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Helen May
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19391 Location: Cheshire
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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:17 am Post subject: Listen Again in Mono Only? |
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I recorded a couple of shows on to my hard drive and noticed that they are recording on my Total Recorder in mono. Anyone else noticed?
I've checked all the settings and they are set for stereo, and the live broadcast records in stereo. I've also checked a previous recording and done a trial re-record and that also comes in stereo.
As a last resort I taped the same show from listen again from my internet radio and that came over in stereo, so it's only the PC broadcast that is affected.
It's puzzling me.
H _________________ 88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!
I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005 |
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Rob
Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Posts: 163 Location: Leicester
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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:11 pm Post subject: Re: Listen Again in Mono Only? |
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Helen May wrote: | I recorded a couple of shows on to my hard drive and noticed that they are recording on my Total Recorder in mono. Anyone else noticed?
I've checked all the settings and they are set for stereo, and the live broadcast records in stereo. I've also checked a previous recording and done a trial re-record and that also comes in stereo.
As a last resort I taped the same show from listen again from my internet radio and that came over in stereo, so it's only the PC broadcast that is affected.
It's puzzling me.
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No puzzle. Internet bandwidth costs money to buy. Listen Again has a relatively low bandwidth (hence the less than sparkling quality) and mono programmes require less bandwidth than stereo ones.
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Helen May
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19391 Location: Cheshire
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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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Rob
I don't think that is the reason. Why has is just started to happen within the last few weeks?
It's obviously coming through in stereo on my wifi internet radio so why not on my PC through the BBC player?
H _________________ 88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!
I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005 |
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AndyAndy2 RAJARed Member
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 548 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne
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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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Helen,
I have Audio lab and I've been taping stuff to my hard drive and they've come out in stereo ok.
No idea what problem may be. have you tried to tape a different station, say bbc7 listen again to see if it's mono with them? _________________ Some say he once threw a microwave oven at a tramp and that all his potted plants are called 'Steve'.....all we know is, he's called 'The Stig!'. |
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Helen May
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19391 Location: Cheshire
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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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I'll give that a try Andy, thanks.
H _________________ 88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!
I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005 |
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Helen May
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19391 Location: Cheshire
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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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Have just tried Radio Wales - stereo. Radio 1 and 6 music and something else on R2 all in mono.
At least I know it's not Total Recorder, but it's odd!
H _________________ 88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!
I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005 |
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firewirefred Guest
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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:34 pm Post subject: Re: Listen Again in Mono Only? |
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Rob wrote: | No puzzle. Internet bandwidth costs money to buy. Listen Again has a relatively low bandwidth (hence the less than sparkling quality) and mono programmes require less bandwidth than stereo ones. |
All output from the Real streaming servers is stereo (and, where Real is concerned, horrible at that!) but I think Helen got a setting wrong on the way into the desktop recorder. Mind you, the BBC's Real streaming has been very troublesome lately.
I do wish they'd move away from Real! |
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Helen May
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19391 Location: Cheshire
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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Fred. I'll have a look at the settings, but I checked the other day and they were set on Stereo.
I thought it would be odd that the BBC would put out programmes in mono unless of course they has been originally recorded that way for a specific reason.
H _________________ 88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!
I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005 |
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Helen May
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19391 Location: Cheshire
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:47 pm Post subject: Re: Listen Again in Mono Only? |
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firewirefred wrote: |
All output from the Real streaming servers is stereo (and, where Real is concerned, horrible at that!) but I think Helen got a setting wrong on the way into the desktop recorder.
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It must have been the streaming of that particular show because it is working fine in Stereo now and I haven't altered a single setting on Total Recorder.
H _________________ 88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!
I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005 |
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