Nope, not me. Howard is working with Ron C.
Sound was clean this morning, getting scratchy, could be interference from so many radios around or driving by.
Ron/SaberTooth, hey. I've made the mistake in believing laptops would haul the freight for this out here. From netbooks to 4G Toshibas, all would work, in theory. In practice, we've come up against a surprising lack of reliability for a 12 hour webcast. Even with chill pads, the computers have stopped erratically from heat.
This time I brought a refurbed office computer, Windows 7 Pro, 4G, using the 4G hotspot today, opening just the Meridix producing program with no other activity, no reading the forum, no shopping on eBay, no email, etc. I'm real happy with the way it works all day long without a glitch.
We used the 1k watt Honda gen set outside to power it, but the little guy just didn't want to run all day every day. Upgrade required.
Right now, we have a collection of bits, a Shure mixer and a DJ mixer in line to blend in the omni mic on top of the trailer pointing toward the course, omni mic inside for live talk if we do that (which we are not doing this time) and an A/V interface along with a MicroPort Pro feeding into a USB port.
But, when Chris was here this week, he tweaked a few things and we plan to get together in Milwaukee this winter to re-do the kit into a rack mounted portable unit for plug and play. The computer will fit in a rack space, we'll put a tuner in, and use a Mackie XFPro 8 channel also in the rack. And, an inverter generator that will run 12-14 hours a day on one tank of fuel is in the cards.
You can hang out at one of the races and be the audio guy, start it, go online, do a sound check and go enjoy the day or sit here in the safety and comfort of Slim and Nancy's pit and enjoy the sounds, smell, and view of the vehicles through the lights. I will for sure be at BUB, for sure at The Shootout (maybe with a low power FM set for fans and for safety). Since I cannot guarantee I'll be at Speedweek, WoS or WF, though do want to be, Slim could use a part time person to monitor the equipment while he is racing or down at the starting line posting on here. If the system is as good as it's been these past few days, it shouldn't need constant minding.