[arm-allstar] Allison on the RPI2

[Tim Sawyer]

I've always thought that it's a low RX level that makes Allison sound too
loud. But now that I think about it, I guess it would depend on where she's
digitally mixed.




On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 11:24 AM, David McGough <kb4fxc at inttek.net> wrote:

>
> 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'Å“il]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> 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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