect messages which are very annoying. I wish they could be made lower in volume also. This could be accomplished by running all the audio files they would call through sox to reduce the volume. Then when app_rpt > called the files they would play at reduced volume. Kind of a crude way to do > it but it would work. Of course whenever you called the modified files for other uses they would be at a reduced volume also.
Interested in what others have done in this regard?
I am attaching my Perl script to replace the app_rpt built-in time in > case anyone else would like to use it. Instructions for its use are in > comments in the script.
73 Doug WA3DSP http://www.crompton.com/hamradio
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