Some here may recall my post about having a real listener:
Some here may recall my post about having a real listener:
Well, my real listener was out of town for a week and I got lazy. When she returned, I dutifully tuned the cable box to the Music Choice channel of her preference, patched it into the transmitter, checked the audio levels with my nifty LED VU meter, checked the video screen to make sure I was on the right program channel and all appeared well....BUT, I neglected to follow the first rule of broadcast engineering which is MONITOR YOUR ON THE AIR SIGNAL. Yep, everything was perfect except I forgot to turn on the transmitter!
I am laughing but my audience isn't.
Neil
Thats why a real on-the-air monitor is the best way to go. Use an old stereo receiver. You can use speakers or headphones,you can even wire in a mic muting circuit and a cueing circuit.
Regards,Lee
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Good suggestion Lee. That's what I used to do many years ago when I actually wanted to listen to the programming constantly. Such is not the case now.
I am going to appoint my wife the Official Station On the Air Monitor and it will be her duty to report to me if there is a problem (provided that I am not sleeping).
Another option which she suggested is "Show me how to make it work.". Good idea! She will also be the Operating Engineer. She has mastered resetting the LAN router after a power fail/restore so she can do this. Since I bypass my computer in the audio chain, what can she mess up? (Time will tell.)
Anyway, I hope the readers get a little levity from my adventures with my real audience.
Neil