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Redbrick Radio Podcasts

2005-10-15T12:37:26Z

Sandman: /* Step 5: Listen to your file. */

==Step 1: Create your show.==

Well, this is pretty simple to understand, process wise: grab
the songs you want to broadcast, stick them all together, and
save the result. The devil is in the details, though. You need
a program to allow you to stick the files together, and you
need to be able to edit the file you create to ensure smooth
track transitions (see "Dead Air" ;)

Like a mixtape, you shouldn't just plop song after song - there
should be some kind of link between songs. You pick the link:
they sound similar, they're about the same subject, whatever,
but they should flow. You wouldn't stick Atari Teenage Riot
after Iron & Wine, for example, but if you stick a Cornelius
track inbetween them, you could get it to work. Possibly. But
that's all part of personal preference. Once you've decided on
a running order, you need to create the show.
To do this, I used a program called Goldwave (www.goldwave.com),
but you can use whatever you like. Basically, it needs to have
the ability to crossfade and mix tracks together. I won't include
instructions on how to do that here, because I'm not the best
person to ask. At the end of the process, though, you should have
one file. It's probably going to be a WAV file at this point, as
most editors decompress to that format for editing. (Yes, this
may reduce the quality of the tracks if you're using shitty
128kps mp3s, but we're all using originals here and can take it
direct from the CD, right? Right.)

==Step 2: Create your mp3==

Take the WAV file that is your show from Step 1, and transform
it into an mp3. I recommend using Lame for this, and I also
recommend using the "--alt-preset standard" switch. This will
create a VBR mp3 that's very high quality. If you are using
original sources, this is the best way to ensure a good sounding
mp3.

===Step 2a: Create your album art===

At the moment, there's no RBRadio art. Possibly some enterprising soul
will do one up (500x500 dimensions, .jpg format), but until then (and
even after) you can make your own in your favourite editor. I used
Photoshop to merge an Electric Picnic poster with the RB Brick logo,
fyi.

==Step 3: Tag your mp3==

So, having got your mp3 and any album art, make sure and update the
ID3 tag info. You can use whatever program you like to do this, but
I recommend Tag & Rename (http://www.softpointer.com/tr.htm). This
program allows you to embed the album art in the ID3 tag. This will
increase the size of the mp3, but given that we're talking about an
increase of ~100Kb in a file that's likely to be 40Mb, that's not
much of an issue.

For RBRadio, the recommended tags are:

Title: whatever you want

Artist: RedBrick

Album: whatever you want: your username, a show title, both, a partridge...

Year: current year

Genre: whatever's appropriate.

Comment: In this section, include the playlist for the show. I like to use "Artist - Song Title (Album)", but it's up to you.

If you're using Tag & Rename, you'll see an "Art" panel on the right
of the tag editor. Click on Add, and link your image.

==Step 4: Submit your show==

Upload your mp3 to /var/tmp. Then, log in and run the following script:

~rbradio/bin/submit_show <your mp3 file>

This will place your show in the submissions area for RBRadio, and the
crew will take it from there. The submission process asks some questions,
but answers are optional.

==Step 5: Listen to your file.==

Oh now come on, you don't expect me to do this, do you? I don't
know how to use any players other than Winamp. But basically,
wait for your show to be announced on the redbrick.music
newsgroup, then head on over to the RBRadio site to access it.

To access the RBRadio site, just head on over to the [http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~rbradio RBRadio homepage].
Then, add the [https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~rbradio/shows/rbradio.xml the RSS feed] to whatever feed
aggregator you want to use. When you visit the feed, you'll be asked to enter your RedBrick username
and password. A list of synopses will appear. When you click on the synopsis of the show you want,
it should be automatically downloaded or played, depending on your preferences.

On the site, there are instructions for using iTunes with the site. It involves adding the RedBrick
SSL certificate to your list of trusted providers.

If that doesn't work, or you don't have a reader, you can always
view the raw XML, work out the link and download the file yourself.

Redbrick Radio Podcasts

2005-10-12T17:28:25Z

Sandman: /* Step 4: Submit your show */

==Step 1: Create your show.==

Well, this is pretty simple to understand, process wise: grab
the songs you want to broadcast, stick them all together, and
save the result. The devil is in the details, though. You need
a program to allow you to stick the files together, and you
need to be able to edit the file you create to ensure smooth
track transitions (see "Dead Air" ;)

Like a mixtape, you shouldn't just plop song after song - there
should be some kind of link between songs. You pick the link:
they sound similar, they're about the same subject, whatever,
but they should flow. You wouldn't stick Atari Teenage Riot
after Iron & Wine, for example, but if you stick a Cornelius
track inbetween them, you could get it to work. Possibly. But
that's all part of personal preference. Once you've decided on
a running order, you need to create the show.
To do this, I used a program called Goldwave (www.goldwave.com),
but you can use whatever you like. Basically, it needs to have
the ability to crossfade and mix tracks together. I won't include
instructions on how to do that here, because I'm not the best
person to ask. At the end of the process, though, you should have
one file. It's probably going to be a WAV file at this point, as
most editors decompress to that format for editing. (Yes, this
may reduce the quality of the tracks if you're using shitty
128kps mp3s, but we're all using originals here and can take it
direct from the CD, right? Right.)

==Step 2: Create your mp3==

Take the WAV file that is your show from Step 1, and transform
it into an mp3. I recommend using Lame for this, and I also
recommend using the "--alt-preset standard" switch. This will
create a VBR mp3 that's very high quality. If you are using
original sources, this is the best way to ensure a good sounding
mp3.

===Step 2a: Create your album art===

At the moment, there's no RBRadio art. Possibly some enterprising soul
will do one up (500x500 dimensions, .jpg format), but until then (and
even after) you can make your own in your favourite editor. I used
Photoshop to merge an Electric Picnic poster with the RB Brick logo,
fyi.

==Step 3: Tag your mp3==

So, having got your mp3 and any album art, make sure and update the
ID3 tag info. You can use whatever program you like to do this, but
I recommend Tag & Rename (http://www.softpointer.com/tr.htm). This
program allows you to embed the album art in the ID3 tag. This will
increase the size of the mp3, but given that we're talking about an
increase of ~100Kb in a file that's likely to be 40Mb, that's not
much of an issue.

For RBRadio, the recommended tags are:

Title: whatever you want

Artist: RedBrick

Album: whatever you want: your username, a show title, both, a partridge...

Year: current year

Genre: whatever's appropriate.

Comment: In this section, include the playlist for the show. I like to use "Artist - Song Title (Album)", but it's up to you.

If you're using Tag & Rename, you'll see an "Art" panel on the right
of the tag editor. Click on Add, and link your image.

==Step 4: Submit your show==

Upload your mp3 to /var/tmp. Then, log in and run the following script:

~rbradio/bin/submit_show <your mp3 file>

This will place your show in the submissions area for RBRadio, and the
crew will take it from there. The submission process asks some questions,
but answers are optional.

==Step 5: Listen to your file.==

Oh now come on, you don't expect me to do this, do you? I don't
know how to use any players other than Winamp. But basically,
wait for your show to be announced on the redbrick.music
newsgroup, then head on over to the RBRadio site to access it.

To access the RBRadio site, you first need to login using the
pubcookie authentication process. Go to [https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/login/ the login page]
and follow the instructions. Then, using Sage or some other
RSS reader that's part of a browser, go to [https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~rbradio/rbradio.xml the RSS feed]
and grab your show. When you click on the synopsis of the show,
it should be automatically downloaded or played, depending on
your preferences.

If that doesn't work, or you don't have a reader, you can always
view the raw XML, work out the link and download the file yourself.

Redbrick Radio Podcasts

2005-10-12T17:28:14Z

Sandman: /* Step 5: Listen to your file. */

==Step 1: Create your show.==

Well, this is pretty simple to understand, process wise: grab
the songs you want to broadcast, stick them all together, and
save the result. The devil is in the details, though. You need
a program to allow you to stick the files together, and you
need to be able to edit the file you create to ensure smooth
track transitions (see "Dead Air" ;)

Like a mixtape, you shouldn't just plop song after song - there
should be some kind of link between songs. You pick the link:
they sound similar, they're about the same subject, whatever,
but they should flow. You wouldn't stick Atari Teenage Riot
after Iron & Wine, for example, but if you stick a Cornelius
track inbetween them, you could get it to work. Possibly. But
that's all part of personal preference. Once you've decided on
a running order, you need to create the show.
To do this, I used a program called Goldwave (www.goldwave.com),
but you can use whatever you like. Basically, it needs to have
the ability to crossfade and mix tracks together. I won't include
instructions on how to do that here, because I'm not the best
person to ask. At the end of the process, though, you should have
one file. It's probably going to be a WAV file at this point, as
most editors decompress to that format for editing. (Yes, this
may reduce the quality of the tracks if you're using shitty
128kps mp3s, but we're all using originals here and can take it
direct from the CD, right? Right.)

==Step 2: Create your mp3==

Take the WAV file that is your show from Step 1, and transform
it into an mp3. I recommend using Lame for this, and I also
recommend using the "--alt-preset standard" switch. This will
create a VBR mp3 that's very high quality. If you are using
original sources, this is the best way to ensure a good sounding
mp3.

===Step 2a: Create your album art===

At the moment, there's no RBRadio art. Possibly some enterprising soul
will do one up (500x500 dimensions, .jpg format), but until then (and
even after) you can make your own in your favourite editor. I used
Photoshop to merge an Electric Picnic poster with the RB Brick logo,
fyi.

==Step 3: Tag your mp3==

So, having got your mp3 and any album art, make sure and update the
ID3 tag info. You can use whatever program you like to do this, but
I recommend Tag & Rename (http://www.softpointer.com/tr.htm). This
program allows you to embed the album art in the ID3 tag. This will
increase the size of the mp3, but given that we're talking about an
increase of ~100Kb in a file that's likely to be 40Mb, that's not
much of an issue.

For RBRadio, the recommended tags are:

Title: whatever you want

Artist: RedBrick

Album: whatever you want: your username, a show title, both, a partridge...

Year: current year

Genre: whatever's appropriate.

Comment: In this section, include the playlist for the show. I like to use "Artist - Song Title (Album)", but it's up to you.

If you're using Tag & Rename, you'll see an "Art" panel on the right
of the tag editor. Click on Add, and link your image.

==Step 4: Submit your show==

Upload your mp3 to /var/tmp. Then, log in and run the following script:

~rbradio/bin/submit_show <your mp3 file>

This will place your show in the submissions area for RBRadio, and the
crew will take it from there. The submission process asks some questions,
but answers are optional.

==Step 5: Listen to your file.==

Oh now come on, you don't expect me to do this, do you? I don't
know how to use any players other than Winamp. But basically,
wait for your show to be announced on the redbrick.music
newsgroup, then head on over to the RBRadio site to access it.

To access the RBRadio site, you first need to login using the
pubcookie authentication process. Go to [https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/login/ the login page]
and follow the instructions. Then, using Sage or some other
RSS reader that's part of a browser, go to [https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~rbradio/rbradio.xml the RSS feed]
and grab your show. When you click on the synopsis of the show,
it should be automatically downloaded or played, depending on
your preferences.

If that doesn't work, or you don't have a reader, you can always
view the raw XML, work out the link and download the file yourself.

Redbrick Radio Podcasts

2005-10-12T17:27:57Z

Sandman: /* Step 5: Listen to your file. */

==Step 1: Create your show.==

Well, this is pretty simple to understand, process wise: grab
the songs you want to broadcast, stick them all together, and
save the result. The devil is in the details, though. You need
a program to allow you to stick the files together, and you
need to be able to edit the file you create to ensure smooth
track transitions (see "Dead Air" ;)

Like a mixtape, you shouldn't just plop song after song - there
should be some kind of link between songs. You pick the link:
they sound similar, they're about the same subject, whatever,
but they should flow. You wouldn't stick Atari Teenage Riot
after Iron & Wine, for example, but if you stick a Cornelius
track inbetween them, you could get it to work. Possibly. But
that's all part of personal preference. Once you've decided on
a running order, you need to create the show.
To do this, I used a program called Goldwave (www.goldwave.com),
but you can use whatever you like. Basically, it needs to have
the ability to crossfade and mix tracks together. I won't include
instructions on how to do that here, because I'm not the best
person to ask. At the end of the process, though, you should have
one file. It's probably going to be a WAV file at this point, as
most editors decompress to that format for editing. (Yes, this
may reduce the quality of the tracks if you're using shitty
128kps mp3s, but we're all using originals here and can take it
direct from the CD, right? Right.)

==Step 2: Create your mp3==

Take the WAV file that is your show from Step 1, and transform
it into an mp3. I recommend using Lame for this, and I also
recommend using the "--alt-preset standard" switch. This will
create a VBR mp3 that's very high quality. If you are using
original sources, this is the best way to ensure a good sounding
mp3.

===Step 2a: Create your album art===

At the moment, there's no RBRadio art. Possibly some enterprising soul
will do one up (500x500 dimensions, .jpg format), but until then (and
even after) you can make your own in your favourite editor. I used
Photoshop to merge an Electric Picnic poster with the RB Brick logo,
fyi.

==Step 3: Tag your mp3==

So, having got your mp3 and any album art, make sure and update the
ID3 tag info. You can use whatever program you like to do this, but
I recommend Tag & Rename (http://www.softpointer.com/tr.htm). This
program allows you to embed the album art in the ID3 tag. This will
increase the size of the mp3, but given that we're talking about an
increase of ~100Kb in a file that's likely to be 40Mb, that's not
much of an issue.

For RBRadio, the recommended tags are:

Title: whatever you want

Artist: RedBrick

Album: whatever you want: your username, a show title, both, a partridge...

Year: current year

Genre: whatever's appropriate.

Comment: In this section, include the playlist for the show. I like to use "Artist - Song Title (Album)", but it's up to you.

If you're using Tag & Rename, you'll see an "Art" panel on the right
of the tag editor. Click on Add, and link your image.

==Step 4: Submit your show==

Upload your mp3 to /var/tmp. Then, log in and run the following script:

~rbradio/bin/submit_show <your mp3 file>

This will place your show in the submissions area for RBRadio, and the
crew will take it from there. The submission process asks some questions,
but answers are optional.

==Step 5: Listen to your file.==

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know how to use any players other than Winamp. But basically,
wait for your show to be announced on the redbrick.music
newsgroup, then head on over to the RBRadio site to access it.

To access the RBRadio site, you first need to login using the
pubcookie authentication process. Go to [https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/login/ the login page]
and follow the instructions. Then, using Sage or some other
RSS reader that's part of a browser, go to [https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~rbradio/rbradio.xml the RSS feed]
and grab your show. When you click on the synopsis of the show,
it should be automatically downloaded or played, depending on
your preferences.

If that doesn't work, or you don't have a reader, you can always
view the raw XML, work out the link and download the file yourself.

Redbrick Radio Podcasts

2005-10-12T17:22:04Z

Sandman: /* Step 5: Listen to your file. */

==Step 1: Create your show.==

Well, this is pretty simple to understand, process wise: grab
the songs you want to broadcast, stick them all together, and
save the result. The devil is in the details, though. You need
a program to allow you to stick the files together, and you
need to be able to edit the file you create to ensure smooth
track transitions (see "Dead Air" ;)

Like a mixtape, you shouldn't just plop song after song - there
should be some kind of link between songs. You pick the link:
they sound similar, they're about the same subject, whatever,
but they should flow. You wouldn't stick Atari Teenage Riot
after Iron & Wine, for example, but if you stick a Cornelius
track inbetween them, you could get it to work. Possibly. But
that's all part of personal preference. Once you've decided on
a running order, you need to create the show.
To do this, I used a program called Goldwave (www.goldwave.com),
but you can use whatever you like. Basically, it needs to have
the ability to crossfade and mix tracks together. I won't include
instructions on how to do that here, because I'm not the best
person to ask. At the end of the process, though, you should have
one file. It's probably going to be a WAV file at this point, as
most editors decompress to that format for editing. (Yes, this
may reduce the quality of the tracks if you're using shitty
128kps mp3s, but we're all using originals here and can take it
direct from the CD, right? Right.)

==Step 2: Create your mp3==

Take the WAV file that is your show from Step 1, and transform
it into an mp3. I recommend using Lame for this, and I also
recommend using the "--alt-preset standard" switch. This will
create a VBR mp3 that's very high quality. If you are using
original sources, this is the best way to ensure a good sounding
mp3.

===Step 2a: Create your album art===

At the moment, there's no RBRadio art. Possibly some enterprising soul
will do one up (500x500 dimensions, .jpg format), but until then (and
even after) you can make your own in your favourite editor. I used
Photoshop to merge an Electric Picnic poster with the RB Brick logo,
fyi.

==Step 3: Tag your mp3==

So, having got your mp3 and any album art, make sure and update the
ID3 tag info. You can use whatever program you like to do this, but
I recommend Tag & Rename (http://www.softpointer.com/tr.htm). This
program allows you to embed the album art in the ID3 tag. This will
increase the size of the mp3, but given that we're talking about an
increase of ~100Kb in a file that's likely to be 40Mb, that's not
much of an issue.

For RBRadio, the recommended tags are:

Title: whatever you want

Artist: RedBrick

Album: whatever you want: your username, a show title, both, a partridge...

Year: current year

Genre: whatever's appropriate.

Comment: In this section, include the playlist for the show. I like to use "Artist - Song Title (Album)", but it's up to you.

If you're using Tag & Rename, you'll see an "Art" panel on the right
of the tag editor. Click on Add, and link your image.

==Step 4: Submit your show==

Upload your mp3 to /var/tmp. Then, log in and run the following script:

~rbradio/bin/submit_show <your mp3 file>

This will place your show in the submissions area for RBRadio, and the
crew will take it from there. The submission process asks some questions,
but answers are optional.

==Step 5: Listen to your file.==

Oh now come on, you don't expect me to do this, do you? I don't
know how to use any players other than Winamp.

But basically, wait for your show to be announced on the redbrick.music
newsgroup, then head on over to the RBRadio site to access it.

Redbrick Radio Podcasts

2005-10-12T17:21:20Z

Sandman: /* Step 5: Listen to your file. */

Redbrick Radio Podcasts

2005-10-12T17:20:55Z

Sandman:

Redbrick Radio Podcasts

2005-10-12T17:20:41Z

Sandman:

==Step 1: Create your show.==

Well, this is pretty simple to understand, process wise: grab
the songs you want to broadcast, stick them all together, and
save the result. The devil is in the details, though. You need
a program to allow you to stick the files together, and you
need to be able to edit the file you create to ensure smooth
track transitions (see "Dead Air" ;)

Like a mixtape, you shouldn't just plop song after song - there
should be some kind of link between songs. You pick the link:
they sound similar, they're about the same subject, whatever,
but they should flow. You wouldn't stick Atari Teenage Riot
after Iron & Wine, for example, but if you stick a Cornelius
track inbetween them, you could get it to work. Possibly. But
that's all part of personal preference. Once you've decided on
a running order, you need to create the show.
To do this, I used a program called Goldwave (www.goldwave.com),
but you can use whatever you like. Basically, it needs to have
the ability to crossfade and mix tracks together. I won't include
instructions on how to do that here, because I'm not the best
person to ask. At the end of the process, though, you should have
one file. It's probably going to be a WAV file at this point, as
most editors decompress to that format for editing. (Yes, this
may reduce the quality of the tracks if you're using shitty
128kps mp3s, but we're all using originals here and can take it
direct from the CD, right? Right.)

==Step 2: Create your mp3==

Take the WAV file that is your show from Step 1, and transform
it into an mp3. I recommend using Lame for this, and I also
recommend using the "--alt-preset standard" switch. This will
create a VBR mp3 that's very high quality. If you are using
original sources, this is the best way to ensure a good sounding
mp3.

===Step 2a: Create your album art===

At the moment, there's no RBRadio art. Possibly some enterprising soul
will do one up (500x500 dimensions, .jpg format), but until then (and
even after) you can make your own in your favourite editor. I used
Photoshop to merge an Electric Picnic poster with the RB Brick logo,
fyi.

==Step 3: Tag your mp3==

So, having got your mp3 and any album art, make sure and update the
ID3 tag info. You can use whatever program you like to do this, but
I recommend Tag & Rename (http://www.softpointer.com/tr.htm). This
program allows you to embed the album art in the ID3 tag. This will
increase the size of the mp3, but given that we're talking about an
increase of ~100Kb in a file that's likely to be 40Mb, that's not
much of an issue.

For RBRadio, the recommended tags are:

Title: whatever you want

Artist: RedBrick

Album: whatever you want: your username, a show title, both, a partridge...

Year: current year

Genre: whatever's appropriate.

Comment: In this section, include the playlist for the show. I like to use "Artist - Song Title (Album)", but it's up to you.

If you're using Tag & Rename, you'll see an "Art" panel on the right
of the tag editor. Click on Add, and link your image.

==Step 4: Submit your show==

Upload your mp3 to /var/tmp. Then, log in and run the following script:

~rbradio/bin/submit_show <your mp3 file>

This will place your show in the submissions area for RBRadio, and the
crew will take it from there. The submission process asks some questions,
but answers are optional.

==Step 7: Link to your RSS file==

The last part is the simplest. Just create a link off an index.html
file in the directory from Step 4: I like the following format:

<a title="RSS 2.0: Use this link with your favorite RSS
newsreader for grabbing the podcast. I think." href="rbradio.xml"
style="border:1px solid; border-color:#FC9 #630 #330 #F96;
padding:03px; font:bold 10px verdana,sans-serif; color:#FFF;
background:#F60; text-decoration:none; margin:0;"> RBRadio </a>

This creates a nice orange box, which seems to be the standard for
denoting RSS feeds these days, with the title RBRadio. Change
"rbradio.xml" to your own .xml file, and away you go.

==Step 8: Listen to your file.==

Oh now come on, you don't expect me to do this, do you? I don't
know how to use any players other than Winamp.

Redbrick Radio Podcasts

2005-10-12T17:20:24Z

Sandman: /* Step 4: Submit your show */

==Step 1: Create your show.==

Well, this is pretty simple to understand, process wise: grab
the songs you want to broadcast, stick them all together, and
save the result. The devil is in the details, though. You need
a program to allow you to stick the files together, and you
need to be able to edit the file you create to ensure smooth
track transitions (see "Dead Air" ;)

Like a mixtape, you shouldn't just plop song after song - there
should be some kind of link between songs. You pick the link:
they sound similar, they're about the same subject, whatever,
but they should flow. You wouldn't stick Atari Teenage Riot
after Iron & Wine, for example, but if you stick a Cornelius
track inbetween them, you could get it to work. Possibly. But
that's all part of personal preference. Once you've decided on
a running order, you need to create the show.
To do this, I used a program called Goldwave (www.goldwave.com),
but you can use whatever you like. Basically, it needs to have
the ability to crossfade and mix tracks together. I won't include
instructions on how to do that here, because I'm not the best
person to ask. At the end of the process, though, you should have
one file. It's probably going to be a WAV file at this point, as
most editors decompress to that format for editing. (Yes, this
may reduce the quality of the tracks if you're using shitty
128kps mp3s, but we're all using originals here and can take it
direct from the CD, right? Right.)

==Step 2: Create your mp3==

Take the WAV file that is your show from Step 1, and transform
it into an mp3. I recommend using Lame for this, and I also
recommend using the "--alt-preset standard" switch. This will
create a VBR mp3 that's very high quality. If you are using
original sources, this is the best way to ensure a good sounding
mp3.

===Step 2a: Create your album art===

At the moment, there's no RBRadio art. Possibly some enterprising soul
will do one up (500x500 dimensions, .jpg format), but until then (and
even after) you can make your own in your favourite editor. I used
Photoshop to merge an Electric Picnic poster with the RB Brick logo,
fyi.

==Step 3: Tag your mp3==

So, having got your mp3 and any album art, make sure and update the
ID3 tag info. You can use whatever program you like to do this, but
I recommend Tag & Rename (http://www.softpointer.com/tr.htm). This
program allows you to embed the album art in the ID3 tag. This will
increase the size of the mp3, but given that we're talking about an
increase of ~100Kb in a file that's likely to be 40Mb, that's not
much of an issue.

For RBRadio, the recommended tags are:

Title: whatever you want

Artist: RedBrick

Album: whatever you want: your username, a show title, both, a partridge...

Year: current year

Genre: whatever's appropriate.

Comment: In this section, include the playlist for the show. I like to use "Artist - Song Title (Album)", but it's up to you.

If you're using Tag & Rename, you'll see an "Art" panel on the right
of the tag editor. Click on Add, and link your image.

==Step 4: Submit your show==

Upload your mp3 to /var/tmp. Then, log in and run the following script:

~rbradio/bin/submit_show <your mp3 file>

This will place your show in the submissions area for RBRadio, and the
crew will take it from there. The submission process asks some questions,
but answers are optional.

==Step 6: Create your RSS XML file==

Take a look at ~sandman/public_html/podcast/rbradio.xml for a
sample XML file. Anything that's not inside <>'s you can edit
as appropriate. The important part is the <item> tag. Within
this, you find the stuff that shows up in an RSS feed. The
<enclosure> tag has the link to the mp3 file that you created.
It has a "length=" part that must be accurately set to the length
of your mp3 file. Everything else in the file is pretty straight-
cast forward if you know HTML.

Put this file in the directory from Step 4.

==Step 7: Link to your RSS file==

The last part is the simplest. Just create a link off an index.html
file in the directory from Step 4: I like the following format:

<a title="RSS 2.0: Use this link with your favorite RSS
newsreader for grabbing the podcast. I think." href="rbradio.xml"
style="border:1px solid; border-color:#FC9 #630 #330 #F96;
padding:03px; font:bold 10px verdana,sans-serif; color:#FFF;
background:#F60; text-decoration:none; margin:0;"> RBRadio </a>

This creates a nice orange box, which seems to be the standard for
denoting RSS feeds these days, with the title RBRadio. Change
"rbradio.xml" to your own .xml file, and away you go.

==Step 8: Listen to your file.==

Oh now come on, you don't expect me to do this, do you? I don't
know how to use any players other than Winamp.

Redbrick Radio Podcasts

2005-10-12T17:19:57Z

Sandman: /* Step 5: Upload your mp3 */

==Step 1: Create your show.==

Well, this is pretty simple to understand, process wise: grab
the songs you want to broadcast, stick them all together, and
save the result. The devil is in the details, though. You need
a program to allow you to stick the files together, and you
need to be able to edit the file you create to ensure smooth
track transitions (see "Dead Air" ;)

Like a mixtape, you shouldn't just plop song after song - there
should be some kind of link between songs. You pick the link:
they sound similar, they're about the same subject, whatever,
but they should flow. You wouldn't stick Atari Teenage Riot
after Iron & Wine, for example, but if you stick a Cornelius
track inbetween them, you could get it to work. Possibly. But
that's all part of personal preference. Once you've decided on
a running order, you need to create the show.
To do this, I used a program called Goldwave (www.goldwave.com),
but you can use whatever you like. Basically, it needs to have
the ability to crossfade and mix tracks together. I won't include
instructions on how to do that here, because I'm not the best
person to ask. At the end of the process, though, you should have
one file. It's probably going to be a WAV file at this point, as
most editors decompress to that format for editing. (Yes, this
may reduce the quality of the tracks if you're using shitty
128kps mp3s, but we're all using originals here and can take it
direct from the CD, right? Right.)

==Step 2: Create your mp3==

Take the WAV file that is your show from Step 1, and transform
it into an mp3. I recommend using Lame for this, and I also
recommend using the "--alt-preset standard" switch. This will
create a VBR mp3 that's very high quality. If you are using
original sources, this is the best way to ensure a good sounding
mp3.

===Step 2a: Create your album art===

At the moment, there's no RBRadio art. Possibly some enterprising soul
will do one up (500x500 dimensions, .jpg format), but until then (and
even after) you can make your own in your favourite editor. I used
Photoshop to merge an Electric Picnic poster with the RB Brick logo,
fyi.

==Step 3: Tag your mp3==

So, having got your mp3 and any album art, make sure and update the
ID3 tag info. You can use whatever program you like to do this, but
I recommend Tag & Rename (http://www.softpointer.com/tr.htm). This
program allows you to embed the album art in the ID3 tag. This will
increase the size of the mp3, but given that we're talking about an
increase of ~100Kb in a file that's likely to be 40Mb, that's not
much of an issue.

For RBRadio, the recommended tags are:

Title: whatever you want

Artist: RedBrick

Album: whatever you want: your username, a show title, both, a partridge...

Year: current year

Genre: whatever's appropriate.

Comment: In this section, include the playlist for the show. I like to use "Artist - Song Title (Album)", but it's up to you.

If you're using Tag & Rename, you'll see an "Art" panel on the right
of the tag editor. Click on Add, and link your image.

==Step 4: Submit your show==

Upload your mp3 to /var/tmp. Then, log in and run the following script:
~rbradio/bin/submit_show <your mp3 file>

This will place your show in the submissions area for RBRadio, and the
crew will take it from there. The submission process asks some questions,
but answers are optional.

==Step 6: Create your RSS XML file==

Take a look at ~sandman/public_html/podcast/rbradio.xml for a
sample XML file. Anything that's not inside <>'s you can edit
as appropriate. The important part is the <item> tag. Within
this, you find the stuff that shows up in an RSS feed. The
<enclosure> tag has the link to the mp3 file that you created.
It has a "length=" part that must be accurately set to the length
of your mp3 file. Everything else in the file is pretty straight-
cast forward if you know HTML.

Put this file in the directory from Step 4.

==Step 7: Link to your RSS file==

The last part is the simplest. Just create a link off an index.html
file in the directory from Step 4: I like the following format:

<a title="RSS 2.0: Use this link with your favorite RSS
newsreader for grabbing the podcast. I think." href="rbradio.xml"
style="border:1px solid; border-color:#FC9 #630 #330 #F96;
padding:03px; font:bold 10px verdana,sans-serif; color:#FFF;
background:#F60; text-decoration:none; margin:0;"> RBRadio </a>

This creates a nice orange box, which seems to be the standard for
denoting RSS feeds these days, with the title RBRadio. Change
"rbradio.xml" to your own .xml file, and away you go.

==Step 8: Listen to your file.==

Oh now come on, you don't expect me to do this, do you? I don't
know how to use any players other than Winamp.

Redbrick Radio Podcasts

2005-10-12T17:19:14Z

Sandman: /* Step 4: Create an authenticated area */

==Step 1: Create your show.==

Well, this is pretty simple to understand, process wise: grab
the songs you want to broadcast, stick them all together, and
save the result. The devil is in the details, though. You need
a program to allow you to stick the files together, and you
need to be able to edit the file you create to ensure smooth
track transitions (see "Dead Air" ;)

Like a mixtape, you shouldn't just plop song after song - there
should be some kind of link between songs. You pick the link:
they sound similar, they're about the same subject, whatever,
but they should flow. You wouldn't stick Atari Teenage Riot
after Iron & Wine, for example, but if you stick a Cornelius
track inbetween them, you could get it to work. Possibly. But
that's all part of personal preference. Once you've decided on
a running order, you need to create the show.
To do this, I used a program called Goldwave (www.goldwave.com),
but you can use whatever you like. Basically, it needs to have
the ability to crossfade and mix tracks together. I won't include
instructions on how to do that here, because I'm not the best
person to ask. At the end of the process, though, you should have
one file. It's probably going to be a WAV file at this point, as
most editors decompress to that format for editing. (Yes, this
may reduce the quality of the tracks if you're using shitty
128kps mp3s, but we're all using originals here and can take it
direct from the CD, right? Right.)

==Step 2: Create your mp3==

Take the WAV file that is your show from Step 1, and transform
it into an mp3. I recommend using Lame for this, and I also
recommend using the "--alt-preset standard" switch. This will
create a VBR mp3 that's very high quality. If you are using
original sources, this is the best way to ensure a good sounding
mp3.

===Step 2a: Create your album art===

At the moment, there's no RBRadio art. Possibly some enterprising soul
will do one up (500x500 dimensions, .jpg format), but until then (and
even after) you can make your own in your favourite editor. I used
Photoshop to merge an Electric Picnic poster with the RB Brick logo,
fyi.

==Step 3: Tag your mp3==

So, having got your mp3 and any album art, make sure and update the
ID3 tag info. You can use whatever program you like to do this, but
I recommend Tag & Rename (http://www.softpointer.com/tr.htm). This
program allows you to embed the album art in the ID3 tag. This will
increase the size of the mp3, but given that we're talking about an
increase of ~100Kb in a file that's likely to be 40Mb, that's not
much of an issue.

For RBRadio, the recommended tags are:

Title: whatever you want

Artist: RedBrick

Album: whatever you want: your username, a show title, both, a partridge...

Year: current year

Genre: whatever's appropriate.

Comment: In this section, include the playlist for the show. I like to use "Artist - Song Title (Album)", but it's up to you.

If you're using Tag & Rename, you'll see an "Art" panel on the right
of the tag editor. Click on Add, and link your image.

==Step 4: Submit your show==

Upload your mp3 to /var/tmp. Then, log in and run the following script:
~rbradio/bin/submit_show <your mp3 file>

This will place your show in the submissions area for RBRadio, and the
crew will take it from there. The submission process asks some questions,
but answers are optional.

==Step 5: Upload your mp3==

Put your mp3 file in the dir you created in Step 4. Take note of its size.

==Step 6: Create your RSS XML file==

Take a look at ~sandman/public_html/podcast/rbradio.xml for a
sample XML file. Anything that's not inside <>'s you can edit
as appropriate. The important part is the <item> tag. Within
this, you find the stuff that shows up in an RSS feed. The
<enclosure> tag has the link to the mp3 file that you created.
It has a "length=" part that must be accurately set to the length
of your mp3 file. Everything else in the file is pretty straight-
cast forward if you know HTML.

Put this file in the directory from Step 4.

==Step 7: Link to your RSS file==

The last part is the simplest. Just create a link off an index.html
file in the directory from Step 4: I like the following format:

<a title="RSS 2.0: Use this link with your favorite RSS
newsreader for grabbing the podcast. I think." href="rbradio.xml"
style="border:1px solid; border-color:#FC9 #630 #330 #F96;
padding:03px; font:bold 10px verdana,sans-serif; color:#FFF;
background:#F60; text-decoration:none; margin:0;"> RBRadio </a>

This creates a nice orange box, which seems to be the standard for
denoting RSS feeds these days, with the title RBRadio. Change
"rbradio.xml" to your own .xml file, and away you go.

==Step 8: Listen to your file.==

Oh now come on, you don't expect me to do this, do you? I don't
know how to use any players other than Winamp.

Redbrick Radio Podcasts

2005-10-12T17:15:39Z

Sandman: /* Step 3: Tag your mp3 */

==Step 1: Create your show.==

Well, this is pretty simple to understand, process wise: grab
the songs you want to broadcast, stick them all together, and
save the result. The devil is in the details, though. You need
a program to allow you to stick the files together, and you
need to be able to edit the file you create to ensure smooth
track transitions (see "Dead Air" ;)

Like a mixtape, you shouldn't just plop song after song - there
should be some kind of link between songs. You pick the link:
they sound similar, they're about the same subject, whatever,
but they should flow. You wouldn't stick Atari Teenage Riot
after Iron & Wine, for example, but if you stick a Cornelius
track inbetween them, you could get it to work. Possibly. But
that's all part of personal preference. Once you've decided on
a running order, you need to create the show.
To do this, I used a program called Goldwave (www.goldwave.com),
but you can use whatever you like. Basically, it needs to have
the ability to crossfade and mix tracks together. I won't include
instructions on how to do that here, because I'm not the best
person to ask. At the end of the process, though, you should have
one file. It's probably going to be a WAV file at this point, as
most editors decompress to that format for editing. (Yes, this
may reduce the quality of the tracks if you're using shitty
128kps mp3s, but we're all using originals here and can take it
direct from the CD, right? Right.)

==Step 2: Create your mp3==

Take the WAV file that is your show from Step 1, and transform
it into an mp3. I recommend using Lame for this, and I also
recommend using the "--alt-preset standard" switch. This will
create a VBR mp3 that's very high quality. If you are using
original sources, this is the best way to ensure a good sounding
mp3.

===Step 2a: Create your album art===

At the moment, there's no RBRadio art. Possibly some enterprising soul
will do one up (500x500 dimensions, .jpg format), but until then (and
even after) you can make your own in your favourite editor. I used
Photoshop to merge an Electric Picnic poster with the RB Brick logo,
fyi.

==Step 3: Tag your mp3==

So, having got your mp3 and any album art, make sure and update the
ID3 tag info. You can use whatever program you like to do this, but
I recommend Tag & Rename (http://www.softpointer.com/tr.htm). This
program allows you to embed the album art in the ID3 tag. This will
increase the size of the mp3, but given that we're talking about an
increase of ~100Kb in a file that's likely to be 40Mb, that's not
much of an issue.

For RBRadio, the recommended tags are:

Title: whatever you want

Artist: RedBrick

Album: whatever you want: your username, a show title, both, a partridge...

Year: current year

Genre: whatever's appropriate.

Comment: In this section, include the playlist for the show. I like to use "Artist - Song Title (Album)", but it's up to you.

If you're using Tag & Rename, you'll see an "Art" panel on the right
of the tag editor. Click on Add, and link your image.

==Step 4: Create an authenticated area==

Follow the pubcookie instructions. The short format of those are:

Create a directory off your public_html - call it something like
podcast, or radio, or MrKiplingsFlyingElephantSupplies. I don't
care. In that directory, create a .htaccess file, with the following
contents:

PubcookieAppID pod Authtype pubcookie
require valid-user

Set the permissions on the dir and the file correctly, and you're
done. This means that only rb users can access that directory. I
think.

==Step 5: Upload your mp3==

Put your mp3 file in the dir you created in Step 4. Take note of its size.

==Step 6: Create your RSS XML file==

Take a look at ~sandman/public_html/podcast/rbradio.xml for a
sample XML file. Anything that's not inside <>'s you can edit
as appropriate. The important part is the <item> tag. Within
this, you find the stuff that shows up in an RSS feed. The
<enclosure> tag has the link to the mp3 file that you created.
It has a "length=" part that must be accurately set to the length
of your mp3 file. Everything else in the file is pretty straight-
cast forward if you know HTML.

Put this file in the directory from Step 4.

==Step 7: Link to your RSS file==

The last part is the simplest. Just create a link off an index.html
file in the directory from Step 4: I like the following format:

<a title="RSS 2.0: Use this link with your favorite RSS
newsreader for grabbing the podcast. I think." href="rbradio.xml"
style="border:1px solid; border-color:#FC9 #630 #330 #F96;
padding:03px; font:bold 10px verdana,sans-serif; color:#FFF;
background:#F60; text-decoration:none; margin:0;"> RBRadio </a>

This creates a nice orange box, which seems to be the standard for
denoting RSS feeds these days, with the title RBRadio. Change
"rbradio.xml" to your own .xml file, and away you go.

==Step 8: Listen to your file.==

Oh now come on, you don't expect me to do this, do you? I don't
know how to use any players other than Winamp.