[arm-allstar] Allison on the RPI2

Corey Dean n3fe at repeater.net
Fri Aug 7 19:20:19 EST 2015 

Look at the xipar distributions.  It does the ducting.  Maybe it could be incorporated into the code you use.  I have two xipar nodes setup that way and it works great!  

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> On Aug 7, 2015, at 4:34 PM, David McGough <kb4fxc at inttek.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> Yes, agreed. Allison audio ducking would be a nice feature for the AllStar 
> code release.
> 
>> On Fri, 7 Aug 2015, Doug Crompton wrote:
>> 
>> I also agree BUT there are certain times when you would want to lower the level like for ID's where they might play over someone talking.
>> 73 Doug
>> WA3DSP
>> http://www.crompton.com/hamradio
>> 
>> 
>>> Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2015 14:24:46 -0400
>>> From: kb4fxc at inttek.net
>>> To: arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
>>> Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Allison on the RPI2
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I agree, from my experiences.  If the TX audio level is set correctly, 
>>> Allison will be fine.
>>> 
>>> All this being said, we need a better way to set the audio levels--a 
>>> method that works for the 99% of users that don't have a deviation meter 
>>> nearby.
>>> 
>>> 73, David KB4FXC
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Fri, 7 Aug 2015, Tim Sawyer wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Allison is not too loud if the audio settings are done properly. I've been
>>>> hammered for saying that before but I'll risk it again because I believe
>>>> it's true.
>>>> 
>>>> To recap audio setup:
>>>> 1. Set your generator to 3Khz without CTCSS and use the app_rpt meter to
>>>> adjust receive level.
>>>> 2. Use app_rpt cop4 or simple-tune-menu to set the transmit level to 3Khz
>>>> without CTCSS.
>>>> 
>>>> Once those two steps are done transmit, repeat, linked nodes and Allison's
>>>> levels will be perfectly set across the entire AllStar network. This
>>>> set-and-forget procedure is a really great thing about AllStar.
>>>> 
>>>> I would agree that Allison audio ducking would be a desirable optional
>>>> feature. Also setting telemdefault=2 will satisfy many user's too-loud
>>>> complaints.
>>>> 
>>>>> On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 7:37 AM, Doug Crompton <doug at crompton.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> That is a good script BUT it turns down the levels of all Allison files.
>>>>> If that is what you intended then fine but if you just want to turn down an
>>>>> ID or pre-prepared text then doing it on just that segment is probably a
>>>>> better idea. There is no corresponding way to turn it back up so you would
>>>>> have to copy files back from the orig directory where they were backed up.
>>>>> So be aware this does alter all Allison files.
>>>>> 
>>>>> There is a volume script documented in the tts and/or scripts howto at
>>>>> hamvoip.org that will do this on an individual file.
>>>>> 
>>>>> [root at alarmpi utils]# change_vol.sh
>>>>> 
>>>>> Change volume of a sound file -
>>>>> 
>>>>>    change_vol.sh <infile> <outfile> <vol>
>>>>> 
>>>>>    To lower vol <1 (ex. .1-.99) - To raise vol >1 (ex. 1.1 -1.9)
>>>>> 
>>>>>   change_vol.sh inputfile.wav outputfile.wav .35
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> *73 DougWA3DSPhttp://www.crompton.com/hamradio
>>>>> <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>> From: petem001 at gmail.com
>>>>> To: wg at hawaii.rr.com; arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
>>>>> Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2015 09:27:43 -0400
>>>>> Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Allison on the RPI2
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hey bro! your woman talk too loud? there is but one way to fix that...
>>>>> 
>>>>> You tell her to shut-up! Be a man! stand up!
>>>>> 
>>>>> or you can read that [image: Clignement d'œil]
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://allstarnode.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=26&hilit=Allison&sid=2f44478284b12d51594406142fe1d91f
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> *From:* Wayne <wg at hawaii.rr.com>
>>>>> *Sent:* Friday, August 07, 2015 3:45 AM
>>>>> *To:* arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
>>>>> *Subject:* [arm-allstar] Allison on the RPI2
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> HI,
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I know I’ve seen it but now looking for it I can’t find the info, there is
>>>>> a way to turn down Allison on rpi2, can someone point me in the right
>>>>> direction again…
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> 
>>>>> Wayne
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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